Press Releases - Gibson Dunn

Press Releases

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Gibson Dunn Continues Middle East Expansion with the Hire of Laleh Shahabi in Abu Dhabi

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced the hire of banking and finance partner Laleh Shahabi, who will join the firm’s newly opened Abu Dhabi office.

February 21, 2023

Gibson Dunn Announces Annual Pro Bono Award Winners

Gibson Dunn's Pro Bono Committee is thrilled to recognize the winners of the 2022 Frank Wheat Memorial Awards. 

February 17, 2023

Gibson Dunn Achieves MLT Black Equity at Work Certification, Continues Making Successful Strides Through Firm’s Black Advancement Initiative

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce it has achieved the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Black Equity at Work Certification. Launched in 2020, the Black Equity at Work Certification Program provides an innovative roadmap for employers to achieve Black equity in the workplace.

February 13, 2023

Former ExxonMobil Counsel David Woodcock Joins Gibson Dunn in Dallas

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that David Woodcock has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner.

February 6, 2023

Gibson Dunn Adds Bankruptcy Litigation Partner Lee Wilson in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that C. Lee Wilson has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Wilson will continue to focus his practice on bankruptcy, M&A, and shareholder-related litigation.

January 24, 2023

Former Apple Inc. Chief Privacy Officer Jane Horvath Joins Gibson Dunn’s D.C. Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced today that Apple Inc.’s Chief Privacy Officer, Jane Horvath, has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. 

January 9, 2023

Major Middle East Expansion for Gibson Dunn as it Opens Abu Dhabi Office and Hires Seven-Lawyer Team

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is significantly expanding in the Middle East, with the opening of an Abu Dhabi office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market and the hire of a seven-lawyer team in the United Arab Emirates.

January 6, 2023

Gibson Dunn Adds Public Policy Of Counsel Amanda Neely in Washington, D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Amanda H. Neely has rejoined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as an of counsel after eight years of service on Capitol Hill.

December 14, 2022

Gibson Dunn Appoints Akiva Shapiro as the Chair of the New York Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Akiva Shapiro has been appointed Chair of Gibson Dunn’s New York Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group.

November 17, 2022

Gibson Dunn Promotes 37 Lawyers to Partnership

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has elected 37 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2023.

November 15, 2022

Gustav Eyler, Former Director of DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch, Joins Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Gustav W. Eyler has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.

November 14, 2022

Gibson Dunn Adds Public Policy Of Counsel in Washington, D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel P. Smith has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as an of counsel.

November 10, 2022

Gibson Dunn Adds AnnElyse Scarlett Gains as a Business Restructuring and Reorganization Partner in D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that AnnElyse Scarlett Gains has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner, where she will continue her business restructuring and reorganization practice.

November 7, 2022

Gibson Dunn Adds James Hays as an Investment Funds Partner in Houston

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James M. Hays will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner, where he will continue to counsel private fund sponsors on the organization and administration of private investment funds across a diverse range of asset classes and strategies.

November 7, 2022

Gibson Dunn Adds International Arbitration Partner Paul Tan in Singapore

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Paul Tan has joined the firm’s Singapore office as a partner.

October 31, 2022

European Court of Human Rights President to Join Gibson Dunn in London

President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Judge Robert Spano, will join Gibson Dunn in London following the end of his term this Monday 31 October.

October 27, 2022

Gibson Dunn Expands in the Middle East with Addition of Corporate Partner Marwan Elaraby

Marwan Elaraby has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner based in the Dubai office.

October 24, 2022

Gibson Dunn Adds Real Estate Attorney in Orange County

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jon A. MacDonald has joined the firm’s Orange County office as an of counsel.

September 23, 2022

Gibson Dunn Partner Jennifer Rearden Confirmed by U.S. Senate as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that partner Jennifer H. Rearden has been confirmed to serve as United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

September 14, 2022

Gibson Dunn Adds Capital Markets Lawyer Robert Giannattasio in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Robert D. Giannattasio has joined the firm as an of counsel in the New York office. Giannattasio will serve as a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group.

September 13, 2022