A Gibson Dunn deal was recognized at the PFI Awards 2025 in London on February 19, as the PIF Wave 5 & 6 Project was named Global Power Deal of the Year.
Gibson Dunn advised the initial mandated lead arrangers, senior and equity bridge lenders, agency banks and hedge providers on the financing of five utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects to be built in Saudi Arabia. This landmark deal forms part of Saudi Arabia’s National Renewable Energy Program, led and supervised by the Ministry of Energy, and reflects the Public Investment Fund’s commitment to develop 70% of the Kingdom’s renewable energy target capacity by 2030.
The Gibson Dunn attendees accepting the award included partner Ben Shorten, who led the team, and associates Andy Sears-Black, Emily Smith, and Lucrezia De Jorio.
Shout-out to a Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher team led by partner Paul Torchia, of counsel Nathan Curtis and partner Jaysen Chung for securing appellate affirmance of an “exceptional” case finding and an award of $4 million in attorney fees for client Dell EMC in patent litigation brought by ACQIS. The Federal Circuit last week upheld a decision finding ACQIS lacked a good faith basis to continue pursuing its infringement claims under patents related to a data transfer standard after an adverse claims construction ruling. The Gibson Dunn team includes Josh Krevitt, Brian Rosenthal, Kate Dominguez, Ben Hershkowitz and Brian Buroker and associate Allyson Parks.
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Partner Matt Axelrod was quoted by WorldECR in an article on the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, saying that it articulates “a different vision for the US role in the world – and putting America’s interests first.”
Gibson Dunn advised Galecto, Inc. on its public offering of common stock, which generated aggregate gross proceeds to the company of approximately $316 million.
Galecto is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics to redefine the treatment paradigm for people living with blood cancers.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team included partners Ryan Murr, Branden Berns, and Melanie Neary and associates Nicholas Linke, Candice Johnson, Lauren Navarro, and Chad Kang.
In a closely watched patent case in the decentralized finance community (or DeFi, for those of you in the know), a team led by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partners Josh Krevitt and Stuart Rosenberg and Latham & Watkins partner Patricia Young scored a defense win for Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation. U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl in Manhattan this week granted their motion to dismiss infringement claims brought by Bprotocol Foundation and LocalCoin Ltd. under two related patents for a “constant product automated market maker” system. The judge found that the patents are directed at the unpatentable abstract idea of calculating currency exchange rates to perform transactions. The Gibson Dunn team representing Uniswap Labs includes partners Kate Dominguez, Ben Hershkowitz and Brian Rosenthal, of counsel R. Scott Roe and associates Ryan Jin and Evan Kratzer. The Latham team representing the Uniswap Foundation includes Gabriel Bell, Sean Gloth and Di Ai.
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Gibson Dunn advised I Squared Capital on its strategic partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in Inkia Energy, a Peruvian private power generation company.
The firm’s corporate team was led by partners Marwan Azzi and Jamal Lama and included of counsel John Kim and associates Vikram Vivek and Maramawit Abera. Partner Kathryn Kelly and associate David Horton advised on tax aspects. Partner Attila Borsos advised on antitrust aspects.
Gibson Dunn was highly ranked in the World Intellectual Property Review’s USA Patents Rankings 2025 – Contentious patent work category. Partners Brian Rosenthal and Charlotte Jacobsen were also both recognized for their patent work. The guide “highlights the firms handling the most consequential matters in the US.”
Partners and Co-Chairs of our Media, Entertainment, and Technology Practice Group Kevin Masuda, Ilissa Samplin, and Brian Ascher recently spoke with Law360 [PDF] about several major cases and deals the team was involved in over the past year. The practice group was recognized as one of Law360’s Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year for 2025.
Partners Kate Dominguez, Josh Krevitt, and Brian Rosenthal spoke to Law360 [PDF] about some of the successes our Intellectual Property Practice Group delivered for clients in 2025. Law360 recently named the team an Intellectual Property Group of the Year for 2025.
Kate and Josh are the Co-Chairs of the practice group.
Gibson Dunn is advising Brookfield Asset Management on the $1.2 billion take-private acquisition of Peakstone Realty Trust.
The Gibson Dunn team is led by transactional partners Drew Flowers, Brian Scrivani, and David Perechocky and includes of counsel Ben Haskins and associate Sarah Sperling on corporate matters; associates Kim Vallot and Taha Sutarwala on real estate matters; partners Doug Horowitz and Michael Weinberger on financing matters; partners Brian Kniesly and Evan Gusler, of counsel Jennifer Fitzgerald, and associate Brady Blouin on tax matters; partner Michael Collins and associate Akiva Reich on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Meghan Hungate and associates Andrew Hartman and Advait Ramanan on intellectual property and technology matters; partner Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and associate Amanda Estep on data privacy / cybersecurity matters; partner Abbey Hudson on environmental matters; partner Bradley Smith and staff attorney Clea McClellan on antitrust matters; and partner Stephenie Gosnell Handler and associates Chris Mullen and Natan Sebhat on CFIUS/national security matters.
