The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled unanimously in favor of DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub in a First Amendment challenge to New York City’s Customer Data Law, which required third-party platforms such as DoorDash to share customer information with restaurants — information that included customer names, phone numbers, email addresses, and delivery addresses.

The Second Circuit held that the law was subject to intermediate scrutiny, not deferential Zauderer review. Applying intermediate scrutiny, the court held that the law was overbroad because it presumed that every customer consented to having their information shared with restaurants. The decision confirms important limits on the government’s ability to compel speech, vindicates third-party platforms’ ability to use powerful data-based tools to serve customers and restaurants alike, and safeguards the privacy interests of thousands of everyday consumers.

The Gibson Dunn team representing DoorDash was led by partner Michael Holecek and included of counsel Jonathan Soleimani and associates Aaron Smith, Megan Murphy, and Apratim Vidyarthi.

Gibson Dunn advised global investment firm EQT as co-lead investor on the €1 billion Series F financing round of ICEYE Oy, the world’s leading provider of sovereign intelligence from space, at a valuation exceeding €10 billion.

EQT invested through the Scaleup Europe Fund, which was established by the European Commission alongside a group of European investors and is managed by EQT. ICEYE is the fund’s first investment.

Founded in Finland in 2014, ICEYE owns and operates the world’s largest and most advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, delivering continuous monitoring capability in any weather, day or night.

The Gibson Dunn team was led by London corporate partners Wim De Vlieger and Isabel Berger and included of counsel Luca Bernini and associates Romain Tourenne and Konstantinos Flogaitis on corporate matters.  Partner Mark Leverkus and associates Imogen Ormerod, Ronan Holohan, and Celine Teo advised on transportation and space matters; of counsel Marija Bračković and Pedro G. Soto and associate Katie Mills on anti-bribery, corruption, and anti-money laundering; partner James Cox and associate Katie Hall on employment; partner Kavita Davis and associate Christina Wenzel on finance; partner Lindsay M. Paulin and associate Sarah-Jane Lorenzo on U.S. government contracts; partner Lore Leitner and associates Elisa Wong, Libby Pica, and Ioana Burtea on intellectual property and data protection; of counsel Richard Sen, staff attorney Anna Roberts, and associate Sophie Wellen on real estate; and associates Irene Polieri and Dominic Solari on sanctions.

Gibson Dunn is advising Veritas Capital on its acquisition of Trinity Consultants, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services to the natural and built environment.

The Gibson Dunn corporate team is led by partners John Pollack and Christopher Harding and includes of counsel Jared Snyder and John Kim and associates Owen Alderson, Jessica Egbebike, Stephen Huie, and Nana Nyantakyi. Partners Doug Horowitz and Dean Masuda and associates Eric Olson and Nathan Halaney are advising on financing aspects. Partner Matt Donnelly and associates Alex Jinqing Fang and Eva Gao are advising on tax aspects. Partner Meghan Hungate and associates Jacqueline Malzone and Mona Mosavi are advising on IP aspects. Partner Michael Murphy is advising on environmental aspects, and associate Alejandro Tellez is advising on real estate aspects. Partner Michael Collins and associate Heather Monte are advising on benefits.

“Gibson Dunn: to infinity, and beyond.”

That is how The Lawyer [PDF] has described Gibson Dunn’s transactional growth — and the numbers behind the headline speak for themselves.

The Lawyer points out that in the London Stock Exchange Group’s half-year 2026 M&A rankings, Gibson Dunn has risen from 28th place into the top five global advisers by deal value, with 122 deals totalling $224.5 billion. As The Lawyer puts it, a firm long viewed primarily through the lens of its litigation strength is now among the leading global M&A advisers, particularly on megadeals.

The article traces that climb to a strategy that Chair Barbara Becker set out in 2021: invest in the core transactional practices, deepen New York, expand London, build stronger private capital relationships, and connect London, the Middle East, and New York as one integrated platform. The firm’s London lawyer headcount has grown by some 83% since then, and the Gibson Dunn New York office now ranks ninth in The Lawyer’s New York 100.

