Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised the Casino Guichard Perrachon SA group and certain of its subsidiaries on the conclusion of a lock-up agreement relating to its financial restructuring, with a team comprising Paris restructuring partner Jean-Pierre Farges and associates Matthieu Rabaud, Martin Guermonprez, Charles Peugnet, Imane Choukir and Guillaume Bismes. Paris partner Amanda Bevan-de Bernède, assisted by of counsel Julia Michalon and associate Hanh Pham, dealt with financing issues. Paris partner Jérôme Delaurière acted on tax aspects. Paris of counsel Vincent Poilleux advised on derivatives.
Groupe Casino, a Euronext-listed French mass-market retail group, has announced that it has concluded the lock-up agreement relating to its financial restructuring, with EP Equity Investment III s.à r.l. – an entity controlled by Mr. Daniel Křetínský, Fimalac and Attestor – and its secured creditors. The agreement provides for an equity injection and a reduction in Casino Group’s net debt of €6.1 billion.
Gibson Dunn is advising Pioneer Natural Resources on its $64.5 billion merger with ExxonMobil.
The merger combines Pioneer’s more than 850,000 net acres in the Midland Basin with ExxonMobil’s 570,000 net acres in the Delaware and Midland Basins, creating the industry’s leading high-quality undeveloped U.S. unconventional inventory position. Together, the companies will have an estimated 16 billion barrels of oil equivalent resource in the Permian.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team is led by partners Jeffrey Chapman and Tull Florey and includes partners Andrew Kaplan and Michael P. Darden and associates Phillip Sanders, Jonathan Sapp, Jordan Rex, Benjamin Lefler, William Altabef, Alexis Levine and Graham Valenta. Partners Darius Mehraban and Doug Horowitz and of counsel Adam Lapidus are advising on financing. Partners Michael Cannon and Eric Sloan, of counsel Jennifer Sabin, and associates Josiah Bethards and Duncan Hamilton are advising on tax aspects, and partner Krista Hanvey and associate Gina Hancock are advising on benefits. Partners Stephen Weissman, Chris Wilson and Sophia Hansell and associates Zoë Hutchinson and Steve Pet are advising on antitrust aspects.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised investor and active manager of core infrastructure assets John Laing on its acquisition of a portfolio of five UK assets from HICL Infrastructure PLC.
The portfolio of assets consists of Hornsea II offshore transmission assets, the Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital PFI Project, the Queen’s Hospital PFI Project in Romford, the South Ayrshire Schools PFI Project, and the Priority Schools Building Programme North East Batch.
The portfolio will help John Laing build on its extensive education, health and renewable energy experience, and marks its entry into the growing transmission sector.
The Gibson Dunn team representing John Laing was led by co-head of private equity in Europe Federico Fruhbeck and private equity partner Alice Brogi, with support from counsels Cason Moore and Manjinder Tiwana, and associates Dominic Kinsky and Magdalena Augé.
The team was also supported by co-chair of the firm’s antitrust and competition group Ali Nikpay, antitrust and competition partner Attila Borsos, and associates Alana Tinkler and Robert Albertson Kill.
Gibson Dunn has advised Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan’s premier food service company based on sales, on its acquisition of The Snowfox Group, a multi-channel international Japanese food service platform, for $621 million. The Snowfox Group’s global brands include Snowfox, Bento, Taiko and YO! in North America and the United Kingdom.
The Gibson Dunn M&A team was led by Scott Jalowayski, Till Lefranc, and Michelle Gourley. Rachel Brass, Sébastien Evrard, and Steve Pet advised on competition aspects, Carrie LeRoy advised on intellectual property, and Sandy Bhogal advised on tax. Joanne Hughes, Jordan Rex, Dominic Kinsky, and Luisa de Belgique advised on corporate aspects.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kavita Davis has joined its Global Finance Practice Group as a partner in the London office.
