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Gibson Dunn Expands in Beijing and Hong Kong with Two Partners

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm is expanding its presence in Beijing and Hong Kong with two partners, Patricia Tan Openshaw and Fang Xue.  Openshaw, formerly with Paul Hastings, has joined the firm’s Hong Kong office and will continue her energy and infrastructure practice.  Xue, previously with Shearman & Sterling, has joined the firm’s Beijing office and will continue to focus her practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, going private transactions and other general corporate transactions.  “We are pleased to welcome Patricia and Fang to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “Both women are held in high regard in the Asian business and legal communities.  Patricia is b

July 2, 2014

Gibson Dunn Adds Corporate Partner Nigel Stacey to London Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Nigel Stacey is joining the London office as a partner. Formerly a partner with Ashurst LLP, he will continue to focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and general corporate matters.

June 10, 2014

Real Estate Partner Harry R. Silvera Joins Gibson Dunn in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Harry R. Silvera has joined the firm as a partner.  Formerly a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Silvera will continue his real estate practice.

May 27, 2014

Gibson Dunn Adds Corporate Partner Jonathan Earle to the London Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan Earle is joining the firm as a partner in the London office.  Most recently a partner with Ashurst LLP, Earle will continue his corporate practice, focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions.“We welcome Jonathan to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.

April 28, 2014

Corporate Partner Ryan Murr Joins Gibson Dunn in San Francisco

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Murr is joining the firm as a partner.  Previously a corporate partner in Ropes & Gray’s San Francisco office, he will serve as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Life Sciences Practice Group and will continue to represent technology and life sciences companies, as well as investors in these industries, on their corporate law matters.“Ryan is a great addition to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “He is an accomplished corporate attorney with substantial experience representing leading public and private companies, investors and underwriters in the life sciences and technology sectors.  Ryan’s practice will be a wonderful complement to the firm’s existing strength

April 21, 2014

Prominent New York Appellate Lawyer Caitlin Halligan Joins Gibson Dunn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Caitlin Halligan is joining the firm as a partner in the New York office.  Halligan, former General Counsel to the New York County District Attorney’s Office, will continue to focus on appellate law at Gibson Dunn.“We are delighted to welcome Caitlin to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “We have tremendous depth in our Appellate Group, which saw five lawyers argue seven cases during the U.S.

March 31, 2014

Lawyer Mark Shelton Joins Gibson Dunn in New York From UBS AG

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Mark Shelton, formerly the Americas General Counsel and Global Head of Investigations at UBS AG, is joining the firm as a partner in the New York office.  At Gibson Dunn, he will continue to practice financial institutions law with a focus on banking regulation and investigations.“We are delighted that Mark is joining Gibson Dunn,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “During his 10-year tenure at UBS, Mark gained exceptional depth and breadth of experience related to multi-jurisdictional regulatory and other sophisticated legal issues facing large, global financial institutions.  Gibson Dunn has a significant practice representing financial institutions in bank and securities regulat

February 3, 2014

Gibson Dunn Adds Former Federal Prosecutor to Los Angeles Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Eric D.

January 30, 2014

Gibson Dunn Promotes Seven Lawyers to Partnership

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elected seven new partners, effective January 1, 2014.“The firm’s core values of excellence, professionalism and collegiality are exemplified in each of our new partners,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “We are proud of our new partnership class and believe these future leaders of the firm will uphold Gibson Dunn’s highest traditions.”The new partners are: John W.F.

December 18, 2013

Former DOJ Antitrust Division Enforcement Leader Scott Hammond Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Hammond, the former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement in the U.S.

November 6, 2013

Senior State Department Official Jose W. Fernandez Joins Gibson Dunn in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jose W.  Fernandez, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office.  During his tenure, Fernandez led the bureau that was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the State Department's commercial diplomacy worldwide.  At Gibson Dunn, he will focus his practice on mergers and acquisitions and finance in emerging markets in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

October 28, 2013

Court Approves Historic Settlement in Case Charging Biased Adjudication of Disability Benefits Claims

Today, a federal district court granted final approval of a major class-action settlement against the U.S.

October 18, 2013

Gibson Dunn Names Katie Marquart as Pro Bono Director

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that it has named Katie Marquart as the firm’s new Pro Bono Director.  Marquart, who was most recently a litigation associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office, will manage and coordinate Gibson Dunn’s pro bono efforts on a firmwide level.  In her new role, Marquart will help lead the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, assist in pro bono training and staffing, serve as an internal resource for attorneys seeking guidance on existing pro bono matters and act as a liaison with public interest organizations in the community.

October 15, 2013

Gibson Dunn Expands Dallas Office With Prominent Corporate Lawyer R. Jay Tabor

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that R.

October 14, 2013

Gibson Dunn Adds Former Federal Prosecutor to Denver Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Bergsieker has joined the firm as of counsel in the Denver office.  Bergsieker joins the firm’s litigation and white collar practices.Before joining Gibson Dunn, Bergsieker served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Colorado.  During that time, he coordinated the District’s computer hacking prosecutions, advised federal agencies on electronic surveillance law, and investigated and prosecuted a wide range of crimes, including computer intrusions, denial of service attacks, theft of proprietary business information, identity theft, pharmaceutical misbranding, wire fraud, mail fraud and murder.  He led dozens of criminal investigations, tried 15 cases to verdict and argued multiple appeal

October 8, 2013

Real Estate Lawyer Steven Klein Joins Gibson Dunn in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that real estate lawyer Steven Klein has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner.  Klein was previously a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

October 2, 2013

Leading Appellate Lawyer Helgi Walker Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Helgi Walker has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.  Formerly co-chair of the appellate practice group at Wiley Rein LLP, she will continue to focus on appellate, regulatory and complex litigation matters.“We are delighted to welcome Helgi to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn.  “Helgi is a supremely talented, experienced and accomplished appellate lawyer.  She has a winning track record with high-profile cases, including successfully appealing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) first ‘net neutrality’ decision.  She will add to the depth and versatility of our appellate bench and our administrative law group, as well as provid

September 23, 2013

Litigator and Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Stevens Joins Gibson Dunn in San Francisco

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Charles J. Stevens has returned to the firm in its San Francisco office as a partner.  Stevens, a former Gibson Dunn partner, U.S.

September 13, 2013

Gibson Dunn Adds Disputes and International Arbitration Partner Penny Madden in London

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Penny Madden has joined the firm’s London office as a partner.  Formerly a partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Madden will continue her international arbitration and disputes practice.

August 20, 2013

Gibson Dunn Appoints New Co-Partners in Charge of the Los Angeles and Century City Offices

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has appointed litigation partner Christopher Chorba and land use partner Amy Forbes as Co-Partners in Charge of the firm’s Los Angeles and Century City offices.  They replace Karen Bertero and Christopher Dusseault who will continue their corporate and litigation practices, respectively.

August 12, 2013