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.
The Am Law Litigation Daily named partner Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. as its Litigator of the Week [PDF] for successfully representing Uber Technologies Inc.
September 9, 2016
The Legal 500 Latin America 2016 has ranked Gibson Dunn in three categories for International law firms in Latin America – Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Corporate M&A.
September 7, 2016
Washington, D.C. partner Theodore B. Olson was one of the six Lifetime Achievement Award winners recognized by The American Lawyer in its annual feature honoring lawyers who have had “extraordinary careers at some of the country's most prominent law firms” and “an extraordinary impact on society and their profession.” Olson's profile [PDF] was published in the September 2016 issue.
September 1, 2016
Los Angeles partners Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Debra Wong Yang and Century City counsel Mel Levine are recognized in Los Angeles Business Journal’s inaugural LA 500 - the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles, featuring those “shaping the business and social fabric of the region.” The guide was published in August 2016.
August 25, 2016
Best Lawyers® named 10 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2017 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities: Wayne Barsky — Los Angeles Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year, William Dawson — Dallas Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year, Miguel Estrada — Washington, D.C. Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year, Ruth Fisher — Los Angeles Entertainment Law – Music Lawyer of the Year, Douglas Fuchs — Los Angeles Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Lawyer of the Year, Dean Kitchens — Los Angeles Litigation – Securities Lawyer of the Year, Jeffrey Krause — Los Angeles Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Lawyer of the Year, Jonathan Layne — Los Angeles Corporate Law Lawyer
August 16, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 has recognized 157 Gibson Dunn attorneys in 48 practice areas. Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey, in which over 79,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, casting 6.7 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
August 16, 2016
In 2016, Benchmark Litigation named 11 Gibson Dunn partners to its inaugural Under 40 Hot List, which honors leading legal partners of age 40 or younger.
August 8, 2016
Law360 ranked Gibson Dunn No.
August 3, 2016
Gibson Dunn is ranked No. 4 on The American Lawyer’s most prestigious survey, the 2016 A-List, an annual ranking of “20 firms that excel in four vital areas: financial success, pro bono commitment, diversity and associate satisfaction.” The American Lawyer noted that Gibson Dunn’s 14-point improvement in its overall score came from increases in its pro bono, associate satisfaction and diversity scores.
August 1, 2016
Sanctuary for Families has named New York partner Mylan Denerstein to its Board of Directors. As New York’s leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence, Sanctuary for Families provides a wide range of support to survivors of gender violence including shelter, clinical, and legal services; children’s and youth programs; economic empowerment programming; as well as training and advocacy.
July 22, 2016
The Daily Journal named Los Angeles partners Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Catherine Conway, Jesse Cripps, and Orange County partner Michele Maryott to its 2016 list of Top Labor and Employment Lawyers.
July 20, 2016
Law360 named Gibson Dunn to its 2016 Global 20 list, which features “the 20 law firms that have the biggest global presence and handled the largest, most groundbreaking international and cross-border matters over the past year.” The firm’s profile [PDF] was published on July 19, 2016.
July 19, 2016
Silicon Valley Business Journal has named Palo Alto associate Jeana Bisnar Maute to its 40 Under 40 list for 2016. Winners are chosen for their leadership and impact in their respective fields.
July 15, 2016
Billboard named Century City partner Scott Edelman to its list of the Music Industry’s Top Lawyers 2016, featuring “41 of the top legal minds in the music business.” This list was published on July 15, 2016.
July 15, 2016
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Orange County partner Jeffrey Thomas as its Litigator of the Week [PDF] for winning a $3 billion jury verdict for Hewlett-Packard in a breach of contract suit against Oracle Corp., following a five-week trial.
July 7, 2016
The Asset has named PT Medco E&P Tomori Sulawesi’s US$200 million pre-production financing as Indonesian Project Finance Deal of the Year at its annual Asia Infrastructure Awards.
June 30, 2016
At its annual awards, The Lawyer named Gibson Dunn the winner in the International Law Firm of the Year category. The judges said: “Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s clear strategy both globally and in the UK is delivering results, positioning the firm at the very top of the market.” The Lawyer noted that “The firm showed results based on a clear strategy of building a broad-based, international disputes and transactional offering in London on a US platform.” The event was held in London on June 29, 2016.
June 29, 2016
Legal Week has named London partners Osma Hudda and Allan Neil to its Rising Stars in Litigation list, which profiles “the up-and-coming litigation stars at UK top 50 and top international firms in London.” Hudda and Neil's [PDFs] profiles were published on June 28, 2016.
June 28, 2016
Sports Business Journal named Gibson Dunn a “Premier” Sports Law practice in its Power Players: Outside Counsel [PDF] feature. SBJ noted that the “team at Gibson Dunn doesn’t shy from the spotlight” and highlighted Washington, D.C. partners Andrew Tulumello and Theodore Olson’s representation of Tom Brady in his Deflategate appeal, among others, and New York partner Richard Birns’ representations of YES Network in its sale of an approximately 80 percent stake to Fox, and agent Arn Tellem in his move to become vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment.
June 27, 2016
Gibson Dunn was part of the winning team for Stanford Law School and Diversity Lab’s inaugural Women in Law Hackathon [Press Release], a team pitch competition comprised of partners from 54 different law firms, designed to tackle the recruitment, advancement, and retention of women in law firms.
June 24, 2016