Kavita focuses on cross-border debt finance matters, and has significant experience in advising on leveraged buyouts representing sponsors, including sponsors focusing on infrastructure transactions. She received her B.A., LL.B. (Hons) from the W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences in India, and is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Federico Fruhbeck, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group and Head of Private Equity in Europe, said: “Our lawyers know Kavita well, having worked closely with her on complex cross-border deals. Her practice has a great number of synergies with groups around the firm, as is evident, for example, with her significant experience representing sponsor clients in private equity acquisitions in the infrastructure, industrial and real assets space.” Doug Horowitz, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Global Finance Practice Group added: “Beyond being especially well known in the global infrastructure finance world, Kavita’s broad finance skill set allows her to be immediately impactful to our clients around the globe with English law finance needs.”
Penny Madden, Co-partner in charge of Gibson Dunn’s London office, said: “We are excited to welcome Kavita to the firm and to the London office. Over the last few years we have attracted fantastic talent to join our growing transactional practices in London, and her arrival strengthens our finance bench, allowing us to expand our offering to clients around the globe.”
Kavita noted: “It is a fantastic time to be joining Gibson Dunn’s growing finance practice and the firm’s focus on infrastructure transactions was a particular draw.”
Kavita’s hire follows a period of growth for Gibson Dunn’s Finance Practice Group over the past year, including with the arrivals of partners Doug Horowitz and Jin Hee Kim in New York; Frederick Lee in Dallas; Chad Nichols in Houston/New York; Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock in London; and Darko Adamovic in Paris. Her arrival also complements the strategic build out of the Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, with high profile hires including Federico Fruhbeck, Alice Brogi, Rob Dixon, Wim De Vlieger, Till Lefranc and Isabel Berger in London; and Marwan Elaraby, Renad Younes, Laleh Shahabi, Jade Chu and Samuel Ogunlaja in the UAE.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised private equity firm Cinven on the disposal of its stake in the Planasa Group, a global leader in the agri-food sector, to EW Group, a family-owned international group with key businesses in genetics, health, diagnostics, nutrition and food.
This transaction will allow EW Group to strategically expand its breeding activities into the area of fruit and vegetable breeding.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher team was led by European Co-Chair of Private Equity Federico Fruhbeck, M&A and Private Equity partners Alice Brogi, Ariel Harroch and Judith Raoul-Bardy, as well as Labor & Employment partner Nataline Fleury.
The firm acted alongside Spanish firm Perez-Llorca on this transaction.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is advising a group of lenders in relation to the financing aspects of the €2.6 billion EV acquisition of German energy utility company STEAG by Spanish investment management firm Asterion Industrial Partners.
Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (KSBG) has sold its stake in STEAG GmbH, the Essen-based energy company, to Asterion Industrial Partners. The transaction values STEAG at an enterprise value of around €2.6 billion.
The Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher team advising the lenders was led by London-based Head of Private Equity in Europe and Global Co-Chair of Projects & Infrastructure Federico Fruhbeck, Banking and Finance Partner Sebastian Schoon and Of Counsel Alexander Klein in Frankfurt, as well as Finance, Energy and Projects & Infrastructure Partner Darko Adamovic and Of Counsel Alex Bluett in Paris.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted for Canary Wharf Group on a £535 million loan from investment firm Cain International and Starwood Capital Group to fund the next phase of development at Wood Wharf.
Cain International and Starwood Capital Group will each provide half of the £535 million development loan, one of the largest of its type in the UK in the past 12 months, to fund the next phase of Wood Wharf Phase 3, a 1,308-home private build-to-rent scheme, split across three towers and two buildings.
The London-based Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Real Estate Partner Rob Carr and Associate Jamie Chew acted for Canary Wharf Group on this matter.
Following a historic civil rights trial victory earlier this year, Gibson Dunn announced the settlement of the remainder of Deon Jones v. City of Los Angeles.
In this landmark case, plaintiff Deon Jones sued the City of Los Angeles and a Los Angeles Police Department officer for violating his constitutional rights when the officer shot Mr. Jones in the face with a rubber bullet while he was peacefully protesting following the murder of George Floyd. On March 9, 2023, a federal jury in Los Angeles returned a unanimous verdict for Mr. Jones, finding that the officer violated Mr. Jones’ rights under the Fourth Amendment and awarding him $375,000 in damages, including punitive damages. The jury specifically found that the officer’s shooting was malicious, oppressive, or in reckless disregard of Mr. Jones’ rights.
