Partner Brad Hubbard and associate Jeff Gurley contributed “Texas Summary Judgment Overhaul Is a Meaningful Revision of Rules” to Bloomberg Law [PDF]. They highlighted that the Texas Supreme Court’s amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a update the summary-judgment briefing and hearing deadlines to enable better advocacy and more deliberate judicial decision making.
Partners Tory Lauterbach, Michael Darden, and Trey Cox were interviewed by Law360 after Gibson Dunn was named one of the publication’s Energy Groups of the Year. They discussed how the firm played a central role in the rapid expansion of data centers throughout the U.S. and in record-setting utility transactions, along with major client wins.
Lawdragon has named 32 Gibson Dunn lawyers to its list of 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management. The publication calls these lawyers “the advisors who are the legal world’s emergency responders – when investigators turn their eye to a client, a deal attracts activist activity or an industry goes under the relentless microscope of a class action.”
Congratulations to: Matt Axelrod, Amanda Aycock, Matt Benjamin, Ryan Bergsieker, Barry Berke, Robert Blume, Michael Bopp, Ted Boutrous, Reed Brodsky, Stephanie Brooker, David Burns, John Chesley, Jina Choi, Collin Cox, Lee Crain, M. Kendall Day, Stuart Delery, Mylan Denerstein, Michael Dore, Patrick Doris, Theane Evangelis, Douglas Fuchs, Brian Gilchrist, Nicola Hanna, Sacha Harber-Kelly, Dani James, Christopher Joralemon, Michael Martinez, Karin Portlock, Orin Snyder, Maurice Suh, and Debra Wong Yang.
Partner Scott Greenberg was a guest on a recent episode of the Debtwired! podcast. The episode focused on trends in both LME and Chapter 11 in 2026.
Scott is Global Chair of our Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Partner Keith Enright recently took part in a Newsweek webinar on AI governance, where he emphasized the need for effective risk management, regulatory compliance, and a transparent approach as AI adoption accelerates. Keith commented on the rapidly evolving pace of AI evolution: “The perceived scale of change and impact is even greater than it ever was before, and there is this unique feature that, now, winning is existential.”
Keith is Co-Chair of the firm’s Tech and Innovation Industry Group and Artificial Intelligence Practice Group.
Gibson Dunn secured an important procedural victory when Texas’s Fifteenth Court of Appeals partially granted Gibson Dunn’s motion for temporary relief, staying discovery and all trial proceedings against our client, Frank Jackson. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Brister held that “it appears likely” the claim against Jackson is shielded by attorney immunity.
The case arises from former Reynolds & Reynolds CEO Thomas Barras’s lawsuit challenging his for-cause termination and seeking severance worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Barras added Jackson—general counsel of Reynolds & Reynolds’s parent company—asserting tortious interference based on Jackson’s role advising on the termination. After removal to Texas’s new business court, Gibson Dunn moved to dismiss under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 91a on attorney-immunity grounds. The business court denied the motion, and Gibson Dunn filed a mandamus petition in Texas’s Fifteenth Court of Appeals. The Court’s temporary relief order is a significant win for our client and an encouraging sign for the pending mandamus petition.
The Gibson Dunn team included partners Gregg Costa and Sydney Scott and associates Jack DiSorbo, Kohl Anderson, and Tony Alessi.
The case is In re Frank Jackson, No. 15-25-00235-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Dec. 30, 2025, orig. proceeding).
Partners Stacie B. Fletcher and Rachel Levick, of counsel Veronica J.T. Goodson, and associate Laura Stanley contributed the article “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Proposes Overhaul of Fuel Economy Standards: SAFE Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks” to Pratt’s Energy Law Report.
Partners Matt Donnelly, Kathryn A. Kelly, Eric B. Sloan, Edward S. Wei, and Daniel A. Zygielbaum and associates Yara Mansour and Ray Noonan contributed the article “New Final and Proposed Regulations Under Section 892 Regarding the Taxation of Foreign Governments” to The Global Trade Law Journal.
The CLS Blue Sky Blog published “Gibson Dunn Discusses CFIUS’ Known Investor Program” by partner Stephenie Gosnell Handler and associate Chris R. Mullen.
The Tax Notes article “Tax Court Sides With IRS in Otay Basis Adjustment Case” (subscription required) features commentary by Gibson Dunn partner Eric Sloan.
Gibson Dunn is advising CECO Environmental Corp. on its $2.2 billion strategic combination with Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.
Our corporate team is led by partners Jonathan Whalen and Jeffrey Chapman and includes of counsel Jonathan Sapp and associates Adri Langemeier, Nathan Halaney, Minae Seog, and Mason F. Ye. Partner Rachel Kleinberg and associate Emily Risher Brooks are advising on tax aspects; partners Gina Hancock and Krista Hanvey and associate Tehute Habte are advising on benefits. Partner Rachel Levick and associates Taylor Cathleen Amato and Jerry Blake Blevins are advising on environmental aspects. Partner Daniel Angel and associate Andrew Hartman are advising on IP aspects.
