Lawdragon 500 named 32 Gibson Dunn partners to its 2024 Leading Global Litigators guide, featuring “advisors…at the forefront resolving global disputes” and “whose vision and reach is worldwide.” The partners recognized are Mohammed M. Bashir, Cyrus Benson, Eric Bouffard, Theodore Boutrous Jr., Susy Bullock, Elaine Chen, Trey Cox, Patrick Doris, Theane Evangelis, Charles Falconer, Jean-Pierre Farges, Pierre-Emmanuel Fender, Kai Gesing, Brian Gilchrist, Osma Hudda, Perlette Michèle Jura, Penny Madden, Matthew McGill, Nooree Moola, Allan Neil, Matthew Nunan, Piers Plumptre, Markus Rieder, Philip Rocher, Benno Schwarz, Andrea Smith, Orin Snyder, Robert Spano, William E. Thomson, Doug Watson, Betty Yang and Finn Zeidler. The list was published on July 19, 2024.

Gibson Dunn was recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers High Net Worth, a guide to the leading lawyers and law firms for international private wealth. The firm was recognized with a top tier ranking in China: Private Wealth Disputes. Brian Gilchrist, Elaine Chen and Alex Wong were recognized in the China: Private Wealth Disputes category. Michael Desmond also was recognized in the USA: Private Client: Tax category. The guide was published on July 18, 2024.

Michael Desmond is co-chair of the Firm’s Global Tax Controversy and Litigation Group. His practice covers a broad range of federal tax matters with a focus on tax controversy and litigation. For more than 25 years, he has represented clients before the examination divisions of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, in the United States Tax Court and in federal district courts, the Court of Federal Claims and various federal courts of appeal.

Brian Gilchrist has extensive experience in dispute resolution, with a focus on commercial litigation involving matters concerning banking, insurance, tax, employment, contentious probate, directors’ duties and minority shareholders’ rights. He is also an experienced advisor on regulatory matters and has handled both domestic and multijurisdictional arbitrations. Brian has acted as a key legal advisor to many of the largest Hong Kong and international companies and institutions. He has acted for, as well as against, Regulators, and is recognized in the market as someone who is usually involved in any ‘bet the company’ dispute in Hong Kong.

Elaine Chen represents companies and high-net-worth individuals in civil and commercial litigation and disputes, including a full range of banking, contractual, tort, companies, trust and tax matters. She has particular experience in tax, contentious probate and estate administration, mental health, private wealth, and boardroom and shareholders disputes. She has acted as legal adviser to many Hong Kong and overseas-listed corporations and financial institutions, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and trusts and has wide-ranging experience in challenging big-ticket litigation.

Alex Wong practices commercial litigation and dispute resolution, including tax, trust and contentious probate, commercial, company, shareholders and joint venture disputes. He also specializes in international arbitration as well as admiralty and shipping disputes.

Ashley Johnson and Jennafer Tryck are the authors of “Dueling Calif. Rulings Offer Insight On 401(k) Forfeiture Suits” [PDF] published by Law360 on July 17, 2024.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised Related Argent on its joint venture with NTT UD Europe Limited, a subsidiary of leading Japanese telecommunications group Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, to take forward the third Build-to-Rent development at Brent Cross Town.

The development will comprise 226 rental homes across three blocks in a prime location between Claremont Park and the new high street to form part of the £8 billion mixed-use park town. This third development will bring the rental portfolio at Brent Cross Town to around 760 homes, all managed by Related Argent.

The Gibson Dunn team was led by partner Patrick Hennessy and included partner Jeremy Kenley and associates Ciarán Deeny and Emily Mattley (Corporate and Real Estate).

The team was supported by partner Sandy Bhogal and associates Sophie Walshe and James Chandler (Tax), as well as partner Attila Borsos and associate Alana Tinkler (Antitrust and Competition).

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised I Squared Capital, a leading independent global infrastructure investment manager, on the spin-off of the Canadian business of its European truck and trailer leasing company, TIP Group, to its US-based trailer lessor Transportation Equipment Network, formerly known as Star Leasing.

The Gibson Dunn corporate team was led by partner Marwan Azzi and included of counsel Robert Banerjea and associate Nicole Tedesco. Partners Kathryn Kelly and Sandy Bhogal advised on tax aspects.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has advised ArcelorMittal on its €955 million acquisition of an approximately 28.4% stake in Vallourec, a manufacturer of premium tubular steel products.

The acquisition of approximately 65.2 million common equity shares from funds managed by Apollo Global Management Inc. will increase ArcelorMittal’s exposure to the downstream, value-added tubular market. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of this year, subject to regulatory approvals.