In the settlement announced today, the officer has agreed to forego any appeal of the jury’s verdict, ensuring the verdict will continue to stand as a national message of accountability for police misconduct. The City has also agreed in the settlement to pay Mr. Jones additional damages to avoid a second trial that would have likely been held next year. That trial would have addressed and further exposed the City and LAPD’s historic abuses against civil rights protesters like Mr. Jones. Rather than proceed to that second trial, the City agreed to pay Mr. Jones $860,000 to resolve all claims—more than double the amount the jury awarded against the officer that shot Mr. Jones.
Deon Jones said: “I am proud and relieved that this multi-year fight for justice has concluded in such a momentous, historic outcome. The jury verdict in this case affirmed my faith in humanity and what it means to stand in one’s truth and power – indeed, that’s how change is always made. And, during a time where we see our rights being stripped away, I am grateful that my efforts to challenge and transform the status quo have moved the needle in the right direction for all people around the country who exercise their rights to peacefully protest.”
Orin Snyder of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, the lead attorney for Mr. Jones, said: “Deon Jones’ historic trial victory sent a message to law enforcement throughout the country that misconduct like shooting peaceful protesters cannot be tolerated in a free and decent society. This case is now over, but the work continues.”
Katherine Marquart, Pro Bono Chair of Gibson Dunn, said: “Gibson Dunn has been proud to stand with Mr. Jones every step of the way. We were privileged to celebrate Mr. Jones’ victory after trial, just as we are honored to stand with him in announcing this important settlement today. We look forward to continuing to work with Mr. Jones and other leaders in the perpetual struggle to improve our civic institutions and reaffirm our collective commitment to equal access to justice, civil rights, and equality under the law.”
The Gibson Dunn team representing Deon Jones also includes Matt Kahn, Lauren Blas, and Karin Portlock, as well as associates Lee Crain, Mark Cherry, Lauren Dansey, Tim Biché, Courtney Johnson, Ariana Sañudo, Chaplin Carmichael, Viola Li, Isabella Sayyah, Brian Yeh, Katy Baker, Lana El-Farra, Amanda Sadra, Sam Whipple, Terry Wong, Nicolas Rossenblum, Yan Zhao, Mitchell Wellman, and Geronimo Morales.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is advising Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APGE), a biotechnology company advancing differentiated biologics for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other inflammatory and immunology indications, on its upsized initial public offering.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team includes San Francisco partners Ryan Murr and Branden Berns and associate Melanie Neary.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has bolstered its global energy and infrastructure offerings with the hire of a nine-lawyer team in Paris led by partner Darko Adamovic, and including of counsel Vincent Poilleux and Alex Bluett, along with Pauline Portos, Romain Marchand, Etienne Paletto, Youssef Berrada, Emma Lavaysse di Battista and Farida Ouriachi.
The team advises on project development and finance in the energy and infrastructure sectors, both in France and internationally.
“The addition of Darko and his team – together with the recent expansion of our teams in London led by Federico Fruhbeck, in Dubai led by Marwan Elaraby, and in Abu Dhabi led by Renad Younes – represents yet another important step in cementing our market-leading and comprehensive infrastructure product offering around the world,” said New York-based Tomer Pinkusiewicz, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group.
Commenting on the hires, Co-Partner in Charge of Gibson Dunn’s Paris office, Amanda Bevan-de Bernède, said: “We are pleased to welcome Darko and the entire team to the Paris office, and to offer our clients the benefit of their significant energy and infrastructure transactions experience.”
“We believe the team will fit perfectly at the firm, and are excited to add their notable talent to our platform,” added Bernard Grinspan, Co-Partner-in-Charge of the Paris office.
“Gibson Dunn has a fantastic global platform, with an enviable and growing energy and infrastructure practice,” said Darko. “The team is looking forward to working with members of the firm’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, as well as with colleagues across practices and offices worldwide.”
The addition of Darko and the team follows a period of extensive growth for Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, along with the firm’s energy practices. Recent high-profile hires in these spaces include Marwan Elaraby, Renad Younes, Laleh Shahabi, Jade Chu and Samuel Ogunlaja in the UAE, Federico Fruhbeck, Alice Brogi, Trinh Chubbock, Rob Dixon and Ben Shorten in London, and Rahul Vashi in Houston.