Gibson Dunn advised Airbus Defence and Space on its strategic partnership with Alta Ares, a France-based company developing AI-powered hardware and agnostic software for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions and counter-drone operations.

The transaction follows Alta Ares’s Series A financing round, backed by the new E2D growth fund dedicated to defence and dual-use technologies, spearheaded by Airbus.

The corporate team advising Airbus was led in London by partner James Cameron and in Paris by Ariel Harroch. The team also included of counsel Clarisse Bouchetemblé and associate Alison Pereira Martins. Partner Vera Lukic and associate Thomas Baculard advised on digital and technology aspects, partner Adam Dawson and associate Wladimir Soltmann advised on French and EU competition law, and partner Jérôme Delaurière advised on tax.

Gibson Dunn advised founder and majority shareholder Bonnik Hansen on the sale of TRIXIE Heimtierbedarf GmbH & Co. KG to Central Garden & Pet Company.

TRIXIE was founded in 1974 in Tarp, Germany, and today is one of the leading European providers of pet supplies and pet snacks, supplying over 30,000 specialty retailers across numerous international markets.

Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) is a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, the company employs over 6,000 people, primarily across North America.

The Gibson Dunn Frankfurt M&A team was led by partner Dr. Dirk Oberbracht and included associates Andreas Rief, Fabiana Obermeier, Simon Stöhlker, and Vladimir Konchakov. Munich partner Kai Gesing and associates Yannick Oberacker and Christoph Jacob advised on antitrust and IP/IT issues, of counsel Dr. Peter Gumnior (Frankfurt) advised on labor law aspects, and Frankfurt partner Dr. Lars Petersen and associate Simon Ruhland advised on regulatory aspects.

Gibson Dunn advised Bosch, Schaeffler Technologies, ZF Friedrichshafen, and AUMOVIO on the sale of their joint venture SupplyOn to Bain Capital. Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, the firm’s investment unit focused on high-growth technology companies, prevailed in a competitive auction process.

SupplyOn is one of the leading providers of cloud-based supply chain collaboration: its platform connects more than 140,000 companies worldwide across the automotive, aerospace, railway, and other manufacturing industries. Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Hallbergmoos near Munich and maintains locations in the United States and China.

The Gibson Dunn Munich M&A team was led by partner Sonja Ruttmann and included partner Dr. Ferdinand Fromholzer, of counsel Silke Beiter, and associates David Lübkemeier, Tim Windfelder, Johannes Reul, and Georg Bilek.  Munich partner Kai Gesing and associates Yannick Oberacker and Christoph Jacob advised on antitrust and IP/IT issues, Frankfurt partner Dr. Lars Petersen and associates Victor Thonke and Simon Ruhland advised on regulatory and international trade issues, partner Sebastian Schoon (Frankfurt) advised on financing issues, and of counsel Dr. Peter Gumnior (Frankfurt) advised on labor law aspects.

Gibson Dunn announced today that William (Bill) Savitt, Sarah Eddy, Randall Jackson, Ryan McLeod, Anitha Reddy, and Bradley (Brad) Wilson—one of the most accomplished trial, corporate governance, and M&A litigation teams in the country—are joining Gibson Dunn’s New York office. Their arrival solidifies Gibson Dunn’s status as the nation’s premier firm for bet-the-company disputes and trials and cements its position as the firm clients turn to at every stage, from structuring blockbuster deals to defending them when challenged in the courts of Delaware and around the country.

“This is a rare and powerful combination. It brings together the nation’s foremost corporate governance, M&A, and high-stakes trial litigation team with the deepest trial, appellate, and regulatory platform in the legal profession. There is no other pairing in the market that offers clients more talent, deeper experience, or a better track record,” said Barbara Becker, Chair and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “This team could have gone anywhere in the world. Gibson Dunn was the only firm they considered.”

