Gina Spinosa, Author at Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn has been recognized for advising in three winning deals at this year’s Global Banking & Markets Awards: Middle East 2025, which recognize “the most innovative and ground-breaking deals across the Midde East.”

The award-winning deals are:

Debut Corporate Bond Deal of the Year – ADNOC Murban. Our team was led by partners Marwan Elaraby, Renad Younes, and Hugo Hernández-Mancha and included of counsel Cason Moore and associates Omar Morsy, Krishna Parikh, and Mostafa Mabrouk.
Local Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year – Talabat Holding. Our team was led by partners Marwan Elaraby, Jade Chu, and Ibrahim Soumrany. It included associates Omar Morsy, Krishna Parikh, Ashley Cywicki, Vlad Zinovyev, Rachel Treasure, Anthony Forde, Huw Thomas, Ian Mwiti Mathenge, and Sherif Hashem, as well as staff attorney Hazim Alfreahat.
High Yield Debt Deal of the Year – Alephya Education (Hong Kong). Our team was led by partner Daniel Abercromby and included associates John Cheah, Jun An Chee, and Charles Kim

Gibson Dunn advised GCL, a global leader in live events and luxury goods specialty logistics, and ATL Partners on GCL’s sale to Providence Equity Partners. Providence is a premier private equity firm with significant experience investing in and supporting the growth of companies in the entertainment and media sectors.

Providence will become the majority shareholder of GCL, while ATL Partners, the current majority owner, will retain a minority equity stake in GCL.

Led by partner Alexander Fine, our corporate team included partner Maxwell Ball and associates Jonathan Abrams and Kristen Lee. Partner Aaron Adams and of counsel Jason Durschlag advised on financing; partner Matt Donnelly and associate Eva Gao on tax; partner Michael Collins on benefits; partner Meghan Hungate on IP; partners Joshua Lipton and Attila Borsos and associates Alexander Merritt and Stuart Houston on antitrust aspects; partner Christopher Timura on trade; and partner Michael Murphy on environmental aspects.

Partners Andrew Lance and James Hallowell shared their insights with Law360 on the complexities of religious real estate transactions in New York City. Drawing on their deep experience, they explained such deals must not only pass an extensive regulatory review but also demand an understanding of the missions and governance structures of the faith-based organizations involved.

Gibson Dunn represented AT&T in its $5.75 billion acquisition of substantially all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fiber business, which today totals about 1 million fiber customers and reaches more than 4 million fiber locations across 11 U.S. states.

Led by partner Robert Little, the Gibson Dunn corporate team included partner Joe Orien and associates William Altabef, Joshua Paul Barringer, Marie Baldwin, and Riley Gesling. Partner Pamela Lawrence Endreny and associates Duncan Hamilton and Eva Gao advised on tax; partner Krista Hanvey and associate Ashley Romanias on benefits; partner Daniel Angel and associates Jacqueline Malzone and Yaz Kaveh on IP; partner Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and associates Jennifer Grecco and Ruby Lang on data privacy; and partner Michael Murphy on environmental aspects.

Interviewed by Law.com about the uncertainty surrounding transgender rights in the workplace now that portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s anti-harassment guidance have been struck down by a Texas judge, Washington, D.C. partner Jason Schwartz noted that the real difficulty for employers is that “there is no clear statement of what the law is. I don’t think there will be until these issues percolate all the way up to the Supreme Court.”

Jason is Co-Chair of our Labor & Employment Practice Group.

Read the full article, “‘Pronoun Police’: New Uncertainty After EEOC Workplace Rules Struck Down,” in Law.com (subscription required).

Gibson Dunn represented the underwriters in a public offering by Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) of $600 million aggregate principal amount of IPL’s 5.600% senior debentures due 2035.

The underwriters were led by BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. IPL is a public utility company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation.