About Darko Adamovic
Darko advises on major domestic and international infrastructure, telecommunications, energy transition, and conventional energy (including renewables) and transport projects, including in the electric vehicle (EV) sector. He has significant experience advising sponsors, lenders, multilateral institutions, contractors and host governments on the development, structuring and financing (including loans, bonds, hybrid and derivatives financings) of major projects in France and internationally.
Additionally, he has significant experience in M&A transactions in the infrastructure and energy sectors. His clients include sponsors, lenders, multilateral institutions, contractors, and governments on the development of major projects in France and internationally, including financing.
Darko is ranked as a leading individual in Chambers Europe for Projects & Energy, and also ranked in Legal 500 EMEA for Project Finance in France.
About Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group
Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group has in-depth knowledge and experience ranging from green field project development, major disposals, and acquisitions, across energy and infrastructure and complex asset restructurings. The group advises all stakeholders, from government, corporate and financial sponsors, through to lenders and other credit providers.
About Gibson Dunn’s Energy Practice Group
The Energy Practice Group has a wide array of experience across all parts of the 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; dispute resolution; commercial arrangements; and all manner of energy-related regulatory and antitrust issues.
About Gibson Dunn Paris
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Paris office advises on all aspects of business law, such as corporate transactions (M&A, joint ventures and private equity), restructuring/insolvency, finance, compliance, technology, and innovation. We also have practices in litigation, tax and real estate. The Paris office opened in 1967 as the firm’s first outside the United States, and its team of approximately 45 dual- and triple-qualified lawyers is distinctively positioned to advise clients on French and international matters that require a coordinated cross-border response.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised Mesquite Energy, Inc., a privately-held independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on the sale of its Eagle Ford Catarina Ranch assets to Black Mountain Oil and Gas.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team includes of counsel James Robertson, partners Hillary Holmes and Gerry Spedale, of counsel Adam Whitehouse, and associates Nathan Zhang, Luke Strother, Michael Holmes, Stella Tang, Mason Gauch and Caitlyn Fiebrich. Partner Shalla Prichard and associate Laura Edwards are advising on financing. Partner Michael Cannon and associates Josiah Bethards and Emily Brooks are advising on tax aspects, and partner Krista Hanvey and associate Fanny Patel are advising on benefits. Partner Peter Modlin is advising on environmental aspects.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised Mesquite Energy, Inc., a privately-held independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on the sale of its Western Eagle Ford assets to Crescent Energy Company for $600 million.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team includes of counsel James Robertson, partners Hillary Holmes and Gerry Spedale, of counsel Adam Whitehouse, and associates Nathan Zhang, Luke Strother, Michael Holmes, Stella Tang, Mason Gauch and Caitlyn Fiebrich. Partner Shalla Prichard and associate Laura Edwards are advising on financing. Partner Michael Cannon and associates Josiah Bethards and Emily Brooks are advising on tax aspects, and partner Krista Hanvey and associate Fanny Patel are advising on benefits. Partner Peter Modlin is advising on environmental aspects.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is advising Berkshire Hathaway Energy on its purchase of Dominion Energy’s 50% limited partnership stake in the Cove Point LNG, LP business. The transaction is valued at $3.3 billion.
The Gibson Dunn corporate team includes New York partners Andrew Kaplan and Christopher Lang, and associates Patrick Li and Ellie Song. New York partner Eric Sloan and associate James Jennings are advising on tax, and Washington, D.C. partner William Hollaway and senior counsel Janine Durand are advising on regulatory aspects.
Gibson Dunn advised Murphy Oil Corporation, a NYSE listed US-based independent oil and natural gas exploration company, on the negotiation of Production Sharing Contracts for 5 blocks offshore Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) with the Ivory Coast government and the associated Joint Operating Agreements with its partner, state-owned oil company, PETROCI. Block CI-103 contains the Paon discovery that was discovered by former operator Anadarko Petroleum, and four of these blocks are just west of the deep-water Baleine oil field discovered by Eni in 2021, which is estimated to hold 2.5 billion barrels of oil and 3.3 trillion cubic feet of associated gas. The blocks extend over 1.5 million gross acres, which is equivalent to 256 Gulf of Mexico blocks.
