The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn the winner of its biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” competition. The firm was also named a finalist in the White Collar/Regulatory Department of the Year.
In its January 2020 cover story, The American Lawyer recognized Gibson Dunn’s litigation department as the “best of the best” and reported that “what sets Gibson Dunn apart is how its cases routinely check all those boxes: enormous financial stakes, unsettled legal questions and a nexus to major national issues.” Underscoring the firm’s unique abilities to challenge and change public policy, the publication remarked that the “quintessential” Gibson Dunn case is “high-profile, high-impact and high-stakes” and the “quintessential” Gibson Dunn result as “a gigantic win, delivered under pressure, with lasting significance,” and “[t]he firm’s combination of discipline and savvy keeps clients coming back.”
This is Gibson Dunn’s fourth win in the last six of The American Lawyer‘s biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” competitions and the sixth time in a row that Gibson Dunn has been a finalist — both unprecedented achievements. (December 2019)
Law360 named Gibson Dunn a Firm of the Year for 2019, in its article, “The Firms That Dominated in 2019,” featuring seven firms that received the most Practice Group of the Year awards. Of the seven, Gibson Dunn is one of two firms with the most winning Practice Groups of the Year. Gibson Dunn was named a Practice Group of the Year in eight categories – Appellate, Class Action, Cybersecurity & Privacy, International Arbitration, Real Estate, Sports & Betting, Technology and Trials. (January 2020)
In its 2019 D.C. Litigation Department of the Year contest, the National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn as one of three winners in the General Litigation category and as the winner in the Labor & Employment category. The publication noted the firm’s “knack for taking on fights that will shape the law.” This is the firm’s second consecutive win for the general litigation category and third consecutive win in Labor & Employment. (May 2019)
Gibson Dunn was one of 16 law firms featured on National Law Journal’s 2019 Pro Bono Hot List. (May 2019)
BTI Consulting ranked Gibson Dunn second on its annual list, the BTI Client Service 30 for 2020. (December 2019)
The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 has recognized 1587 Gibson Dunn attorneys in 54 practice areas. Additionally, 48 lawyers were recognized in Best Lawyers International in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
BTI Consulting has ranked Gibson Dunn fifth on the BTI Power Elite 2019, which features 26 law firms “with the absolute best and strongest client relationships.” (August 2019)
Who’s Who Legal named Gibson Dunn as its Investigations Firm of the Year. (May 2019)
In its 2019 edition, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business awarded Gibson Dunn 79 first-tier rankings, of which 27 were firm practice group rankings and 52 were individual lawyer rankings. Overall, the firm earned 276 rankings – 80 firm practice group rankings and 196 individual lawyer rankings.
In the 2020 edition of Chambers Global, Gibson Dunn earned 155 total rankings – 56 firm practice group rankings and 99 individual rankings. The firm and its lawyers were recognized globally and in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, 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. Chambers Europe 2020 awarded Gibson Dunn 32 rankings: 24 individual rankings and eight practice group rankings. Chambers Latin America 2020 recognized Gibson Dunn with two individual rankings and one top-tier firm ranking. The 2020 edition of Chambers UK recognized Gibson Dunn with 16 individual rankings and four firm rankings. Gibson Dunn earned 16 firm rankings and 21 individual rankings in the 2020 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific.
In the 2019 edition of Legal 500 – United States, Gibson Dunn received 51 practice category rankings, including 18 top-tier rankings, and 32 partners were recognized as Leading Lawyers in their respective practices. The UK Legal 500 2020 recognized Gibson Dunn in 15 practice areas and named seven partners as Leading Lawyers. The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2019 recognized the firm in 14 categories in Belgium, France, Germany and the UAE, and recommended 38 Gibson Dunn attorneys in their respective practice areas, with some listed in more than one category. The Legal 500 – Latin America recognized Gibson Dunn in three categories and recommended two Gibson Dunn attorneys in their respective practice areas in the 2019 edition. The Legal 500 Deutschland ranked Gibson Dunn in seven practice areas and inaugurated one partner to its Hall of Fame and also recognized one partner as a Leading Lawyer in the 2020 edition. The Legal 500 – Asia Pacific recognized the firm’s Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong offices in 15 categories in the 2020 edition.
