Gibson Dunn was recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers FinTech, a guide to the best law firms and lawyers in the global fintech industry. The firm was ranked in the Singapore: FinTech Legal, USA: Crypto-Asset Disputes, and USA: FinTech Legal categories. Singapore of counsel Grace Chong was recognized as a leading lawyer in the Singapore: FinTech Legal category and as an expert based abroad in the China: FinTech Legal (International Firms) category. Dubai of counsel Sameera Kimatrai was recognized as an Associate to Watch in the United Arab Emirates: FinTech Legal category. The guide was published on December 5, 2023.
Gibson Dunn recognizes the strategic imperative facing both new market entrants and incumbent players in fintech. In response, we have developed a market-leading offering that brings together a diverse set of capabilities—advisory, transactional, policy, and supervision and enforcement—which, when deployed together, enable our clients to accelerate growth seamlessly around the world. Ours is a team with diverse backgrounds and deep experience. It has unparalleled depth based on experience in private practice, in-house and at senior levels of government, including at FinCEN, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Office of Foreign Asset Control, the New York Department of Financial Services and other state agencies. This range of perspectives allows us to offer comprehensive strategic insights that address the needs of our clients, while balancing the expectations of their regulators and other stakeholders.
Global Arbitration Review has named New York partner Rahim Moloo to its 45 under 45 list, a global guide to the current leaders in the field of in international arbitration under the age of 45. He was one of 6 lawyers in the U.S. named in the guide. The feature was published on December 6, 2023 and the last such guide was published 12 years ago.
Rahim Moloo is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Group. His practice focuses on assisting clients to resolve their most complex international disputes, including through international arbitration, litigation and negotiation. His experience spans numerous industries, including energy, mining, life sciences, telecommunications, financial services, infrastructure, construction, consumer products and entertainment.
The New York State Supreme Court–Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has unanimously reversed the denial of a resentencing application filed by Gibson Dunn’s pro bono client in a precedent-setting victory under the state’s recently enacted Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA).
Under the DVSJA, domestic violence survivors convicted of offenses for which their abuse was a significant contributing factor are eligible for reduced sentencing based on specific statutory considerations. This is only the second such appeal to reach the Third Department since the DVSJA’s enactment, and the first successful appeal under the law by a domestic violence survivor.
Before Gibson Dunn joined the case, the lower court had denied the survivor’s resentencing application in part on the ground that her history of domestic violence had already been “factored in” to her plea agreement—and thus that she was attempting to “double dip” by applying for statutorily authorized relief. As a matter of first impression in the Third Department, our lawyers argued that the lower court’s denial of the application on this and other grounds constituted reversible legal error.
On November 22, 2023, a unanimous Third Department panel sided with our client, concluding that the lower court committed multiple legal errors in denying the application. Importantly, the court held that whether the domestic violence history was “factored in” to her plea agreement was “not relevant to the application of the DVSJA,” confirming the remedial purpose of the statute and its availability to all eligible survivors, regardless of the disposition of their underlying cases. In a significant step, the Third Department modified the sentence itself rather than remanding to the lower court, broadening the appellate court’s authority under the law to provide relief for future survivors. Because our client has already served more than the amended sentence, she will be immediately released from prison as a result of this ruling.
New York partner Karin Portlock led the team and argued the case before the Third Department, with valuable assistance from associate Brian Yeh. The team received outstanding support from our pro bono partners Professor Kate Mogulescu of Brooklyn Law School and Michael Baker of the Broome County Public Defender’s Office.
Gibson Dunn represented funds advised by Neuberger Berman as lead investors of continuation series funds organized by J-STAR, a Japan-focused private equity sponsor. This transaction is understood to be the first ever successful continuation fund transaction in Japan. The continuation series funds held a successful closing with aggregate capital commitments of JPY 17.9 billion. The continuation series funds invested alongside certain other shareholders into Renatus Co., Ltd., a newly formed holding company which acquired certain companies operating in the waste treatment and recycling industry from earlier vintage J-Star Series Funds.
The Gibson Dunn team was led by our team in Singapore, partner John Fadely and associates Xuanyi Liu and Zan Wong, and supported by Washington, D.C. partner Daniel Zygielbaum and associate Jennifer Fitzgerald on tax, and New York partner Edward Sopher and associate Chris Reszczynski on funds.
