Our firm, its practices, departments and lawyers receive frequent recognition, ranking us among the world’s best in industry surveys and major publications. We are proud of these honors and believe that they demonstrate the breadth, depth and excellence of Gibson Dunn. We invite you to browse recent news involving our firm.
Los Angeles Business Journal named Los Angeles partners Amy Forbes, Perlette Jura, and Debra Wong Yang to its list of Most Influential Women Lawyers in Los Angeles, featuring 50 of the most accomplished female attorneys working in the region. The feature was published on April 24, 2017.
April 24, 2017
Denver Business Journal has named Denver partner Robyn Zolman to its annual Top Women in Energy list, recognizing the top influencers in Denver's energy sector.
April 14, 2017
Gibson Dunn received 33 rankings in Chambers Europe 2017: 23 individual rankings and ten firm rankings. The firm was recommended in the following categories: Competition/European Law – Belgium; Competition/Antitrust: Europe-wide; TMT: Regulatory – Europe-wide; Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability – France; Restructuring/Insolvency – France; Tax – France; Compliance – Germany; Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability – Germany; Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability – UK and Litigation: Highly Regarded – UK. The following Gibson Dunn partners were recognized as leaders in their fields: Peter Alexiadis, Ahmed Baladi, Peter Decker, Jerome Delaurière, Charles Falconer, Benoît Fleury, Andrés Font Galarza, Charlie Geffen, Stephen Gillespie, Ariel Harroch, Chri
April 13, 2017
The Daily Journal named Los Angeles partner Perlette Jura to its 2017 Top 40 Under 40 list, which highlights leading California-based attorneys under the age of 40. The list was published on April 12, 2017.
April 12, 2017
Six Gibson Dunn partners were recognized in the 2017 Guide to World-Class Employment Lawyers by Human Resource Executive (HRE) magazine and Lawdragon, an online legal directory.
April 6, 2017
Variety named Century City partners Scott Edelman, Ruth Fisher, and Ari Lanin and Los Angeles partner Ben Ross to its 2017 Legal Impact Report, an annual list of the leading attorneys in the entertainment industry. The list was published on April 4, 2017.
April 4, 2017
Gibson Dunn was named to the 2017 edition of The Latin Lawyer 250 for its Latin America-related work in six practice areas: Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Litigation, and White Collar Crime and Compliance. The list recognizes "the leading business law firms of Latin America and is the result of ...
April 4, 2017
At its annual GCR Awards, Global Competition Review recognized San Francisco partner Gary Spratling with a Lifetime Achievement Award and named two Gibson Dunn matters as Merger Control Matters of the Year. Microsoft/LinkedIn was named Merger Control Matter of the Year in Europe, and Marriott/Starwood was named Merger Control Matter of the Year in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. The Firm represented LinkedIn and Marriott respectively.
March 28, 2017
Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2018 has recognized nine partners as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas: Cyrus Benson — International Arbitration; Tom Budd — Real Estate Finance; James Cox — Employment Law; Charlie Geffen — Private Equity Law; Stephen Gillespie —Banking & Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law; Wayne McArdle — Private Equity Law; Philip Rocher — Litigation; Alan Samson — Financial Services, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Law; and Steve Thierbach – Capital Markets Law. Additionally, Best Lawyers named Charlie Geffen "Lawyer of the Year" 2018 in London Private Equity Law based upon high ratings in Best Lawyers' survey of peers.
March 28, 2017
Concurrences Review recognized Gibson Dunn San Francisco partner Rachel Brass and associate Caeli Higney at its 2017 Antitrust Writing Awards. Their article "Practical Advice for Avoiding Hub-and-Spoke Liability" was selected as the winner in the Business category, Concerted Practices section.
March 28, 2017
Euromoney's Expert Guides has named eight Gibson Dunn partners to its 2017 edition of the Energy and Environment Guide, which recognizes top legal practitioners advising on energy and environmental law. Selection to this guide is determined by a survey of fellow legal practitioners in more than 90 jurisdictions. The Gibson Dunn partners included in the guide are Peter Hanlon, William Hollaway, Nicholas Politan, Brad Roach and William Scherman for Energy, and Patrick Dennis, Raymond Ludwiszewski and Daniel Nelson for Environment.
March 22, 2017
Denver Business Journal has named Denver partner Robyn Zolman to its annual 40 under 40 list, recognizing those who have displayed business excellence while maintaining a commitment to the community.
March 17, 2017
In the 2017 edition of Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Gibson Dunn earned 144 total rankings – 39 firm practice group rankings and 105 individual rankings. The firm and its lawyers were recognized globally and in the Europe, Latin America and Middle East regions, with additional recognitions in Belgium, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. This year, 77 Gibson Dunn attorneys were identified as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas, with some ranked in more than one category.
March 16, 2017
Best Lawyers® in Singapore 2018 has recognized three partners as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas: Jai Pathak — Finance Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Brad Roach — Energy Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Saptak Santra — Energy Law and Finance Law. The Singapore list was announced on March 3, 2017.
March 3, 2017
Sixteen Gibson Dunn lawyers were featured in Who's Who Legal's Competition 2017 guide. Brussels partners Peter Alexiadis and David Wood, Dallas partners Sean Royall and Robert Walters, Hong Kong partner Sébastien Evrard, London partner Ali Nikpay, Los Angeles partner Daniel Swanson, New York partner Peter Sullivan, San Francisco partners Rachel Brass, Trey Nicoud, Joel Sanders, and Gary Spratling, and Washington, D.C. partners Jarrett Arp, Scott Hammond, and Joseph Kattan were selected.
February 23, 2017
Seven Gibson Dunn lawyers were featured in Who's Who Legal's Competition Future Leaders 2017 guide.
February 23, 2017
Latinvex named Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin to its 2017 Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers list, which recognizes "the leading attorneys from international law firms that are involved in the legal business of Latin America." Warin is one of six lawyers in the FCPA & Fraud section of the list. Selection was based on "a combination of factors, including recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of firm in Latin America and rankings by third parties." The list was published on February 21, 2017.
February 21, 2017
Benchmark Litigation recognized Gibson Dunn as both the Appellate Firm of the Year and the White Collar/Enforcement/Investigations Firm of the Year at its 2017 U.S.
February 16, 2017
The Daily Journal recognized five Gibson Dunn cases in its annual feature on top verdicts in California for 2016. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Oracle Corp.
February 15, 2017
Real Estate Finance & Investment named Gibson Dunn as the 2017 Law Firm of the Year for Innovation for the firm's work on the Golden State Warriors' new arena and the NFL stadium in Inglewood, California. The REFI awards are given to "recognize and reward those real estate finance professionals that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation over the past 12 months." The awards were announced on February 14, 2017.
February 14, 2017