Bill, who most recently served as Co-Chair of Wachtell Lipton’s Executive Committee and Co-Chair of its Litigation Department, is widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading corporate litigators and trial specialists. He joins as Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Litigation Practice Group.

“We’ve been huge fans of Bill and his team for years, and bringing our forces together is a dream scenario. This partnership creates a litigation powerhouse without equal,” said Orin Snyder, Co-Chair of the firm’s Trials Practice Group.

The team represents boards and companies in their most consequential matters and has built a distinguished track record in landmark cases in Delaware, against the SEC, in high-profile trials in federal and state courts, and in other high-stakes disputes. The team’s credentials include Supreme Court of the United States and appellate clerkships, senior roles in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and top Chambers rankings across their practices. Having practiced together for many years, they join Gibson Dunn as an established, cohesive team that integrates seamlessly into the firm’s platform.

“I have known and admired Gibson Dunn’s litigators for many years, on the same side and across the table. The practice is unmatched in its depth, capabilities, and geographic reach,” Bill said. “By combining our group’s expertise with the sheer scale of Gibson Dunn, there is no firm in the market that can match our ability to represent clients in their most high-stakes disputes.”

About the Team

• William (Bill) Savitt – Bill clerked for Judge Pierre Leval on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been at the center of many of the most consequential corporate law cases and decisions of the last two decades, from the seminal IBP matter through the defense of SB 21 on behalf of the Governor and State of Delaware. He has argued dozens of appeals in the Delaware Supreme Court and the federal circuits and has acted as lead trial counsel in high-stakes disputes in courts around the country. Bill also regularly advises CEOs and boards on Delaware law and strategic transactions and in crisis situations.

• Sarah Eddy – Sarah spent a decade at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where she tried cases, led complex investigations, and argued appeals, capping her tenure as Chief of Appeals. She clerked for Judge Jed Rakoff (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York), Judge John Walker (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit), and Justice John Paul Stevens (Supreme Court of the United States). In private practice, she has taken a leading role in corporate and securities work, including trials in California, Delaware, and Texas, and regularly guides companies and boards through internal investigations and regulatory matters.

• Randall Jackson – Among the most experienced trial lawyers in the country, Randall clerked for Judge Nina Gershon (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York) and Judge Ann Claire Williams (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit), served nine years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, and has been lead or co-lead in more than twenty federal trials. In private practice, he has secured widely publicized acquittals and civil-defense victories in federal court, led complex state-court litigation, including merger litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and counseled companies and boards through regulatory matters. 

• Ryan McLeod – Among the most experienced fiduciary-duty litigators and advisors in the country, Ryan handles some of the most significant and delicate merger-related disputes, including the recent high-profile deal controversy involving Paramount, Netflix, and Warner Bros. Discovery. He clerked for Chancellor William B. Chandler III of the Delaware Court of Chancery and has extensive experience litigating in both that court and the Delaware Supreme Court, including some of the most hotly contested deal enforcement and corporate governance suits of the past two decades.

• Anitha Reddy – Anitha is one of the nation’s leading corporate litigators, called on by clients for their most difficult securities, fiduciary, and governance matters. After clerkships with Judge John Gleeson (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York), Judge Pierre Leval, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she has built a practice of unusual breadth, combining precedent-setting wins in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Supreme Court of the United States with confidential committee and board counseling.

• Brad Wilson – Brad has an extraordinary range as a complex commercial litigator who covers merger disputes, securities class actions and derivative suits, and proxy contests and other fights for corporate control. He clerked for Judge Maryanne Trump Barry (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit) and has spent his career devising solutions to the stickiest commercial problems and representing clients in state and federal courts across the country.

Gibson Dunn holds the #1 spot in Debtwire’s Restructuring Advisory Mandates – U.S. and Canada year-to-date Lead Counsel rankings, with 26 mandates.