Our team was led by partner Andrew Fabens and of counsel Rodrigo Surcan, and included associates Lawrence Lee, Ian Mathenge, and Stephen Huie. Partner William Hollaway and senior counsel Janine Durand advised on regulatory aspects; partner Rachel Levick and associate Taylor Amato advised on environmental aspects; and partner Lorna Wilson advised on tax.

Eleven Gibson Dunn partners have been recognized by Lawdragon in its inaugural guide to the 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers: the “titans” of tax law who work on M&A and other complex transactions, handle tax disputes and litigation (including criminal matters), and specialize in family offices and private wealth.

Kudos to Sandy Bhogal, Matt Donnelly, Pamela Lawrence Endreny, Benjamin J. Fryer, Saul Mezei, Jennifer L. Sabin, Eric B. Sloan, Sanford W. Stark, Jeffrey M. Trinklein, C. Terrell Ussing, and Edward S. Wei.

Financier Worldwide has named partner William Hallatt to its Power Players: Financial Services Regulation 2025 – Distinguished Advisers list, recognizing his influential role in shaping the future of financial regulation in AI, FinTech, and digital assets.

William told the publication that first class client service means proactively saving them time, anticipating their needs, and clarifying expectations from both sides. “Ultimately trust is proven in those critical moments, when things go wrong and the client reaches out, you know you have become their trusted adviser. That’s why I always pick up the phone; being there when it matters most is the hallmark of trust.”

William is Co-Chair of the Financial Regulatory Practice Group and head of the Asia-Pacific Financial Regulatory Practice Group.

Speaking to Global Investigations Review, Christopher Timura said semiconductor export licensing requirements will likely remain in place, despite the U.S. Department of Commerce rescinding the Biden-era AI diffusion rule. Christopher told the publication, “I wouldn’t necessarily think that just because a quota isn’t in place and there aren’t limits, doesn’t mean there aren’t licensing requirements that are still applied to these chips.”

The rule was withdrawn two days before implementation, with the department stating it would have “stifled American innovation and saddled companies with burdensome new regulatory requirements” and harmed diplomatic ties by downgrading countries to “second-tier status.”

Christopher said the Trump administration is expected to continue targeting the illegal diversion of U.S. technology through new export controls. “There might ultimately be uncertainty for particular jurisdictions as to whether the chips will be allowed into those countries at all.” He added that countries previously placed in a more restricted tier may still carry a “strike against them” in licensing decisions.

Partners Saul Mezei, Sanford W. Stark, and C. Terrell Ussing and associate Nicole Butze have authored the USA chapter of the Chambers Tax Controversy 2025 Practice Guide, which addresses a range of tax controversy issues and trends.

A Gibson Dunn team earned a Litigator of the Week shout-out from Litigation Daily for securing a rare complete summary judgment win on behalf of our client, GRAIL, Inc., against a former employee’s claims of race-based discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

The plaintiff filed a complaint after overhearing an inappropriate joke made by a direct report to another employee at a sales event. The company investigated the complaint and took disciplinary action against the offending employee. The plaintiff disagreed with the level of discipline, believing the decision not to terminate the employee violated company policy. Gibson Dunn demonstrated that our client had robust anti-harassment policies and responded promptly — investigating the complaint, issuing a written warning, and mandating sensitivity training.

The plaintiff also alleged retaliation when her role was eliminated during a restructuring. Our team showed that the client had offered a comparable role that avoided supervision of the alleged harasser, and that the plaintiff had already accepted another job before learning her role had been eliminated.

The Alameda County Superior Court found that the conduct did not meet the legal threshold for harassment, the company’s response was appropriate, and the job elimination was not retaliatory. The court also excluded the plaintiff’s speculative evidence and granted summary judgment in our client’s favor.

The team included partners Theane Evangelis, Katherine V.A. Smith and Cynthia Chen McTernan, and associates Emily Sauer, Anna Ziv, and Jacob Arber.

Gibson Dunn represented the initial purchasers in Alliant Energy Corporation’s (AEC) private offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount of 3.250% convertible senior notes due 2028.