The Gibson Dunn team was led by Singapore partner Brad Roach and included Paris partner Benoît Fleury, Washington, D.C. partner John Chesley, Singapore associate Alexandra Jones, and Paris associate Agathe Joyce.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Greg Nelson has joined the firm as a Senior Counsel. Greg serves as a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group.
“Greg’s deep tax experience, particularly in the energy industry, will be of immense value to our clients. Greg has a reputation for true excellence and professionalism, and we are excited to welcome him to the team,” said Hillary Holmes, Co-Partner in Charge of Gibson Dunn’s Houston office.
“I have long admired Gibson Dunn’s premier tax platform, and I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues in providing our clients the best results for their most significant transactions,” said Greg.
Greg concentrates his practice on federal income taxation, with particular emphasis on the tax issues that relate to corporations and partnerships in the energy sector. He regularly counsels clients regarding tax issues related to private equity transactions and publicly traded partnerships. He also works on the tax-efficient structuring of corporate mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, including taxable sales and tax-free reorganizations.
Greg received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He is admitted to practice in Texas, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States Tax Court.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Greg served as a partner in the tax department of an international law firm.
Greg’s arrival further builds on Gibson Dunn’s talent magnet effect in Houston, as demonstrated by recent additions, including M&A partner Rahul Vashi, private equity partners Michael Piazza and Jesse Myers, capital markets partner Cynthia Mabry, investment funds partner James Hays, bankruptcy partner Chad Nichols, and litigation partner Gregg Costa.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised EQT Exeter on the formation of EQT Exeter Industrial Value Fund VI, which closed on $4.9 billion of capital commitments.
The Gibson Dunn investment funds team was led by New York partner Roger Singer and included partner Eve Mrozek and associates Rachel Spinka and Curtis Vella. Washington, D.C. partner Daniel Zygielbaum and associate Laura Pond advised on tax aspects.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Weinberger will join the firm’s New York office as a partner. Michael will continue his real estate finance practice, which is focused on commercial mortgage-backed securitization (CMBS), balance sheet, mezzanine and construction loan originations, restructurings, and secondary market transactions.
“We are delighted to welcome Michael to the Gibson Dunn team,” said Mylan L. Denerstein, Co-Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s New York office. “He is a proven star, and his practice will further complement our market-leading real estate group.”
“We are thrilled to have Michael join our Gibson Dunn real estate practice,” said Eric M. Feuerstein, Co-Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group. “He is one of the most respected practitioners in the field, admired by counsel and clients alike, and the top lender-side lawyer in the country. His experience, particularly on real estate financing, is simply unparalleled and will serve as a tremendous asset for the Gibson Dunn real estate platform.”
“I am excited to begin the next chapter of my career at Gibson Dunn,” said Michael. “I look forward to working alongside this terrific group of colleagues to help our clients navigate their most complex transactions. I couldn’t be happier to join this very talented team.”
Michael’s addition continues a period of steady growth for Gibson Dunn, as the firm continues to attract top talent, including: real estate partner Lauren Giovannone in Los Angeles; private equity partners Jesse Myers and Michael Piazza; investment funds partners James Hays in Houston and Kira Idoko in New York; M&A partner Rahul Vashi in Houston; restructuring partners Chad Nichols in Houston, C. Lee Wilson and Joseph Zujkowski in New York, and AnnElyse Scarlett Gains in Washington, D.C.; finance partners Frederick Lee in Houston and Douglas Horowitz and Jin Hee Kim in New York; and FinTech and financial institutions partners Jason Cabral in New York and Sara Weed in Washington, D.C.
About Michael Weinberger
Michael focuses on real estate finance, including mortgage, mezzanine, and construction loan originations, restructurings, syndications, and secondary market transactions. He regularly represents major institutional lenders and borrowers in transactions involving hotels, shopping centers, office buildings, industrial properties, condominiums, multi-family properties, life science centers, storage facilities, movie studios, and other property types. Michael is top-ranked in Chambers USA, which has noted that he is “the best of the best for commercial real estate finance” and “quite simply unparalleled.”
Michael graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1991 and subsequently clerked for the Judge Leonard I. Garth on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a B.A. in Economics in 1988.
International law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is expanding its Projects and Infrastructure team with the hire of two leading industry practitioners, Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock, who have joined the firm in London. Ben Shorten will serve as the head of Gibson Dunn’s EMEA Project Finance team.
