Partner Krystyna Blakeslee has been featured in the New York Real Estate Journal’s spotlight on 2025 Women in Commercial Real Estate. Reflecting on the industry and her career, Krystyna cited resilience as a key to success: “It’s the ability to adapt well to adversity, stress, tragedy and so on … the tool that will help navigate life’s ups and downs, both in a professional and personal sense.”
Krystyna also advised women considering a career in commercial real estate to “Build a circle of people you trust and truly support — and be just as committed to their success as they are to yours. This network will help you with your ‘resilience’ and provide a safe space that will be there for you for the good times and the bad.”
Associate Alon Sugarman has spoken to the New York Law Journal [PDF] about his pro bono work representing a client who alleges his landlord has failed to make accommodations for a disability — an issue that resonates deeply with Alon, who faced similar challenges after losing a leg to childhood cancer.
Alon’s client, a 73-year-old former NYC corrections officer who can no longer access his fifth-floor walk-up due to declining health, has been requesting a ground-floor apartment or other accessible unit for more than a decade. The lawsuit claims the landlord has ignored his repeated requests. Alon is representing the client together with Gibson Dunn partner Christopher Belelieu, in partnership with Legal Services NYC.
Alon told the publication that witnessing a family friend advocate for his return to school after his cancer treatment inspired him to study law, and that his personal experience gives him a unique perspective on the case: “Everyone has different barriers in their lives, and part of overcoming those obstacles is what gives you insight.”
Partner Russell Balikian has been named by Attorney Intel as one of the Top 25 Telecommunications Attorneys of 2025. The list recognizes lawyers who “have argued precedent-setting cases, counseled on the launch of next-generation products, and negotiated with regulators in high-stakes matters that influence the direction of telecom policy.”
Gibson Dunn advised Carlyle, a global investment firm, on its acquisition of cloud-based practice management software provider intelliflo from global asset management firm Invesco. The transaction included intelliflo’s U.S.-based subsidiaries and was valued at up to $200 million.
Our London corporate team was led by partner Will Summers and included of counsel Michael Skouras and associates Lucy Carr, Charlotte Deans, Lena Tarrin, and Willem van Hootegem. Our New York corporate team included partners Brian Scrivani and Ekaterina Napalkova. Partner Alison Beal and associates Chris Puttock, Libby Pica, and Ioana Burtea advised on IP/Tech; partner Sandy Bhogal, senior tax adviser Rohit Karamchandani, and associates James Chandler and Cheryl Yip advised on tax; partner James Cox and associate Georgia Derbyshire advised on employment; and partners Michelle Kirschner and Kevin Bettsteller advised on regulatory aspects.
Gibson Dunn recently advised Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Lexmark International, Inc. from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre as part of a transaction valued at $1.5 billion. Our firm led the negotiation and resolution of financing arrangements related to the company’s 13.00% Senior Notes due 2030 and related warrants.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partner Michael D. Saliba and associate James Sullivan. Our litigation team was led by partners Orin Snyder, Mary Beth Maloney, Brian Lutz, and Gabriel Herrmann, along with associates Brian Richman, Adam Jantzi, and Nicholas Canelos.
Gibson Dunn is advising XOMA Royalty Corporation on its acquisition of Mural Oncology plc.
XOMA Royalty is a publicly traded biotech royalty aggregator. Mural Oncology is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing immunotherapies for patients with cancer.
Our corporate team is led by partners Ryan Murr and Branden Berns and includes associates Evan Shepherd, Maggie Zhang, and Cody Wong. Partner Pamela Lawrence Endreny and associate Elizabeth Johnson are advising on tax. Partner Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and associate Michael Roberts are advising on privacy.
The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Ones to Watch recognized 117 lawyers in 41 practice areas. Ones to Watch “recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.”
The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 has recognized 221 lawyers in 66 practice areas.
Gibson Dunn advised affiliated lenders and noteholders of a special situations fund in connection with the comprehensive recapitalization of Mavenir Systems, Inc., a cloud-native network infrastructure provider.
The transaction reduced Mavenir’s existing indebtedness by more than $1.3 billion while providing Mavenir with $300 million of new senior secured financing by a third-party lender and a new secured, subordinated debt facility provided by Siris Capital Group and certain existing lenders. Siris, Mavenir’s pre-transaction equity sponsor, remains the company’s controlling shareholder.
Our team was led by partner Michael Saliba and associates James Sullivan and Kaylin Chavez Ervin.
Of counsel Marie Kwon advised on equity-linked matters; of counsel Ruben Almaraz and associates Lily Paulson Stephens and Emily Harvey advised on debt finance; partners Stephenie Gosnell Handler and Attila Borsos and associates Chris Mullen, Christian Liborius, and Loretta Soffe advised on regulatory matters; partner Jennifer Sabin and associates Ryan Rott and Bree Gong advised on tax; and partners Mary Beth Maloney and Keith Martorana and associates Brian Richman and Michael Farag advised on other matters.