Gibson Dunn and SolomonSimmonsLaw today filed suit, on behalf of Shanta Isom, the mother of J.I., a Tulsa Public Schools (“TPS” or the “District”) student who was violently attacked by a teaching assistant at a TPS elementary school in February 2024. The lawsuit alleges federal antidiscrimination and constitutional violations against Tulsa Public Schools and the teaching assistant, Nicholas Stowell, who committed the assault.
On February 9, 2024, Nicholas Stowell violently attacked J.I., a seven-year-old first grader, on the playground at his elementary school. The attack was caught on video, showing J.I. playing on the playground with other students when Stowell approached him. Stowell then dragged a limp J.I. by his arm across the playground to a picnic table where Stowell slammed J.I. onto the bench repeatedly and placed him in an apparent headlock before J.I. was able to free himself.
Stowell was arrested that day and charged with felony child abuse. He later pleaded guilty to that charge and is currently serving a six-year noncustodial sentence. TPS publicly defended itself to the press that same day but failed to inform J.I.’s guardian of the assault at the time it occurred—an apparent coverup of the incident to avoid public fallout from the attack. It was not until days later that Ms. Isom was informed of the assault, and due to the delay, J.I. was unable to receive prompt medical care.
The assault also caused regression of J.I.’s condition and exacerbated the manifestations of his disabilities, which TPS was legally obligated to accommodate. TPS further discriminated against J.I. by failing to implement an adequate individualized education program (“IEP”) for J.I., failing to train its staff to properly engage with disabled students like J.I., and illegally refusing his request to reenroll in school the following calendar year.
TPS has a history of abusive and unequal treatment toward students with disabilities, including failing to develop adequate IEPs and a pattern and practice of tolerating mistreatment of special needs students. TPS is currently under formal review for significant racial and ethnic disparities in its discipline of students with disabilities and has been sued repeatedly for alleged physical assaults by TPS employees against children in its care.
Ms. Isom is suing TPS for violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for, among other things, failing to implement legally-required accommodations for J.I., covering up the assault, and denying J.I. his right to education on account of his disabilities in violation of federal law. Ms. Isom has also brought claims under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments against TPS and Stowell for the criminal abuse of her son.
Karin Portlock, partner at Gibson Dunn, stated: “Criminal abuse and discrimination have no place at school. Not only were J.I.’s rights clearly violated by this gruesome assault, but his young life has been tragically altered by mistreatment at the hands of TPS, which failed to serve him as a student with disabilities. Our schools need to protect our children, not endanger them. We are honored to represent Ms. Isom in her fight for justice for her son.”
Damario Solomon-Simmons of SolomonSimmonsLaw also stated: “This case exposes a systemic failure by Tulsa Public Schools to protect a child with disabilities who was entitled to safety, dignity, and meaningful access to education. Instead, J.I. suffered violence, neglect, and exclusion in a place meant to protect him. This lawsuit enforces the basic promise of our Constitution and federal law and seeks to ensure that no TPS student with disabilities is ever placed in harm’s way or quietly pushed out of school again.”
Ms. Isom, stated: “I’m proud to file this lawsuit on behalf of my son and make sure this does not happen to another child.”
The complaint is available here.
Gibson Dunn advised investment firm Asterion Industrial Partners on the sale of its share of Energy Assets Group (EAG) to Macquarie Asset Management.
A consortium of Asterion, EDF Invest, and Swiss Life Asset Managers agreed to sell 100% of EAG, which owns and operates long-term energy infrastructure across smart meters and last-mile utility connections.
Our team was led by partner Alice Brogi and included partner Federico Fruhbeck, of counsel Manjinder Tiwana, and associates Freddie Wright, Kevin Kim, and Konstantinos Flogaitis. Additional support was provided by partners Ben Fryer and James Chandler. Associate Jason Richards advised on tax aspects. Partner Ali Nikpay, of counsel Ben Nunez, and associate Neringa Juodkunaite advised on antitrust matters.
Gibson Dunn will further strengthen its pre-eminent Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group and European presence with the appointment of Leo Plank as a partner in the coming months.