Gibson Dunn advised Constellation Wealth Capital on its strategic investment in BIP Wealth, a Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Atlanta with over $5.5 billion in assets under management.
Our corporate team was led by partners Michael Piazza and Tyler Cox and included associates George Hang and Muriel Hague. Partner Andy Chen and associate Patrick Perrier advised on financing aspects. Partner Daniel Zygielbaum, of counsel Kate Long, and associate Eytan de Gunzburg advised on tax aspects; and partner Sean Feller and associate Spencer Bankhead advised on benefits. Partner Kevin Bettsteller advised on regulatory aspects. Partner Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and associates Ruby Lang and Jennifer Grecco advised on data privacy aspects. Partner Daniel Angel and associates Andrew Hartman and Carli Zimelman advised on IP aspects.
Partner Jennifer Yashar has been named one of Crain’s New York Business’ (subscription required) Notable Women in Law 2026, which highlights “the women defining New York’s next era of law.” Jen’s practice focuses on complex commercial leasing matters including high profile new development transactions in New York City.
Gibson Dunn advised Marriott International, Inc. on its $1.45 billion notes offering.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partner Andrew Fabens and included associates Lawrence Lee and Spencer Becerra. Partner Edward S. Wei advised on tax aspects.
Gibson Dunn advised Reload, a platform that sites, designs, and permits gigawatt-scale data center campuses paired with rapidly deployable on-site power infrastructure, on its sale to Scale, a leading vertically integrated provider of advanced energy solutions backed by EQT.
Our corporate team was led by partners Marwan Azzi and Jamal Lama and included partner Emad Khalil and associate Chris Ayers. Partner Kathryn Kelly and associate David Horton advised on tax aspects. Partner Kate Napalkova and associate Akiva Reich advised on benefits.
Gibson Dunn filed an amicus brief on behalf of The Trevor Project and the National Alliance on Mental Illness at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Bury v. City of Kansas City in support of appellees Kansas City and Jackson County and the municipalities’ narrowly-tailored ban on conversion therapy.
The case concerns whether Kansas City and Jackson County’s bans, which prohibit licensed therapists from using conversion therapy on minors to attempt to change their sexual orientation or gender identity, violates the First Amendment. Amici argue that the ban prevents a practice that causes serious harm to LGBTQ youth. The Trevor Project’s data and experience confirms that conversion therapy delivered under the guise of professional care is dangerous and causes significant harm to LGBTQ youth, including increasing their risk of attempting or dying by suicide. The Kansas City and Jackson County legislatures properly considered this data and competing positions and ultimately concluded that a ban was necessary to mitigate the established serious harm arising from conversion therapy. In passing the ban, under United States v. Skrmetti and a long line of precedent, the municipalities exercised their traditional authority to protect minors and their authority to regulate medical treatments and standards of care offered by licensed professionals.
The Gibson Dunn team, led by associate Kelly Herbert, includes partner Abbey Hudson and associates Apratim Vidyarthi, Cate Nash, Alexander Fischer, Julia Doody, and Quinn Ferrar.
Lawdragon has named 18 Gibson Dunn lawyers to its list of 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers. The publication notes that as “Hollywood rearranges itself, athletes are becoming influencers and sports betting is butting up against regulations, lawyers are at the center of it all, protecting brands, advising on ownership rights and investments, and heading off legal and reputational risk for globally recognized individuals.”
Congratulations to: Brian Ascher, Richard Birns, Ted Boutrous, Lee Crain, Stefan dePozsgay, Michael Dore, Sarah Graham, Taylor Hathaway Zepeda, Jillian London, Kevin Masuda, Sean McFarlane, Benyamin Ross, Ilissa Samplin, Matthew Schwartz, Orin Snyder, Maurice Suh, Katie Townsend, and Steve Tsoneff.
Partner Julian Kleinbrodt was interviewed by Global Competition Review (subscription required) about a proposed California bill that would expand antitrust liability involving unilateral conduct.
Gibson Dunn represented Macquarie Asset Management in its acquisition of the South American wireless tower operations of IHS Mauritius BR Limited, part of IHS Holding Limited. The transaction implies an enterprise value of approximately R$3,550 million (US$685 million).
IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world, by tower count. Under the terms of the agreement, Macquarie Asset Management will acquire over 8,500 sites in Brazil and 270 sites in Colombia.
Our team was led by partners Tomer Pinkusiewicz and Jamal Lama, while Machado Meyer served as Brazilian counsel.
Gibson Dunn advised Best in Class Technology Services, LLC (BCTS) on its acquisition of Modern Niagara Building Services.
Our corporate team includes partners Sean Griffiths and Christopher Lang and associate Kristen Lee. Partner Edward Wei and associates Doug Bresnick and Eytan de Gunzburg are advising on tax aspects. Partner Michael Collins is advising on benefits. Partners Daniel Angel and Meghan Hungate and associate Jacqueline Malzone are advising on IP aspects.