Press Releases - Gibson Dunn

Press Releases

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Gibson Dunn Promotes 27 Lawyers to Partnership

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elected 27 new partners, effective January 1, 2022. 

November 4, 2021

A.J. Frey, Former General Counsel of Greenspring Associates, Rejoins Gibson Dunn in D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that A.J. Frey has rejoined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. 

November 1, 2021

Former Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Returns to Gibson Dunn as Of Counsel in Houston

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Prerak Shah has rejoined the firm as an of counsel in its Houston office.

October 28, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds a Private Equity M&A Team in London

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that a private equity team of three partners will join the London office. The team, all formerly with Vinson & Elkins LLP in London, will continue to focus on cross-border M&A, particularly infrastructure, ESG and real assets transactions for both private equity and corporate clients.

October 18, 2021

Litigation Partner Rosemarie Ring Joins Gibson Dunn’s San Francisco Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Rosemarie Ring has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. Ring, formerly a partner with Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, will continue her litigation practice with an emphasis on representing technology companies in high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters involving a range of issues, including privacy, consumer protection and intellectual property.

October 11, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Labor & Employment Partner Harris Mufson in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Harris M. Mufson has joined the firm’s New York office. Mufson joins from Proskauer Rose LLP and will continue his practice advising clients on complex employment matters and serve as Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Whistleblower Team.

October 1, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Former DOJ Fraud Section Assistant Chief Brendan Stewart as Of Counsel in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Brendan Stewart has joined the firm as an of counsel in its New York office. He will serve as a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations, FDA and Health Care, False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense, and Litigation Practice Groups.

September 23, 2021

Former FTC Attorney Jamie France Returns to Gibson Dunn as Of Counsel in Washington, D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jamie E. France has rejoined the firm as an of counsel in its Washington, D.C. office. She will serve as a member of the Litigation and Antitrust and Competition Practice Groups.

September 22, 2021

Tax Partner Matt Donnelly Joins Gibson Dunn in D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Matt Donnelly has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Donnelly, formerly a partner with Baker Botts L.L.P., will continue his tax practice at Gibson Dunn.

September 1, 2021

Litigation Partner Collin Cox Joins Gibson Dunn’s Houston Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Collin Cox has joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. Cox, formerly a partner with Yetter Coleman LLP, will lead Gibson Dunn’s litigation practice in Houston.

August 18, 2021

Gibson Dunn Launches Global Financial Regulatory Practice

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has launched a Global Financial Regulatory Practice, which provides comprehensive advice to financial institutions on all aspects of regulatory compliance, enforcement and transactions.

August 5, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Private Equity Partner Marwan Azzi in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Marwan Azzi has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Azzi, formerly a partner at White & Case LLP, will continue his private equity practice, with a focus on energy and infrastructure and Latin America transactions.

August 2, 2021

CWLC and ERA advocate for the rights of victims before California Supreme Court

The California Women’s Law Center and Equal Rights Advocates, represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, earlier this month filed an amicus brief in support of the University of Southern California before the California Supreme Court in Boermeester v. Carry.

July 22, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Securities Litigation Partner James Farrell in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James J. Farrell has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Farrell, formerly a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, will continue his complex civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on securities and professional liability litigation.

July 9, 2021

A Statement in Support of the Jewish Community

Gibson Dunn joins other law firms in publicly denouncing anti-Semitism and the demonization of Jews pervading the press, social media, and the streets of this country.

May 27, 2021

Gibson Dunn Announces its Office and Practice Group Leadership Team, Further Expanding its Ranks of Diverse Firm Leaders

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce its office and practice group leaders across the firm. The partners reflect the next generation of firm leaders and represent a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives.

May 20, 2021

Gibson Dunn Appoints D.C. Partner Joshua Lipshutz as First COO

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Washington, D.C. partner Joshua Lipshutz has been appointed as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position on the firm’s Executive Committee.

May 14, 2021

Former IRS Chief Counsel Michael Desmond Joins Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles and D.C. Offices

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Desmond has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices.

May 3, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Four Regulatory Lawyers, Led by Partner William Hallatt, in Hong Kong

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William Hallatt will join the firm’s Hong Kong office. Hallatt, formerly a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, will continue his financial services regulatory practice.

April 28, 2021

Robert Hur, Former U.S. Attorney for District of Maryland, Joins Gibson Dunn’s D.C. Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Hur has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Hur most recently served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.

April 6, 2021