The Gibson Dunn team advising ArcelorMittal comprised partners Anna Howell (London) and Patrick Ledoux (Paris), and included partners Bertrand Delaunay and Benoit Fleury, of counsel Clarisse Bouchetemble, and associates Josephine Rolland and Agathe Joyce (corporate, Paris); partner Attila Borsos (antitrust, Brussels), and associates Claire Shepherd and Elsie Stone (antitrust, London); and partner Stephenie Gosnell Handler and associate Chris Mullen (international trade, Washington, D.C.).

San Francisco partner Ryan Murr, Washington, D.C. partner Stephen Glover and San Francisco partner Branden Berns are the authors of “Behind The ‘CVR Spin’ Method Of Unlocking Assets In M&A” [PDF] published by Law360 on March 11, 2024.

San Francisco partner Winston Chan and associate Nicole Waddick are the authors of “BYOD: Internal Investigations and Employee Personal Devices” [PDF] published by the Daily Journal on March 7, 2024.

The AmLaw Litigation Daily recognized New York partner Lee Crain amongst its Litigator of the Week shout outs for the significant victory for the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence when—together with co-plaintiff, the State of California—it won summary judgment in an administrative law case seeking to compel the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to sufficiently regulate AR-style “ghost guns.” The Gibson Dunn team includes Century City partner Scott Edelman, New York associates Erica Sollazzo Payne, Liesel Schapira, Michael Kutz, Brianna Rauenzahn, Carson Whitehurst and Apratim Vidyarthi, Orange County associate Kaylie Springer, and Washington, D.C. associate Hayley Lawrence. The recognition was published on March 1, 2024.

FinanceAsia has named “Bain Capital’s $3.16 billion take-private of Chindata Group” as the Best Private Equity Deal, Asia Winner, at its 2023 FinanceAsia Achievement Awards. Gibson Dunn advised the Special Committee of Chindata. The team included Hong Kong partner Brian Schwarzwalder, Beijing partner Qi Yue, Singapore partner Jamie Thomas, Singapore associate John Cheah, and San Francisco partner Brian Lutz. The award was presented on February 20, 2024.

Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of its five Intellectual Property Groups of the Year for 2023. The firm was recognized for scoring “a directed verdict of noninfringement for Dell during a $435 million patent trial” and shielding “SharkNinja from any business interruption during proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission.” The profile was published on February 14, 2024.

Gibson Dunn’s Intellectual Property Practice Group lawyers offer strategic insights and solutions to companies facing complex intellectual property issues. We understand that such issues must be considered in the context of larger business needs and interests. We partner with our clients to develop strategies that effectively and efficiently advance and protect their interests. We have deep capabilities across all categories of IP litigation and transactional matters, including patents, trademark, trade dress, false advertising, anti-dilution, counterfeiting, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair competition.

Gibson Dunn has been recognized in ten categories in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Deutschland. The firm was recognized in the following categories: Antitrust, Compliance, Corporate, Foreign Trade Law, Internal Investigations, M&A Large Deals (€500m +), M&A Mid-Size Deals (-€500m), Private Equity Transactions Large Deals (€500m +), Private Equity Transactions Mid-Sized Deals (€100m – 500m), and Dispute Resolution/Commercial Litigation. Frankfurt partner Georg Weidenbach was named as a Leading Lawyer for Antitrust, Munich partner Benno Schwarz was named as a Leading Lawyer for Internal Investigations, and Munich partner Katharina Humphrey was named as a Next Generation Partner for Compliance. The rankings were published on February 14, 2024.

Gibson Dunn’s German offices, in Frankfurt and Munich, provide clients the necessary high-quality legal services to navigate Europe’s largest economy. Our full range of legal capabilities includes corporate transactional advice and private equity transactions, white collar defense and compliance investigations, litigation and antitrust. Other areas of expertise include finance and restructuring, technology and intellectual property, data protection, labor and employment, public law and regulatory, sanctions and export controls, and ESG-related advice. We work closely with Gibson Dunn’s other global offices to offer seamless legal advice across all practice areas and jurisdictions.

Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of its six Energy Groups of the Year for 2023. The profile was published on February 8, 2024.

Gibson Dunn’s Energy Practice Group has a wide array of experience across all parts of the energy sector – from traditional sources of energy such as oil and gas and electric utilities to renewable forms such as solar and wind. The firm has handled energy-related matters involving numerous practice areas, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; debt and project finance; capital markets; joint ventures; fund formation; project and infrastructure development; dispute resolution; commercial arrangements; and all manners of energy-related regulatory and antitrust issues.

