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 Daily Journal has named partners Wayne Barsky and William Rooklidge to its list of the 75 top intellectual property litigators. Barsky was named to the list for his work defending clients in IP litigation, including LiveJournal Inc.
April 22, 2015
Washington, D.C. partner John F. Olson was named the inaugural Chair of the Board of Trustees of the newly launched American College of Governance Counsel, a professional, educational and honorary association of lawyers widely recognized for their achievements in the field of governance. The mission of the College is to promote a high level of professional standards among governance practitioners and a better understanding and broader adoption of best governance practices within business organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.amgovcollege.org/index.html.
April 21, 2015
Concurrences Journal and George Washington University Law School Competition Law Center recognized Gibson Dunn in its 2015 Antitrust Writing Awards for both "Best Business Articles" and "Best Newsletters" on April 15, 2015.
April 20, 2015
Mylan Denerstein served as the Keynote Speaker and was the Professional Achievement Honoree at the Association of Black Women Attorneys' (ABWA) Twenty-First Annual Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholarship Luncheon. ABWA’s awards luncheon recognized the achievements of its honorees and awarded scholarships to law students who demonstrated community service and personal financial need. The event took place on April 18, 2015 at Del Frisco’s Steakhouse in New York. For more information on ABWA, please visit http://abwanewyork.org/.
April 18, 2015
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Helgi Walker as its Litigator of the Week for her success on behalf of Ford Motor Co. before the en banc Sixth Circuit.
April 16, 2015
Variety named partners Ruth Fisher, Ari Lanin and Stephen Tsoneff to its Legal Impact Report, an annual list of the top transaction and litigation attorneys in the entertainment industry. Associate Ben Ross was named to the “Up Next” section of the feature. The list was published on April 14, 2015.
April 14, 2015
The Burton Awards have named Marc Fagel and Lauren Escher among the 35 law firm winners of its 2015 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards for their article, “A Harbinger of the SEC’s Tough New Approach to Public Company Reporting Fraud.” The Burton Awards, a non-profit program run in association with the Library of Congress, was established to honor the finest accomplishments in law, including writing, reform, public service and interest, regulatory innovation, and lifetime achievements in the profession.
April 8, 2015
The American Lawyer named New York partner Eduardo Gallardo as a 2015 Dealmaker of the Year. Am Law selected 20 transactions to “spotlight creative thinking, novel approaches and innovative work.” Gallardo was honored for his representation of Related Fund Management LLC and Corvex Management LP in their successful campaign to remove and replace the entire board of CommonWealth REIT (since renamed Equity Commonwealth). His profile was published in the April 2015 issue.
April 2, 2015
Global Investigations Review has named Los Angeles partner Debra Wong Yang and Hong Kong partner Kelly Austin to its inaugural Women in Investigations list, where they highlight 100 high-powered women in the profession from around the world. GIR's Women in Investigations special report published April 1, 2015.
April 1, 2015
Asian Legal Business has named Murphy Oil’s sale of $2 billion in energy assets to Pertamina its M&A Deal of the Year at its annual Malaysia Law Awards.
March 27, 2015
Six Gibson Dunn attorneys were named among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2015. Rising Stars are selected based on their “career accomplishments in their respective practice areas.” The following lawyers were recognized: Los Angeles partner Theane Evangelis and San Francisco partner Joshua Lipshutz in Appellate; Denver partner Robyn Zolman in Capital Markets; Los Angeles partner Farshad Morè in Hospitality; Washington, D.C. partner Amir Tayrani in Product Liability; and, New York associate Mary Kay Dunning in White Collar.
March 27, 2015
International Financial Law Review has named the Overseas Shipping Group Chapter 11 as the Restructuring of the Year at its IFLR Americas Awards 2015. OSG’s restructuring was one of 2014’s largest and most complicated successful Chapter 11 cases.
March 26, 2015
In the 2015 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Gibson Dunn earned 128 total rankings – 33 firm practice group rankings and 95 individual rankings. The firm and its lawyers were recognized Globally and in the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East regions, with additional recognitions in Belgium, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. This year, 66 Gibson Dunn attorneys were identified as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas, with some ranked in more than one category.
March 16, 2015
The Daily Journal named partner Douglas D. Smith to its list of Top 10 Innovative Corporate Lawyers. The list features “California transactional attorneys finding novel solutions” in complex and high-stakes deals. Smith is honored for his role in the successful negotiation of a complex carve-out transaction involving client Matson Inc.
March 11, 2015
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Brian O’Keefe joins the firm's New York office as an of counsel. He recently served as a Deputy Director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, D.C., where he was a member of the Division of Clearing and Risk, managing a team of attorneys and analysts responsible for the regulation and compliance of derivatives market participants. At Gibson Dunn, O’Keefe will represent financial institutions focusing on derivatives regulatory and policy work. With over 15 years of experience in the financial markets, O'Keefe is a senior regulatory, compliance and legal executive with extensive experience with clearinghouses, swap dealers, end-users, insurers, custodians, data repositories and regula
March 9, 2015
Gibson Dunn partner Jeffrey T. Thomas has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The induction ceremony at which Thomas became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 585 persons during the recent 2015 Spring Annual Meeting of the College in Key Biscayne, Florida.Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada.
March 4, 2015
Who's Who Legal and Global Investigations Review have named Washington, DC partner F. Joseph Warin and New York partner Lawrence Zweifach to their list of the World’s Ten-Most Highly Regarded Investigations Lawyers based on a survey of clients and peers.
February 25, 2015
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) named Los Angeles associate Enrique Monagas to its HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40 Award. The award is given to 10 lawyers across the U.S.
February 20, 2015
Gibson Dunn earned five firm rankings and 16 individual rankings in the 2015 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific. The firm was recognized in China Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption and in the following International Firms categories: China Corporate/M&A, India Corporate/M&A, Singapore Corporate/M&A, and Singapore Energy & Natural Resources. The following lawyers were ranked individually in their respective categories: Kelly Austin – China Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption; Patricia Tan Openshaw – Asia-Pacific Region Projects & Infrastructure, China Projects & Infrastructure, and Philippines Projects, Infrastructure & Energy; Priya Mehra – India Corporate/M&A; Jai Pathak – India Corporate/M&A, and Singapore Corpor
February 18, 2015
California Lawyer featured partners Theodore Boutrous and Marcellus McRae as honorees in its 2014 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Awards. Boutrous and McRae are featured for their work winning a landmark civil rights decision protecting children’s fundamental right to education by striking down California’s teacher tenure and dismissal statutes as unconstitutional. The CLAY Awards featured 62 attorneys in 17 areas of practice based on their achievements in the legal field in 2014.
February 18, 2015