Gibson Dunn partnered with PwC on Japanese tax and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu on Japanese legal matters.
Gibson Dunn represented energyRe, LLC in a $1.2 billion capital raise that includes equity commitments from Glentra Capital and Elia Group.
energyRe, LLC is an independent leader in the development of clean energy. The company is at the forefront of the energy transition, having built a diverse portfolio of renewable assets including solar, wind and utility-scale transmission and storage. energyRe, LLC is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team included New York partners John Gaffney, Daniel Alterbaum and Nicholas Politan and Dallas associate Jonathan Sapp. Dallas partner Michael Cannon and associate Josiah Bethards advised on tax aspects. Brussels partner Attila Borsos advised on antitrust aspects. Washington, D.C. partner William Hollaway advised on regulatory aspects. New York partner Darius Mehraban advised on financing. Washington, D.C. partner Michael Collins advised on benefits.
New York of counsel Paul Michael Jindra, Orange County associates Lauren Assaf-Holmes and Victor Twu, New York associate Rob Kelley, and Washington, D.C. associates Sheldon Nagesh and Geoff Walter received the Certified Corporate Governance Professional designation. The certifications were announced on October 20, 2023.
Gibson Dunn’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group helps the largest U.S. public and private companies, financial institutions and U.S.-listed foreign private issuers navigate a broad range of matters.
Six Gibson Dunn partners were recognized in the 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders – Competition. Hong Kong partner Sébastien Evrard, London partner Ali Nikpay, Los Angeles partner Daniel Swanson, New York partner Eric Stock, San Francisco partner Rachel Brass, and Washington, D.C. partner Scott Hammond were all recommended. The list was published on November 30, 2023.
San Francisco partner Rachel Brass was named to the Daily Journal’s Top Antitrust Lawyers 2023 list, which features California’s top antitrust lawyers. The list was published on November 29, 2023.
Rachel Brass is co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Her extensive antitrust and competition experience includes litigation and trial of indirect and direct purchaser claims, international cartel matters, mergers and acquisitions, grand jury investigations, and other antitrust investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, United States Department of Justice, European Commission, Canadian Competition Bureau, Korean Fair Trade Commission, Japan Fair Trade Commission and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, as well as litigation in trial and appellate courts.
Five Gibson Dunn partners were recognized in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2024 guide. London partners Cyrus Benson and Penny Madden KC, New York partner Rahim Moloo, and Singapore partner Paul Tan were all recommended. New York partner Charline Yim was named an Arbitration Future Leader. The guide was published on November 29, 2023.
Los Angeles partner Tiaunia Henry was recognized by the Los Angeles Times as a 2023 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Visionary. Tiaunia participated in the 2023 Los Angeles Times DEIA Forum, which took place on October 19th and gathered diversity and inclusion leaders throughout Los Angeles who champion initiatives that foster a sense of belonging among employees, clients, and consumers in their respective communities and organizations.
Tiaunia has been an active member of the LA Area Diversity Committee since joining the firm in 2007. She has served as Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s LA Area Diversity Committee since 2012 and has focused on developing programming to support the professional advancement of all attorneys at the firm. She has also served as Chair of the Affinity Groups for Black attorneys and Women of Color in Los Angeles as well as being actively involved in the Los Angeles Parenting Group. Tiaunia is also responsible for one of the Firm’s most successful diversity programs. She worked closely with Gibson Dunn’s Global Diversity Team to spearhead and launch the Diverse Perspectives in the Law Speaker Series, a firmwide program that explores our diverse attorneys’ experiences in navigating issues around race and inclusion throughout their lives and how it has shaped their careers in the legal profession.
Munich partner Katharina Humphrey, London associate Amy Cooke and Munich associate Andreas Dürr are the authors of “London verschärft das Unternehmensstrafrecht” [PDF] (London Tightens Corporate Criminal Law) published in issue No. 228 from November 25, 2023, of the German newspaper Boersen-Zeitung. The article outlines the expansion of corporate criminal liability in the UK and its impact also on German companies.
Washington, D.C. partner Svetlana Gans received the Federalist Society Practice Groups Division’s inaugural 2023 Volunteer of the Year Award for “the energy she has brought to the Executive Committee as Co-Chair [of the Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group] and the important impact she has made upon the Federalist Society’s antitrust programming over the past year.” The award was presented in November 2023.