Leo will bring over two decades of experience in complex cross-border financial restructurings and insolvency matters. He has worked on cross border restructurings in Germany and abroad, including the multibillion restructurings of Agrokor d.d. in Croatia, HETA Asset Resolution AG in Austria and many of the largest LBO restructurings in Germany.
“Leo’s arrival will mark the continued expansion of our global restructuring practice. In 2025, we significantly grew our capabilities in the U.S. and across Europe to meet the increasing demand from large European-based mandates,” said Scott Greenberg, Global Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. “Leo’s reputation and leadership in the European markets make him ideally positioned to drive that strategy, and his experience will be invaluable to our clients navigating complex financial challenges globally.”
Jean-Pierre Farges, Head of the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group in Europe, added: “Leo is a dynamic and highly respected practitioner whose addition significantly strengthens our European platform. His ability to build high-performing teams, combined with his strategic market insight and deep client relationships, positions us to meet growing client demand across the continent. We are thrilled to welcome him.”
“I’m excited to join Gibson Dunn at a pivotal moment for the restructuring market, as companies confront the need to rethink their capital structures and business models,” said Leo. “The firm’s global platform and strategic vision for Europe align with my ambitions. I look forward to working with Scott, Jean-Pierre, and the exceptional team to further strengthen the firm’s leading restructuring practice across Europe.”
Gibson Dunn’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group—renowned for steering the world’s largest and most complex restructurings and for its dominant market position in the U.S. and Europe—has steadily expanded its global footprint. Leo’s arrival follows the 2024 addition of partner Lisa Stevens, and the 2025 appointments of Chris Howard and Presley Warner, two of London’s preeminent restructuring partners.
About Leo Plank
Leo is widely recognized as one of Europe’s leading restructuring lawyers. His clients include hedge funds, debtors, private equity companies, high-yield and distressed debt investors, and companies involved in LBO financing and multinational restructurings. He is known for his strategic insight and deep client relationships across the continent.
Partner Harris Mufson recently spoke to The AmLaw Litigation Daily [PDF] about building a destination employment litigation practice over restrictive covenant agreements. He commented on the diverse nature of enforcement of non-competes from state to state: “I find it to be a fascinating area to practice in, because there are these tremendously disparate perspectives from different states, in terms of the enforceability of these restrictive covenants.”
Harris mentioned that he didn’t intend to focus his practice on employee mobility disputes but kept getting more cases after achieving key wins in high profile disputes.
“It’s funny how careers develop. I’ve just seen such a huge wave of these cases, and I’ve probably handled more of them than anyone in the country over the past couple years,” he said. “So they kind of find you, I guess.”
Shout-out to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Maurice Suh and associates Al Suarez and Zachary Freund, who represented American gymnast Jordan Chiles alongside Swiss co-counsel at Homburger AG at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. In a decision made public last week, the court revived hopes for Chiles to retain the bronze medal she was awarded at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The Swiss court remanded Chiles’ case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which hears disputes arising from the games, to take account of new video evidence regarding the timing of an on-floor inquiry that led to Chiles’ third-place finish, which was later determined to have been made too late.
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A consortium led by global investment firm KKR has announced the acquisition of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, a leading data center colocation services provider, at an implied enterprise value of approximately $10.9 billion. Gibson Dunn advised KKR on its investment arrangements relating to this matter.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partners Tyler Cohen and Till Lefranc with support from associates Sean Pan, Sarah Reder, Julian Zhong, and Amanda Ng. Additional support was provided by partner James Cox, associates Olivia Sadler and Fin Willits, and of counsel Peter Gumnior (employment); partners Oliver Welch and David Wolber and associates Su Moon and Joshua Lim (compliance); and partner James Chandler and associate Sarah Johnson (tax).
Gibson Dunn advised Dextra Partners, a multi-strategy private equity firm focused on the middle market, as lead investor in a continuation vehicle for Ethos, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based provider of tech-enabled insurance claims investigation and medical management solutions. The continuation vehicle is managed by Carousel Capital, with Carousel Capital Partners VI providing a significant investment alongside Dextra Partners.
Our corporate team was led by partner A.J. Frey and included partners Sean McFarlane and Edward Sopher and associates Nicolette Fata and Aidan McNamara. Partner Daniel Zygielbaum and associate Galya Savir advised on tax. Partner Bradley Smith advised on antitrust.
A Law.com International article [PDF] highlights the firm’s plans to launch an office in Madrid and hiring of Armando Albarrán.
Legal Business [subscription required] has written about the firm’s plan to open a Madrid office along with the hiring of Armando Albarrán.
A LawFuel article [subscription required] spotlights Gibson Dunn’s hiring of leading private equity and M&A lawyer Armando Albarrán and the firm’s plans to open an office in Madrid.