Commenting on the hires, Barbara Becker, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Chair and Managing Partner, said: “We have been focused on growing our stellar EMEA projects and infrastructure team, and are thrilled to welcome Ben and Trinh to the group and to the firm.”
Federico Fruhbeck, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, said: “Ben and Trinh are both fantastic additions to our team. Ben is a leading practitioner who has extensive project finance experience and, having been based in London, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore, has a unique, global perspective. Trinh, likewise, brings considerable energy and transitional sector experience, particularly on the commercial side.”
The addition of these two partners follows a period of extensive growth for Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, along with the firm’s energy practices. Recent high-profile hires in these spaces include Marwan Elaraby, Renad Younes, Laleh Shahabi, Jade Chu and Samuel Ogunlaja in the UAE, Federico Fruhbeck, Alice Brogi and Rob Dixon in London, and Rahul Vashi in Houston.
Gibson Dunn’s Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group has in-depth knowledge and experience ranging from green field project development, major disposals, and acquisitions across energy and infrastructure and complex asset restructurings. The group advises all stakeholders from governments, corporate and financial sponsors, through to lenders and other credit providers.
The Energy Practice Group has a wide array of experience across all parts of the 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; dispute resolution; commercial arrangements; and all manner of energy-related regulatory and antitrust issues.
About Ben Shorten
Ben’s practice is focused on the development and financing of complex, large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on energy transition, conventional power and water, and oil and gas projects. He regularly advises both sponsors and lenders on innovative, “first-in-kind” projects and has worked with the biggest clients in the energy sector in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
He received his BA from the University of Cambridge and is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. He is consistently ranked in Chambers Global for projects, infrastructure and energy, where he has been recognized for the past decade.
Ben was at his previous firm for 23 years, where he served as Global Project Development & Finance Practice Group Leader.
About Trinh Chubbock
Trinh’s energy practice is focused on project developments, M&A transactions, and commercial contracts. She has a broad practice covering the full value chain from upstream oil and gas to downstream sectors, with experience in midstream work and LNG. She also focuses on renewable energy and energy transition.
She received her BA from Boston College and is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. She is named a key lawyer in The Lawyer 500 UK for power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables).
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin Bettsteller will join the firm’s Los Angeles office. He will be a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group, and will continue his investment funds regulatory practice, which is focused on advising clients on a wide variety of investment management and securities law matters.
“We are delighted to welcome Kevin to Gibson Dunn,” said Shukie Grossman, Co-Chair of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group. “The Gibson Dunn investment funds platform has grown significantly in the last few years, and Kevin’s addition will further enhance our ability to meet the increased market demand for skilled advisors who can provide pragmatic solutions in this space.”
“Kevin will be a strong addition to the Gibson Dunn team,” said Candice Choh, Co-Partner in Charge of the firm’s Los Angeles office. “Kevin’s experience guiding private investment fund sponsors through evolving regulatory requirements will prove invaluable to our clients.”
“I am excited to begin the next chapter of my career at Gibson Dunn,” said Kevin. “I look forward to adding my experience to the Gibson Dunn platform to help our clients navigate what is certain to continue to be a heightened regulatory environment. Moreover, the firm’s reputation for having a truly collaborative culture precedes it, and I look forward to being a part of this very talented team.”
Kevin continues a period of extensive growth for Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Practice Group. Recent high caliber additions include partners Kira Idoko, Eve Mrozek and Roger Singer in New York, A.J. Frey in Washington, D.C., and James Hays in Houston.
About Kevin Bettsteller
Kevin will continue his investment funds regulatory practice focused on representing financial services companies, such as private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, venture capital and hedge fund sponsors, and other asset managers, REITs, registered investment companies, business development companies and their independent directors, SPACs and their sponsors, and broker-dealers on a wide variety of investment management and securities law matters.
He has significant experience in the structuring, formation, offering and operation of private investment funds and other investment products, agreements with service providers, fund restructurings, and asset manager M&A transactions, including GP minority investments. He also advises on regulatory, compliance, governance, and operational matters, including preparing for and responding to SEC exams and enforcement inquiries.
Kevin graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2006.