Gibson Dunn represented the underwriters in Carlisle Companies Incorporated’s $1 billion offering of notes, comprising $500 million 5.250% Notes due 2035 and $500 million 5.550% Notes due 2040. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Truist Securities, Inc. acted as joint book-running managers.
Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a leading supplier of innovative building envelope products and solutions for more energy-efficient buildings.
Our team was led by partners Andrew Fabens and Robert Giannattasio and included associates Nneka Chukwumah and Kevin Mills. Partner Jennifer Sabin advised on tax.
After working hands-on with AI for 90 days, partner Trey Cox shared with Corporate Counsel the three things he knows, three things he thinks, and three things he predicts about the role of AI in litigation — and what that means for clients and lawyers alike.
Partner Rosemary Spaziani spoke with Bloomberg Law (subscription required) about President Trump’s landmark legislation that seeks to streamline an assortment of state-level regulations of stablecoins, tasking a federal committee with screening and recertifying each state regime to align with the statute itself.
Discussing whether the process will result in rubber stamps or bottlenecks, Ro said: “If 40 states all sign on to what the federal government does, those are going to be pretty simple rubber stamps — they’re going to adopt a model act and incorporate it into their laws.” She added, “The ones that deviate are probably going to be a bit of a bottleneck.”
Gibson Dunn is highly recommended in World Intellectual Property Review’s Global Trade Secrets 2025 rankings. The rankings provide a global directory of the “preeminent law firms and lawyers who advise major clients on the most significant global trade secrets matters.”
The publication describes Gibson Dunn as “among the top firms for complex, critical trade secrets matters.”
Gibson Dunn has advised Mubadala Capital with the hybrid preferred equity financing for its take-private of CI Financial Corp., one of North America’s leading diversified asset and wealth management companies. The transaction has an implied enterprise value of approximately C$12.1 billion and marks a significant milestone in Mubadala Capital’s expansion into private wealth management.
Our New York corporate team was led by partner Michael Saliba and included associates James Sullivan, Lily Paulson Stephens, Melody Karmana, and Mackenzie Alpert.
Writing in the International AI in Financial Services Review 2025/26, published by Beaumont Capital Markets, of counsel Sameera Kimatrai and associate Aliya Padhani examine the growing role of AI in financial services and the pressing need for responsible governance.
In their article, “Deploying AI in Financial Institutions – Legal and Governance Best Practices,” they explore how AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to mainstream deployment in jurisdictions such as the United Arab Emirates, and why boards and senior leaders should take active responsibility for ensuring its use is ethical, transparent, and well-governed. They also highlight the importance of embedding human oversight and core principles from the outset to ensure AI is harnessed responsibly.
Partner Sydney Scott has been recognized by the Houston Business Journal in its list of 2025 Women Who Mean Business. The list honors lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made a significant impact on Houston’s business community.
Partner Harrison Tucker recently spoke to Barron’s about an increase in IPO activity, particularly among crypto-related firms looking to capitalize on the strong market and growing investor appetite for exposure to digital assets.
As Harrison told the publication: “The IPO market has been fairly open for the past three months, and crypto companies in particular have benefited from that… Investors want access to this nascent industry.”
Partner Julia Lapitskaya spoke to Agenda about the challenges companies face in balancing the need to disclose security practices to satisfy investors with the responsibility to protect their employees.
Julia emphasized that while disclosures must be comprehensive, companies should avoid presenting security measures in ways that could compromise their effectiveness. “Companies who do talk about being committed to the safety, health and well-being of their employees are talking [about]… protecting their team members everywhere they operate and providing them with specific crisis management security and safety trainings.”
Gibson Dunn is representing RTW Investments, LP in its acquisition from Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc of a synthetic royalty interest in Anaphylm™ (epinephrine) Sublingual Film, and in its acquisition of Aquestive common stock as the lead investor in the company’s $85 million underwritten offering.
Our corporate team is led by partner Ryan Murr and includes associates Evan Shepherd and Catie Sakurai. Partner Ryan Kim and associate Kali Jelen are advising on financing. Partner Pamela Lawrence Endreny is advising on tax.
Gibson Dunn has once again been included in The American Lawyer’s A-List ranking of the country’s premier law firms.
Widely considered the publication’s most prestigious ranking, the 2025 A-List recognizes the country’s top 20 law firms based on a combination of factors, both financial and cultural: revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, associate satisfaction, racial diversity, and gender diversity (the percentage of equity partners who are women), with revenue per lawyer and pro bono given double weight.