AEC is a public utility holding company that provides regulated electric and natural gas service to customers in the Midwest. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as lead joint book-running managers for the offering.

Our team was led by partners Andrew Fabens and Stewart McDowell and of counsel Rodrigo Surcan, and included associates Lawrence Lee, Ian Mathenge, and Stephen Huie.

Partner William R. Hollaway and senior counsel Janine Durand advised on regulatory aspects; partner Rachel Levick and associate Taylor Amato advised on environmental aspects; and partner Lorna Wilson advised on tax.

An article in Law360 reports on the task force created by Gibson Dunn to help clients navigate the challenges posed by increasingly active State Attorney General investigations and litigation across major U.S. industries.

Read the article, “Gibson Dunn Launches State Attorneys General Task Force,” in Law360 [PDF].

Gibson Dunn advised Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Advisors, a subsidiary of Blue Owl Capital Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed global alternative asset manager (NYSE: OWL), on the formation of Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure Fund III, a fund focused on data centers and other technology and connectivity-related real assets. The fund closed at its hard cap of $7 billion of aggregate capital commitments.

Our investment funds team was led by Shukie Grossman, Global Chair of our Investment Funds Practice Group, and included partner Kira Idoko, of counsel Robert Harrington, and associates Alex Chang, Kevin Chapman, Rachel Spinka, and Jeff Xu. Partner Brian Kniesly and associates Jennifer Fitzgerald and Duncan Hamilton advised on tax aspects, and partner Michael Collins advised on benefits.

With State Attorneys General becoming an increasingly active source of enterprise-threatening investigations and litigation, Gibson Dunn is bringing together its unique blend of Attorney General experience and subject matter expertise to launch a specialized State Attorneys General Task Force. This Task Force will assist clients in navigating the unique challenges these matters pose that are impacting every major U.S. industry.

“State Attorneys General are increasingly taking a more expansive, sophisticated, and comprehensive approach to pursuing investigations and litigation, at times, leveraging the expertise of private plaintiffs’ counsel,” said Mylan Denerstein, former Executive Deputy Attorney General in the New York Attorney General’s Office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Policy Practice Group and a member of the Task Force.

“Our multidisciplinary team includes members who have held senior roles in State Attorneys General offices, as well as many former prosecutors with vast experience handling government investigations, and we are well-poised to assist our clients in all aspects of these matters,” added Nick Hanna, a Task Force member who Co-Chairs the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group.

The Task Force will leverage the firm’s premier investigations practice and subject matter expertise in areas including consumer protection; data privacy; employment; antitrust and unfair competition; artificial intelligence; diversity, equity and inclusion; environmental, social and governance; products liability; state false claims acts and government contracting; and securities.

“Businesses are facing an increasingly complex landscape of state-level scrutiny, and our Task Force is designed to provide a cohesive and strategic approach to addressing the evolving landscape of AG enforcement,” said Debra Wong Yang, Co-Chair of the firm’s Crisis Management Practice Group and a member of the Task Force.

Christopher Chorba, Co-Chair of the firm’s Class Actions Practice Group and a member of the Task Force, commented: “Our team has handled State Attorneys General cases across the country, providing us with a deep understanding of the various state investigatory and litigation cycles of these multifaceted and high-stakes matters. We will continue supporting our clients in these matters.”

The Task Force will keep clients up to date on the latest developments and significant emerging trends across the states. “In areas like data privacy and online child safety, we are seeing a profound shift of high-stakes enforcement from federal agencies to State Attorneys General offices—for instance, around half of the U.S. will be covered by a state comprehensive privacy law by 2026 while there remains no comprehensive federal legislation,” said Ashley Rogers, Co-Chair of the firm’s Consumer Protection Practice Group and a member of the Task Force. “That shift presents significant challenges for companies that are likely to face increasingly complex and sometimes contradictory demands from state regulators on topics like online content moderation.”