Managing IP recognized Gibson Dunn at its Americas Awards 2020 with two awards. The firm was selected as the United States Patent Contentious Firm of the Year. In addition, Rimini Street v. Oracle USA – in which Gibson Dunn represented Rimini Street – was recognized as an Impact Case. (March 2020)
Gibson Dunn was recognized in the 2020 edition of The Latin Lawyer 250 for its Latin America-related work in six practice areas: Anti-Corruption Investigations and Compliance, Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, and Litigation. (March 2020)
Benchmark Litigation recognized Gibson Dunn at its Benchmark US awards. Gibson Dunn was named Appellate Firm of the Year, California National Firm of the Year and California Firm of the Year for both Antitrust and Labor & Employment. In addition, CNN v. Trump, in which Gibson Dunn represented CNN, , Trendsettah USA, Inc. v. Swisher International, Inc., in which Gibson Dunn represented Swisher International, and O’Connor v. Uber., in which Gibson Dunn represented Uber, were named Impact Cases of the Year. (March 2020)
The 2019 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 recognized Gibson Dunn’s work in the area of trademarks, noting that the firm “[s]carcely rivalled when it comes to high-profile, big-ticket, complex litigation of any kind, Gibson Dunn brings the heat in IP infringement cases.” (February 2020)
Law360 named Gibson Dunn a Firm of the Year for 2019, in its article, “The Firms That Dominated in 2019,” featuring seven firms that received the most Practice Group of the Year awards. Of the seven, Gibson Dunn is one of two firms with the most winning Practice Groups of the Year. Gibson Dunn was named a Practice Group of the Year in eight categories – Appellate, Class Action, Cybersecurity & Privacy, International Arbitration, Real Estate, Sports & Betting, Technology and Trials. (January 2020)
Gibson Dunn was ranked No. 5 in the 2020 edition of Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 – Global Elite, a list of the world’s top 25 antitrust practices. The firm was also ranked sixth among the top 10 cartel practices, and sixth among the top 10 antitrust litigation practices. Regionally, the firm was ranked as an Elite firm in the United States: California and the United States: Texas jurisdictions; an Outstanding firm in the United States: Washington, D.C. jurisdiction; and a Highly Recommended firm in the Brussels and United States: New York jurisdictions. (January 2020)
The Real Deal ranked Gibson Dunn second on its 2019 list of New York law firms who handled the highest dollar volume of real estate loans, and second on its 2019 list of New York law firms who handled the highest dollar volume of real estate sales. (October 2019)
Global Investigations Review ranked Gibson Dunn No. 1 in the GIR 30, its annual guide to the world’s top 30 cross-border investigations practices. (October 2019)
In the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation, Gibson Dunn was recognized in eight national litigation practice areas and earned the publication’s highest recommendations for the firm’s litigation practices in California, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. Of the eight national litigation categories, the firm is ranked in Tier 1 in Antitrust, Appellate, General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Securities and White Collar Crime categories.
The 2019 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific recognized Gibson Dunn in its Hong Kong White Collar Crime – International Firms category.
The National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn to its 2019 Appellate Hot List, which recognized 25 firms that “won key matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal.” (October 2019)
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® awarded Gibson Dunn its 2020 Law Firm of the Year for Antitrust Law and Appellate Practice. The Firm also earned Tier 1 rankings in 137 practice area categories in its 2020 Best Law Firms survey. The firm earned 172 rankings in nine metropolitan areas and nationally. (November 2019)
The 2019 edition of LMG Life Sciences highlighted six Gibson Dunn practices — Competition & Antitrust, General Corporate, General Patent Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Liability & Recall and White-Collar/Government Investigation — in the area of Life Sciences. (October 2019)
The 2019 edition of Managing IP Handbook recognized Gibson Dunn among the top International Trade Commission Litigation and Patent Contentious firms in the United States, and additionally recognized the firm’s California and New York practices for their Patent Contentious work. (May 2019)
GamblingCompliance named Gibson Dunn “Best Regulatory Lawyer/Law Firm of the Year (North America)” at its 2019 GamblingCompliance Global Regulatory Awards. (May 2019)
Global Arbitration Review listed Gibson Dunn in among the GAR 30, its annual guide to the world’s top 30 arbitration practices. (April 2019)
Gibson Dunn was among the firms recognized by China Business Law Journal in the category of Mergers & Acquisitions – International Firms for its annual 2019 awards. The firm was recognized for its representation of NAURA Technology Group in its acquisition of Akrion Systems, which is “the first CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) approval for any Chinese acquisition in the semiconductor sector since January 2017.” (March 2019)
Legal Business magazine has named Gibson Dunn as the “Corporate Team of the Year” at The Legal Business Awards 2019. The firm received the award for its representation of William Hill on its entry into a U.S. partnership with Eldorado Resorts, which Legal Business described as “a groundbreaking and high-pressure transaction.” (March 2019)
The German publication JUVE recommended Gibson Dunn’s Frankfurt, Munich and Brussels offices in the 2018/2019 edition of its annual directory. The firm was recommended in the Brussels, Frankfurt and Munich region and recognized in the Antitrust, Compliance Audits and Investigations, Corporate, M&A and Private Equity categories.
The National Law Journal named Jane Love among its 2020 Health Care/Life Science Trailblazers. [PDF] April 2020.