Our market-leading Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group specializes in representing creditor and stakeholder groups in the largest and most complex restructurings and is a pioneering leader in the liability management space.

Gibson Dunn advised Vertica Capital Partners on the acquisition of Teleosoft, a leading provider of cloud-based civil process and court case management software.

The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partner Daniel Alterbaum and included associates Michael Naclerio and Spencer Becerra. Partner Jennifer Sabin and of counsel Josiah Bethards advised on tax aspects, partner Michael Collins advised on benefits, partner Meghan Hungate advised on IP aspects, and partner Lindsay Paulin advised on government contracts.  

Partner Gregg Costa – a former Fifth Circuit judge – and five of his former clerks who are now colleagues at Gibson Dunn are featured in The AmLaw Litigation Daily [PDF]. Gregg practices alongside former clerks Matthew Aiken, Daniel Rubin, Janae Staicer, Arjun Ogale, and Blake Ellison.

“I call him ‘Judge,’ and I always feel kind of silly because everybody else on our cases calls him ‘Gregg,’” Daniel said. “It’s a hard habit to break.”

Working with his former clerks has alleviated one of the concerns that Gregg had about stepping down from the Fifth Circuit to join the firm.

“That concern I had about leaving the bench and no longer having those relationships [with clerks], it hasn’t borne out,” he said. “I’ve been able to work still with five people who I really respect, really enjoy, know their significant others and see them develop.”

Gibson Dunn is advising Trilantic North America and Sunbelt Solomon Services on the sale of Sunbelt Solomon to TJC, L.P.

The firm’s corporate team is led by partners Quinton Farrar and Maxwell Ball and includes associates Willow Stowe and Kevin Runfola. Partner Aaron Adams is advising on financing aspects, partner Matt Donnelly is advising on tax aspects, and partner Michael Collins is advising on benefits.

Partners Brian Ascher, Sarah Graham, Ilissa Samplin, and Orin Snyder have been named to Billboard’s (subscription required) 2026 Top Music Lawyers list, which highlights lawyers who “guide superstars and industry-driving companies. They negotiate recording deals, global tours and catalog sales, and their legal savvy is essential to the music business now more than ever.”

Partner Gregg Costa was quoted in Corporate Counsel’s [PDF] “Texas Court Extends Attorney Immunity Shield to In-House Counsel in Landmark Business Court Case,” which discusses a decision that extends attorney immunity protections to a corporate general counsel accused of helping to orchestrate the ouster of a CEO pursuing a $350 million wrongful termination claim.

Gregg, who represented the counsel in the case, said the court correctly recognized that the dispute centered on a legal judgment. “The conduct in this case, advising on whether a termination of a CEO should be for cause, is quintessentially a legal determination, and it’s the type of employment decision that lawyers, both in-house and law firm lawyers, make every day in the state of Texas,” he said.

Gibson Dunn announced today that James Manzione has rejoined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its market-leading Tax Practice Group. He focuses his practice on tax matters involving investment funds and real estate, including related financing and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, James was an associate in the firm’s New York office.

“James is an exceptional tax lawyer with deep experience across funds, real estate, and REITs, and we are thrilled to welcome him back,” said Eric B. Sloan, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Tax Practice Group. “He pairs outstanding technical judgment with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach that clients need when navigating complex fund structures, continuation vehicles and other liquidity solutions, and real estate transactions. We have been hoping to bring him back for some time, and his return enhances our ability to advise clients on their most sophisticated fund- and real estate-related tax issues and transactions.”

“I am excited to return home to Gibson Dunn’s tax team,” said James. “The firm has built a dynamic global platform across tax, investment funds, real estate, and transactional matters, with an unmatched collaborative culture and deep commitment to client service. I look forward to reconnecting with colleagues and helping clients navigate the increasingly complex tax and structuring issues that arise in connection with investment funds and real estate.”