Svetlana Gans helps clients navigate complex consumer protection (advertising, marketing, privacy, and right to repair) and competition related regulatory proceedings before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and other enforcement bodies, and provides strategic advice on related public policy issues.
Global Investigations Review ranked Gibson Dunn No. 1 in its 2023 GIR 30, its “annual ranking of the 30 best law firms for cross-border corporate investigations” for the sixth consecutive year, and this is the firm’s eighth No. 1 ranking in the past nine years. The publication noted that Gibson Dunn “is the firm clients – including other law firms – turn to for the thorniest of cases.” The GIR 30 was announced on November 16, 2023.
The White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group defends businesses, senior executives, public officials and other individuals in a wide range of investigations and prosecutions. The group is composed of more than 250 lawyers practicing across our U.S. and international offices and draws on the expertise of more than 75 of its members with extensive government experience.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced that partner Robert Spano has been elected to the board of the International Damage Registry for Ukraine, which will serve as a record of evidence and claims for damage, loss or injury caused to all natural or legal persons by Russia’s international wrongful acts in or against Ukraine.
The Register of Damage for Ukraine, based in The Hague, operates as part of the Council of Europe. The Board of the Register consists of seven experts. In addition to a member from Ukraine, candidates from Iceland, Germany, Italy, United States, Poland and Finland were elected.
Robert joined Gibson Dunn in January 2023 and is partner in the London and Paris offices, where he practices in the field of international dispute resolution and advises on regulatory matters. He is a member of the firm’s Transnational Litigation, International Arbitration, Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation, Technology Regulatory and Litigation, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Policy Practice Groups.
An expert in public international law and EU law, Robert is the former president of the European Court of Human Rights and he sits on the Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn as the Texas Regional Litigation Department of the Year winner, which recognizes “the best litigation department in [the] jurisdiction.” The award was presented on November 15, 2023.
Gibson Dunn possesses one of the most sophisticated and effective litigation practices in Texas. Our trial lawyers handle a broad spectrum of contested cases both in-state and across the United States, including antitrust, intellectual property, class actions, securities, and information technology and data privacy. Highly sophisticated clients consistently turn to us to prosecute and defend their high-profile and high-stakes litigation matters. In addition, our Texas-based appellate lawyers have briefed, argued and won high-profile, high-stakes constitutional controversies and complex business disputes in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, and federal and state courts of appeals nationwide.
The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn’s Chair and Managing Partner Barbara Becker as the Managing Partner of the Year. This inaugural award was presented on November 15, 2023.
Barbara Becker is the seventh Chair and Managing Partner in the firm’s 133-year history. Prior to becoming the firm’s Chair and Managing Partner, Barbara served as Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group for over a decade, and also created and led the firmwide Diversity Committee.
New York partner Mylan Denerstein was named to City & State New York’s 2023 The Power of Diversity: Women 100, recognizing “women in government, advocacy, business, labor, academia and other arenas who are shaping the future of New York and our nation.” The list was published on November 13, 2023.
Mylan Denerstein is Co-Chair of the Public Policy Practice Group, Global Chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee, and Co-Partner-in-Charge of the New York office. She leads complex litigation and internal investigations, representing companies confronting a wide range of legal issues, in their most critical times. Mylan was appointed serve as the independent NYPD Monitor to oversee the court ordered reform process.
New York partner Eric Sloan and associate James Jennings are the authors of “Disproportionate S Corporation Rollovers: Lindsey Buckingham Was Right” [PDF] published by Tax Notes Federal on November 13, 2023.