The Daily Journal named Los Angeles partner Jason Lo among its 2020 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers. (March 2020)
The Hollywood Reporter named partners Scott Edelman and Orin Snyder to its 2020 Power Lawyers list, which features “the top 100 entertainment attorneys in America.” (March 2020)
Benchmark Litigation recognized New York partner Orin Snyder as Attorney of the Year in General Commercial Law. Los Angeles partners Theane Evangelis and Dan Swanson were each respectively named California Labor & Employment Litigation Attorney of the Year and California Antitrust Litigation Attorney of the Year. (March 2020)
New York partners Mylan Denerstein and Randy Mastro were named to City & State New York’s 2020 Law Power 100, which recognizes New York’s “most politically powerful lawyers.” (March 2020)
The Dallas Business Journal named Ashley Rogers to its 2020 40 Under 40 list, which “honors rising stars and people you should know in the North Texas business community.” (January 2020)
Denver magazine 5280 named partners Beau Stark and Robyn Zolman to its annual “Denver’s Top Lawyers 2020” list, which recognizes “the best attorneys in the region.” (January 2020)
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. was named Litigator of the Year by The American Lawyer, recognizing that he was “at the center of some of the nation’s most closely watched cases on the First Amendment, the rule of law, privacy and more.” (January 2020)
Crain’s New York Business named Zainab Ahmad among its 2020 Notable Women in Law, recognizing “dedicated, gifted and determined female lawyers.” Zainab is noted for her “extraordinary track record: winning all 13 of her terrorism cases between 2009 and 2017.” (December 2019)
Helgi Walker was among the 45 new members elected by the American Law Institute (ALI) . ALI’s mission is “clarifying the law through Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes.” (December 2019)
The Deal has named Century City partner Daniela Stolman as a Rising Star. The list recognizes new M&A partners who are “deemed by The Dealto be one of the most promising of 2019.” The list was announced in the Q1 2019 edition ofThe Dealmaker Quarterly. The Deal also profiled Washington, D.C. lawyer Evan D’Amico as a Rising Star. (December 2019)
Turnarounds & Workouts has named Scott Greenberg to its 2019 list of Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers. (December 2019)
Partners Ari Lanin and Benyamin Ross were named to Variety‘s 2019 Dealmakers Impact Report – the publication’s annual list that profiles the entertainment industry’s top attorneys, executives, managers and financiers. (December 2019)
Law360 named nine Gibson Dunn partners among its 20189 MVPs: Richard J. Birns – Private Equity, Michael P. Darden – Energy, Scott A. Edelman – Trials, Theane Evangelis – Class Action, Mark A. Kirsch – Securities, Joshua S. Lipshutz – Cybersecurity, Jane M. Love – Life Sciences, Matthew D. McGill – Sports & Betting and Jason C. Schwartz – Employment. (November 2019)
Global Investigations Review named Adam Smith among its 25 Most Respected Sanctions Lawyers in Washington, D.C., which features individuals who are most trusted with sanctions cases and “are working on the most significant cases.” (November 2019)
The National Law Journal named Hillary Holmes among its 2019 Finance, Banking & Capital Markets Trailblazers. (November 2019)
The National Law Journal named partner Matthew McGill a 2019 Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer. (November 2019)
The Denver Business Journal named partnersGerald Farano, Beau Stark and Robyn Zolman to its 2019 list of Who’s Who in Energy. (November 2019)
The 2018 edition of LMG Life Sciences noted 12 Gibson Dunn lawyers as “Life Science Stars” including Joseph Barbeau, Wayne Barsky, Reed Brodsky, Winston Chan, Tracey Davies, William Dawson, Jane Love, Ryan Murr, Jeffrey Thomas, Daniel Thomasch and Robert Trenchard. (October 2019)
GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum recognized Noam Haberman as one of its 2019 50 Under 40, a list of the “best and brightest professionals of the next generation” in the commercial real estate industry. The publication noted, “they are the superstars who have stood out from the pack and will likely be at the helm of the organizations of the future.” (October 2019)
Six Gibson Dunn lawyers were named among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2019: Chantal Fiebig in Transportation, Allison Kidd in Real Estate, Sean McFarlane in Sports, Laura O’Boyle in Securities, Katherine Smith in Employment and Daniela Stolman in Private Equity. (September 2019)
The 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation Europe has recognized four partners their respective practice areas: Cyrus Benson and Penny Madden were recognized as stars in International Arbitration; Philip Rocher was recognized as a star in Commercial and Transactions, Insurance, and International Arbitration; and Jean-Pierre Farges was recognized as a star in Banking, Commercial and Transactions, Insolvency, and Insurance. (September 2019)
The Daily Journal named partners Theodore Boutrous, Richard Doren, Daniel Kolkey and Debra Wong Yang to its annual list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. (September 2019)
Texas Lawyer named Houston partner Hillary Holmes among four lawyers featured as the “Most Effective Dealmakers” in its 2019 Professional Excellence Awards. (September 2019)
The National Law Journal named partners Scott Edelman and Michele Maryott to its 2019 list of “Winning Litigators,” featuring “star trial litigators” who “took on high-stakes matters and won.” (August 2019)