World Trademark Review named Washington, D.C. partner Howard Hogan and Los Angeles partner Ilissa Samplin to its 2024 edition of WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. Gibson Dunn was also recognized for its trademark practice in the D.C. metro area. The publication noted, “Mastery of trial work is one of the defining features of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher”, which “is renowned for its ability to deliver positive results on both sides of the ‘v’”. The guide was published on February 8, 2024.

Howard Hogan’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling, including trademark, copyright, patent, false advertising, right of publicity, licensing, and trade secret matters. He has represented various corporations and individuals in a broad range of industries, including financial services, sports, fashion, cosmetics, entertainment, transportation, pharmaceuticals, and online services.

Ilissa Samplin handles complex commercial litigation, entertainment and technology disputes, and intellectual property litigation and counseling. She has represented corporate and individual clients in the media, entertainment, and technology industries in a wide range of litigation in both federal and state court, including breach of contract, unfair competition, copyright, trademark, and trade secret matters.

Six of Gibson Dunn’s business restructuring and reorganization matters were recognized as “Successful Restructurings of 2023” by Turnarounds & Workouts: the restructurings of Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., Envision Healthcare Corp., Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, National Cinemedia LLLC, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, and Venator Materials PLC. The list was published in the January 2024 issue.

Gibson Dunn’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group advises companies in financial distress, their creditors and investors, and parties interested in acquiring assets from companies in distress. We also guide hedge funds, private equity firms and financial institutions investing in distressed debt and/or equity through the restructuring and bankruptcy process. Our group excels in the innovative use of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to implement restructuring of highly complicated, multijurisdictional, non-U.S. companies.  We regularly represent individual creditors, ad hoc committees and official creditors’ committees in the largest and most complex out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

Gibson Dunn recently advised Gran Tierra Energy Inc. in the issuance of an additional $100,000,000 of its 9.500% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due 2029. This offering is in addition to Gran Tierra Energy Inc.’s previous offering on October 20, 2023 of $487.6 million aggregate principal amount of notes in the same series.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (GTE: NYSE, TSX) is an independent international energy company currently focused on international oil and natural gas exploration and production with assets currently in Colombia and Ecuador.

The transaction involved multiple Gibson Dunn offices across the United States, and complex cross-border considerations including international securities, finance, and tax issues.

The Gibson Dunn team included Houston partner Hillary H. Holmes, New York of counsel Rodrigo Surcan, Houston of counsel Justine Robinson, and Houston associates Malakeh Hijazi and Matthew Goldstein. Houston partner Shalla Prichard advised on financing. New York partner Pamela Lawrence Endreny and associate Kate Long advised on tax aspects. London partners Chris Haynes, Hugo Hernández-Mancha, and Kavita Davis, and associate Martin Coombes advised on UK law matters. Singapore associate Alexandra Jones advised on Singapore law matters.

Fifteen Gibson Dunn partners were featured by Who’s Who Legal in its Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2024 guide. The Gibson Dunn lawyers recognized included Abu Dhabi partner Renad Younes – Energy – Oil & Gas; Houston partner Michael P. Darden – Energy – Oil & Gas; London partners Sandy Bhogal – Corporate Tax – Advisory, Anna Howell – Energy – Oil & Gas, and Ali Nikpay – Competition; Los Angeles partner Amy Forbes – Real Estate; New York partners Tomer Pinkusiewicz – Project Finance, Mark Schonfeld – Investigations, and Edward Sopher – Private Funds – Formation; Singapore partner Brad Roach – Energy – Oil & Gas; and Washington, D.C. partners Scott Hammond – Competition, Theodore B. Olson – Commercial Litigation, Adam Smith – Trade & Customs – International Sanctions, and F. Joseph Warin – Business Crime Defense – Corporates. Additionally, New York partner Rahim Moloo was named as a Thought Leader Under 45 for Arbitration. The guide was published in December 2023.

Lawdragon named 11 Gibson Dunn partners to its 2024 Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law. Dallas partner Ronald Kirk, Los Angeles partners Patrick Dennis and Perlette Jura, Orange County partner Thomas Manakides, San Francisco partner Peter Modlin, and Washington D.C. partners Stacie Fletcher, David Fotouhi, Elizabeth Ising, Raymond Ludwiszewski, Michael Murphy and Daniel Nelson were recognized. The list was published on February 2, 2024.

San Francisco of counsel Todd Trattner and partner Ryan Murr are the authors of “How Biotech Cos. Can Utilize Synthetic Royalty Financing” [PDF] published by Law360 on February 1, 2024.