The 2024 edition of Who’s Who Legal’s Thought Leaders: USA featured 42 partners from Gibson Dunn. The 2024 guide recognized the following partners in their respective fields:
- Dennis Arnold – Real Estate
- Barbara Becker – M&A
- Theodore J. Boutrous Jr – Commercial Litigation, and Product Liability Defence
- Rachel Brass – Competition
- Jeffrey Chapman – M&A
- Michael P. Darden – Energy – Oil & Gas
- Patrick Dennis – Environment
- Michael Diamant – Investigations
- Scott Edelman – Entertainment
- Amy Forbes – Real Estate
- Richard Grime – Investigations, and Business Crime Defence – Corporates
- Shukie Grossman – Private Funds – Formation
- Scott Hammond – Competition
- Donald Harrison – Trade & Customs
- Charlotte Jacobsen – Intellectual Property – Patents
- Steven Klein – Real Estate
- Josh Krevitt – Intellectual Property – Patents
- Andrew Lance – Hospitality
- Judith Lee – Trade & Customs
- Robert Little – M&A and Governance
- Jane Love – Life Sciences – Patent Litigation
- Raymond Ludwiszewski – Environment
- Madalyn Miller – Transport – Aviation Finance
- Peter Modlin – Environment
- Theodore B. Olson – Commercial Litigation
- Tomer Pinkusiewicz – Project Finance
- Michael Rosenthal – Restructuring & Insolvency
- Mark Schonfeld – Investigations
- Jesse Sharf – Real Estate
- Eric Sloan – Corporate Tax – Advisory
- Adam Smith – Trade & Customs – International Sanctions
- Orin Snyder – Commercial Litigation
- Edward Sopher – Private Funds – Formation
- Sanford Stark – Corporate Tax – Controversy
- Charles Stevens – Investigations
- Eric Stock – Competition
- Patrick Stokes – Investigations
- Daniel Swanson – Competition
- F. Joseph Warin – Investigations, Business Crime Defence – Individuals, and Business Crime Defence – Corporates
- Stephen Weissman – Competition
- Joseph West – Construction
- Debra Wong Yang – Investigations, Business Crime Defence – Individuals, and Business Crime Defence – Corporates
This list was published in October 2023.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has elected 35 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024.
Commenting on the partnership class, Gibson Dunn Chair and Managing Partner Barbara L. Becker said: “These extraordinary lawyers have already made innumerable contributions to the firm and to our clients. They are integral parts of their offices and practices, and we are thrilled to celebrate this milestone achievement with them.”
The newly elected partners are:
Ryan S. Appleby (Litigation / Los Angeles) focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and trial advocacy and has helped clients navigate disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2013.
Melissa L. Barshop (Global Finance / Los Angeles) has experience in a broad range of financing transactions, including acquisition financings, secured and unsecured corporate credit facilities, Rule 144A transactions, private placements, convertible debt offerings, exchange offers, mezzanine transactions, and work-outs and debt restructurings. She earned her JD from Columbia Law School in 2006.
Jeremy M. Christiansen (Litigation / Washington, D.C.) represents clients from a wide variety of industries in high-stakes litigation, appellate and administrative law matters. He graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at The University of Utah in 2014.
Lee R. Crain (Litigation / New York) represents clients in a broad array of high-stakes trial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts involving media and entertainment, tech, employment law, and the First Amendment. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014.
Elizabeth Aislinn Dooley (Litigation / San Francisco) represents clients across industries with a focus on high-stakes employment and appellate matters. She graduated from Stanford Law School in 2013.
Samuel Eckman (Appellate and Constitutional Law / Los Angeles) is an appellate litigator with extensive experience representing clients in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts across the country. He graduated from The University of Chicago Law School in 2013.
Melissa L. Farrar (White Collar Defense and Investigations / Washington, D.C.) represents and advises multinational corporations in internal and government investigations on a wide range of issues, including compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering, export controls and fraud. She graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 2013.
Jamie E. France (Antitrust and Competition / Washington, D.C.) represents clients in antitrust merger and non-merger investigations before the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, state Attorneys General and international competition authorities, as well as in complex private and government antitrust litigation. She graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2011.
Stéphane Frank (Antitrust and Competition / Brussels) has significant experience in merger control, abuse of dominance and cartel enforcement. He received his LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2011 and a Master of Laws from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2010.
Robert D. Giannattasio (Capital Markets / New York) has broad corporate and capital markets experience representing issuers and underwriters on a variety of public and private debt and equity offerings, as well as advising public companies on SEC and governance matters. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 2013.
Matt Gregory (Appellate and Constitutional Law / Washington, D.C.) represents corporate clients in a wide range of appellate, administrative law, and litigation matters. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014.
Evan M. Gusler (Tax / New York) focuses on domestic and international tax planning for corporations, partnerships, REITs, and investment funds and their investors. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 2014.
Natalie J. Hausknecht (Litigation / Denver) is a trial and consumer protection/privacy defense attorney, who handles high-priority investigations involving state Attorneys General and/or the Federal Trade Commission. She received her law degree from Yale Law School in 2015.