Best Lawyers® named 11 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2020 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities: Rachel Brass – San Francisco – Litigation – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year, Miguel Estrada – Washington, D.C. – Litigation – Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year, Sean Feller – Los Angeles Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year, Douglas Fuchs – Los Angeles Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Lawyer of the Year, Ronald Mueller – Washington, D.C. Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year, Douglas Rayburn – Dallas Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year, Brian Robison – Dallas Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year, Jesse Shapiro – Los Angeles – Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year, Daniel Swanson – Los Angeles Litigation – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year, F. Joseph Warin – Washington, D.C. Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year, and Meryl Young – Orange Country Litigation – Securities Lawyer of the Year. (August 2019)
Best Lawyers® named 11 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2020 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities:
The lawyers that were selected received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers‘ survey by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Only one lawyer in each legal community is selected as the Lawyer of the Year for each practice area. (August 2019)
Benchmark Litigation named Heather Richardson, Gabrielle Levin and Blaine Evanson to its annual 40 & Under Hotlist, which recognizes the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished legal partners aged 40 or younger. (August 2019)
Benchmark Litigation named Perlette Jura, Andrea Neuman, Elizabeth Papez, Deborah Stein and Meryl Young to its 2019 list of the Top 250 Women in Litigation, which recognizes America’s leading female trial lawyers. (August 2019)
The National Law Journal named Greta Williams among its 2019 D.C. Rising Stars, featuring 40 attorneys who have “excelled on some of the biggest stages.” (August 2019)
The Daily Journal named partners Catherine Conway, Jesse Cripps and Michele Maryott to its 2019 list of Top Labor and Employment Lawyers, which features attorneys based in California. (July 2019)
The National Law Journal named partners Carrie LeRoy and Kristin Linsley to its 2019 Technology Trailblazers list. (June 2019)
The Daily Journal named Mark Lyon to its 2019 list of the Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers. Mark was featured for his role launching the firm’s new Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems Practice Group and for his work advising clients in their development and use of AI-related products. (June 2019)
Latinvex named partner Lisa Alfaro to its 2019 Latin America’s Top 100 Female Lawyers list in the Energy and FCPA & Fraud categories. (May 2019)
The Daily Journal named partners Theane Evangelis and Debra Wong Yang to its 2019 list of Top Women Lawyers. (May 2019)
German publication azur Karrieremagazin named Katharina Saulich as one of 20 role models among Germany’s women lawyers. Katharina’s profile was published in May 2019.
Who’s Who Legal named F. Joseph Warin as its Investigations Lawyer of the Year at its 6th annual Who’s Who Legal Awards. (May 2019)
India Business Law Journal has named Jai Pathak to its 2019 International A-List, featuring “the top 100 India-focused lawyers at international firms.” (April 2019)
Six partners were recognized in the 2019 Guide to World-Class Employment Lawyers by Human Resource Executive (HRE) magazine and Lawdragon. Michele Maryott, Eugene Scalia and Jason Schwartz were named among the 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers in the United States. Stephen Fackler was included among the Top 20 Lawyers in Employee Benefits, and Jesse Cripps was named among the 40 Up and Comers in Employment Law. Catherine Conway was named to the Corporate Employment Lawyers Hall of Fame. (April 2019)
The Commercial Observer has named Joanne Franzel one of five Power Lawyers of 2019. (April 2019)
The Daily Journal named partner Wayne Barsky to its list of the Top Intellectual Property Lawyers of 2019. (April 2019)
Variety named partners Scott Edelman,Ari Lanin, Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross and Orin Snyder to its 2019 Legal Impact Report. (April 2019)
BTI Consulting named partners Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Jeffrey Chapman, Dennis Friedman, Elizabeth Ising, Brian Lane, Samuel Liversidge, Marcellus McRae, Jeffrey Thomas and Andrew S. Tulumello to its 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars List. In addition, Elizabeth Ising and Brian Lane were recognized as Client Service All-Star MVP for making the list for two or more consecutive years. (March 2019)
The Denver Business Journal has named Robyn Zolman to its annual Top Women in Energy list, recognizing “women whose position, knowledge and expertise help guide the industry.” (March 2019)
The Daily Journal named partners Kristin Linsley to its 2019 list of the Top Cyber Lawyers in California. (January 2019)
Los Angeles Business Journal named partners Kevin Masuda and Marcellus McRae among its Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Los Angeles. (January 2019)
Washingtonian magazine named five partners to its 2018 Top Lawyers in their respective practice areas: Karen Manos, Eugene Scalia, Jason Schwartz, F. Joseph Warin, and Joseph West. (December 2018)