To help keep regulated parties up to speed on these trends, the Task Force will offer a suite of resources, including client alerts on emerging topics of AG enforcement, interactive webinars, and live sessions providing opportunities for direct engagement. In addition to Mylan, Nick, Debra, Christopher, and Ashley, the members of the Task Force are Winston Chan, Gregg Costa, Collin Cox, Trey Cox, Stuart Delery, Mylan Denerstein, Theane Evangelis, Gustav Eyler, Natalie Hausknecht, Allyson Ho, Poonam Kumar, Rachel Levick, Vivek Mohan, Jonathan Phillips, Tina Samanta, Jason Schwartz, Prerak Shah, Katherine Smith, Eric Stock, Eric Vandevelde, Frances Waldmann, and Jim Zelenay. The team includes partners across the firm’s U.S. offices, including California, Colorado, Texas, New York, and Washington, D.C.

In an article for the Spring 2025 edition of Real Estate Finance Journal, partners Stephenie Gosnell Handler and David Wolber, of counsel Michelle Weinbaum, and associates Roxana Akbari, Mason Gauch, and Chris Mullen provide an overview of the final rule of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States which expands its jurisdiction over real estate transactions subject to national security review, and offer a series of takeaways for transaction parties.

London partner Sandy Bhogal shared his insights on the OECD’s landmark global tax deal for the Financial Times article “US Engaging on OECD Global Tax Deal Despite Donald Trump’s Defiance.” Sandy is Co-Chair of the Gibson Dunn Tax Practice Group.

Read the article in the Financial Times (registration required): https://www.ft.com/content/6ec6816d-063b-47c6-af28-bc9b67ada20e

Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Hayden Cameron has today joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group.

The news follows the recent announcement that Mark Manson-Bahr will also join the Real Estate Practice Group as a partner in London.

Commenting on Hayden’s arrival, Eric Feuerstein, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Practice Group, said: “Hayden advises on the most complicated U.K. and European real estate transactions, working with clients in private equity and sovereign wealth funds, especially in the Middle East where he previously worked. Hayden and Mark will bring added firepower to the London real estate team, and the global team looks forward to their arrival.”

Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Practice Group is widely considered one of the best in the world: it was named a 2024 Real Estate Group of the Year by Law360 and is the Chambers USA 2024 Group of the Year for Real Estate: USA – Nationwide. In the past year, it has continued to expand with the arrival of partner Mark Manson-Bahr (London) and Krystyna Blakeslee (New York), and the promotion to partner of Sara Ghalandari and Prerna Soni in San Francisco.

About Hayden Cameron

Hayden advises investors, developers, financiers, and owner/occupiers on a range of commercial real estate and infrastructure transactions. His clients include private equity fund managers and Middle East sovereign funds, whom he advises on the establishment of cross-border investment platforms, joint ventures and co-investments in relation to real estate assets and portfolios, and infrastructure investments. He also advises on direct and indirect acquisitions and disposals of real estate assets and portfolios.

He is a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025 for London Commercial Property: Investment, where he is highlighted for his “notable cross-border capabilities.” Hayden earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Partner and Co-Chair of our Tax Practice Group, Eric B. Sloan, was recently quoted by Tax Notes (subscription required) on the future of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s audit and litigation strategy for partnership related-party basis-shifting transactions following the repeal of Biden administration guidance.

A Gibson Dunn team has been recognized in Litigation Daily’s Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs for its appellate patent win on behalf of Sun Pharma.

A 2024 injunction had barred our client from launching an alopecia drug due to an alleged patent infringement. At a hearing in April 2025, that injunction was vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit less than one hour after oral arguments were made. In a recently issued precedential opinion, the Court held that the patent-owner plaintiff would not be irreparably harmed because its early-stage drug couldn’t be launched until years after the patent expires in late 2026.

Our winning team included partners Josh Krevitt, Paul Torchia, Charlotte Jacobsen, Christine Ranney, of counsel Anne Brody and associates Allen Kathir, Monica Grover and Emily Whitcher.