Meghan M. Hungate (Technology Transactions / New York) represents both public and private companies and financial sponsors in connection with complex intellectual property and technology transactions issues. She received her JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2009.
Andrew G.I. Kilberg (Labor and Employment / Washington, D.C.) focuses on administrative law, appellate, and litigation matters concerning labor and employment issues and has significant experience challenging federal regulations, advising on regulatory proposals, and defending agency enforcement actions and investigations. He earned his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2014.
Julian W. Kleinbrodt (Antitrust and Competition / San Francisco) has broad antitrust experience and represents clients in trial and appellate litigation, as well as government investigations. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014.
Jillian N. London (Litigation / Los Angeles) represents media, entertainment, and technology clients and has particular experience in media relations, First Amendment, breach of contract, antitrust, and class action disputes. She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School in 2013.
Cynthia Chen McTernan (Litigation / Los Angeles) represents clients in high-exposure complex commercial actions, class actions, and mass actions, with a focus on consumer protection and employment matters. She earned her JD from Harvard Law School in 2013.
Katherine Moran Meeks (Appellate and Constitutional Law / Washington, D.C.) litigates appeals in state and federal courts involving complex constitutional and statutory questions, with a particular focus on First Amendment matters. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2012.
Alex D. Meirowitz (Real Estate / New York) represents clients in a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on purchase and sales, joint ventures, and borrower and lender side financings. He earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.
Negin Nazemi (Private Equity / Los Angeles) advises companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset deals, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. She graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2011.
Lissa M. Percopo (Securities Litigation / Washington, D.C.) focuses her practice on securities litigation, with an emphasis in securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions. She graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 2007.
Christine Ranney (Intellectual Property / Denver) focuses on patent and appellate litigation and is knowledgeable across a range of arts and practices, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consumer goods, software and telecommunications. She received her JD from New York University School of Law in 2013.
Sonja Ruttmann (Mergers and Acquisitions / Munich) advises on complex domestic and international cross-border mergers and acquisitions across a wide range of industries, as well as joint ventures and carve-out scenarios, private equity, and venture capital transactions. She earned her law degree at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2005.
Jennifer L. Sabin (Tax / New York) represents clients in a broad range of domestic and international tax matters, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions (public and private), spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, and restructurings. She received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2011.
Tina Samanta (Litigation / New York) represents financial institutions, corporations and individuals in sensitive and high-stakes securities-related investigations and litigation. She received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002.
Phillip R. Sanders (Mergers and Acquisitions / New York) represents both strategic companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries in connection with all aspects of their domestic and cross-border M&A activities. He graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2014.
Carlos M. Soto (Mergers and Acquisitions / Los Angeles) advises companies, private equity firms and investment advisors on complex merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions, joint ventures and strategic investments, and partnerships. He received his JD from the University of Chicago Law School in 2009.
James O. Springer (Mergers and Acquisitions / Washington, D.C.) advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors, and special committees in connection with a variety of complex transactional matters. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University Law School in 2014.
Andrew Steele (Mergers and Acquisitions / Abu Dhabi and Dubai) advises on public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, private equity and sovereign wealth fund investments, securities issues, and related regulatory advice. He received his LL.B from the University of Bristol Law School in 2003.
Ryan C. Stewart (Labor and Employment / Washington, D.C.) represents clients in a wide range of employment matters, including those involving wage-hour and discrimination laws, whistleblower protection statutes, and non-competition agreements. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2014.
Connor S. Sullivan (Media, Entertainment and Technology / New York) represents technology and media companies in a broad range of complex, high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts and has significant experience in First Amendment matters. He graduated from Yale Law School in 2013.
Christopher T. Timura (International Trade / Washington, D.C.) helps clients solve legal problems that arise at the intersection of national security, foreign policy, and international trade and develop strategies for implementing ESG social commitments in their international supply chains. He received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003.
Chris W. Trester (Mergers and Acquisitions / Palo Alto) focuses his corporate practice on mergers and acquisitions and emerging companies, with a specific emphasis on the tech, entertainment, and life science industries. He received his JD from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco in 2013.
Chris Whittaker (Antitrust and Competition / Orange County) represents clients in a wide range of high-stakes, complex commercial cases, with an emphasis in antitrust and competition, technology, intellectual property, and employment matters. He received his law degree from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2011.