Gibson Dunn’s Tax Practice Group is recognized as one of the premier tax practices globally, advising clients on a broad range of domestic and cross-border tax issues and transactions. The team provides sophisticated tax advice on many of the largest and most complex deals in the market. The practice continues to grow, recently adding Rachel Kleinberg in Palo Alto.

About James Manzione

James has extensive experience advising funds (including funds of funds), real estate developers, public and private real estate investment trusts (REITs), sponsors, managers, general partners (GPs), limited partners, secondary market participants, family offices, portfolio companies, international investors (including sovereign wealth funds), and tax-exempt investors in connection with the tax aspects of a full range of transactions and planning opportunities. He has particular depth in fund formation, GP stakes deals, and continuation funds and other secondary transactions, as well as in advising umbrella partnership real estate investment trusts (UPREITs) and their investors (including in connection with Delaware Statutory Trust Syndicated 1031 exchanges).

Before rejoining Gibson Dunn, James was a partner at another international law firm. 

Gibson Dunn is advising Beusa Investments, LLC on its $800 million senior notes offering.

The Gibson Dunn corporate team is led by partners Gerry Spedale and Cynthia Mabry and includes of counsel Robbie Hopkins and associates Alan Williams, Daniel Quesenberry, and Lauren Guzman. Partner Shalla Prichard and associate Stephen Arvid Berg are advising on financing aspects. Senior counsel Gregory Nelson and associate Abram Dorrough are advising on tax aspects.

First up this week is a Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher team led by Barry Berke, Jordan Estes and Daniel Ketani. They represent Amazon in a lawsuit brought by Gilimex, who sued for treble damages of $840 million under Massachusetts law after Amazon terminated its supplier relationship with the Vietnamese manufacturer. But last week, U.S. District Senior Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan found that Gilimex “committed fraud on the court” by fabricating documents in support of its damages demand of $68 million for raw materials. The judge issued terminating sanctions and put Gilimex on the hook for Amazon’s attorney fees related to exposing the fraud. The Gibson Dunn team includes partners Russell Balikian, Grace Hart and Andrew LeGrand, of counsel Mike Lyons and associates Morgan Carter, Ingrid Cherry, Andrew Ebrahem, Sara Greaves, Cody Johnson, Maya Konstantino, Nina Meyer, Kasturi Mitra, Katie Salvaggio and Kevin Simmons.

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Gibson Dunn advised ERock, Inc. on its initial public offering. ERock is a leader in reliable, large-scale onsite power solutions.

The Gibson Dunn corporate team included partners John Gaffney, Hillary Holmes, Harrison Tucker, and Jesse Myers and associates Candice Johnson, Kevin Mills, Chad Kang, Caroline Simms, and Nadin Fallah. Partners Michael Cannon and James Jennings and associate David Horton advised on tax aspects. Partner Shalla Prichard and associates Stephen Arvid Berg, Brendan Ryan, and Alexa Bussman advised on financing aspects. Partner Krista Hanvey and associates Lucy Hong and Annie Saunders advised on benefits. Partners Julia Lapitskaya and Geoffrey Walter advised on governance aspects.

Three Gibson Dunn partners have been named by Lawdragon to its inaugural list of 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers, which honors “white-collar wonders, enforcement experts and investigative icons.”

The firm’s leading global investigation lawyers are: Barry Berke (New York) – White Collar, Investigations, Litigation; Nicola Hanna (New York) – White Collar, Investigations, Litigation; and Debra Wong Yang (Los Angeles) – White Collar, Investigations, Crisis Management.

Gibson Dunn advised Gaia Purchaser, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Long Lake Management Holdings, Inc., on its offering of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 7.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2033. The offering is part of the financing for Long Lake’s proposed acquisition of Global Business Travel Group, Inc.

The Gibson Dunn capital markets team includes partners Doug Horowitz and Atma Kabad, of counsel Marie Kwon, and associates Allan Jeanjaquet and Lachlan McLeod. Partner Dean Masuda and associates Eric Olson, Julia Sweitzer, and Nathan Halaney advised on finance aspects.