Gibson Dunn recognized globally and in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Middle East regions.
Gibson Dunn awarded 348 total rankings, which included 106 first-tier rankings.
Gibson Dunn recognized as a Finalist in its 2021 Litigation Department of the Year competition, following four previous wins as Litigation Department of the Year.
Gibson Dunn ranked on its 2022 A-List of the 20 most elite law firms in the United States.
Gibson Dunn named in its 2022 GRR 100, the “annual guide to the world’s leading law firms for cross- border restructuring and insolvency matters.”
Gibson Dunn recognized in its Asia Pacific, EMEA, Germany, Latin America, United States and UK guides.
Gibson Dunn was recognized among the Practice Groups of the Year in Employment, Energy, and Securities. The publication’s Practice Groups of the Year recognition honors the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.
Honored Gibson Dunn with its highest recommendations for the firm’s litigation practices in California, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C.
A guide to the world’s leading financial law firms, recognized Gibson Dunn in the U.S. and internationally across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Western Europe regions. The firm was ranked in 13 national U.S. categories including: Banking, Capital Markets, Funds, M&A, Private Equity, Project Finance and Restructuring.
Best Lawyers in America® 2023 recognized 191 Gibson Dunn attorneys in 58 practice areas. Best Lawyers in America 2023 recongised 136 Gibson Dunn attorneys in 36 practice areas. Best Lawyers in America named 11 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities.
Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the United Kingdom 2023 have recognized 19 Gibson Dunn attorneys, and 16 Gibson Dunn attorneys have been recognized as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas.
Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany 2023 have recognized 29 Gibson Dunn attorneys, 18 Gibson Dunn attorneys as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas, and three partners have been named a 2022 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas.
Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France 2023 have recognized 18 Gibson Dunn attorneys, and 16 Gibson Dunn attorneys have been recognized as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas.
BTI Consulting Group has ranked Gibson Dunn fifth on its annual list, the BTI Client Service 30, for 2023, which features the law firms that are “the best of the best in client service.” (April 2023)
BTI Consulting Group named Gibson Dunn among the “Most Recommended Law Firms,” featuring nine firms that “stand out above all others – gaining more unprompted recommendations from legal decision makers than other law firms,” as well as “exceed client expectations consistently and demonstrate deep business understanding.” (December 2022)
The Times has recognized Gibson Dunn in its Best Law Firms 2023 report, an annual list of the top law firms in England and Wales. The firm was also commended in the commercial dispute resolution category. (November 2022)
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® awarded Gibson Dunn Tier 1 rankings in 144 practice area categories in its 2023 “Best Law Firms” survey. Overall, the firm earned 179 rankings in nine metropolitan areas and nationally. Additionally Gibson Dunn was recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” for Real Estate Law and in Securities Regulation. (November 2022)
The German publication JUVE recommended Gibson Dunn’s Frankfurt and Munich offices in the 2023/2024 edition of its annual directory. Gibson Dunn was named among the National Top law firms in Germany. The firm was recognized in the Antitrust, Compliance and Internal Investigations, Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution, M&A and Private Equity – Mid-cap and Large Cap Transactions categories. (October 2023)
Gibson Dunn was listed as a Key Player in the India Business Law Journal’s 2022 report recognizing the top foreign law firms for India-related work. The publication noted Gibson Dunn’s “proven strengths across emerging markets in India and Southeast Asia.” (August 2022)
Benchmark Litigation named Gibson Dunn as “Appellate Firm of the Year” at its 2023 Litigation Awards. The awards “recognize the country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their exemplary work over the past twelve months.” (March 2023)
Law360 named Gibson Dunn a 2022 Practice Groups of the Year in Employment, Energy and Securities. (January 2023)
Gibson Dunn was ranked in the 2023 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 among the top 10 cartel practices and among the top 10 private 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; a Highly Recommended firm in the Brussels and United States: New York jurisdictions; and a Recommended firm in the China and United Kingdom jurisdictions. (December 2022)
Global Restructuring Review listed Gibson Dunn in the GRR 100, the “annual guide to the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.” (December 2022)
Gibson Dunn was ranked No. 2 in the 2023 edition of Global Data Review’s GDR 100 Global Elite, a list of the world’s top 25 data practices. The report noted that the firm is “at the forefront of the development of data privacy and cybersecurity law around the world.” The report also stated, “The firm works for the biggest clients on truly business-critical issues – it speaks volumes.” (December 2022)
Global Investigations Review ranked Gibson Dunn No. 1 in its 2022 GIR 30, its “ranking to the best law firms for complex multijurisdictional corporate investigations” for the fifth consecutive year. The publication noted that “the firm’s investigations practice consistently lands roles on the most complex of international cases and brings them to a successful resolution for their clients. It also is regularly parachuted into matters to supplement existing counsel.” (November 2022)
The Recorder named Gibson Dunn as its 2022 Tech Industry Litigation Department of the Year. (November 2022)
Regulation Asia has named Gibson Dunn as the Law Firm of the Year at the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2022. (November 2022)
Best Lawyers® awarded Gibson Dunn its 2023 Law Firm of the Year in two categories – Real Estate Law and in Securities Regulation. The Firm also earned Tier 1 rankings in 144 practice area categories in its 2023 Best Law Firms survey. Overall, the firm earned 179 rankings in nine metropolitan areas and nationally. (November 2022)
The National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn to its 2022 Appellate Hot List, which “highlights law firms that have handled exemplary appellate matters.” (October 2022)
In its 2022 D.C. Litigation Department of the Year contest, The National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn as the winner in the Labor & Employment category. This is the firm’s sixth consecutive win in this category. (October 2022)
The Deal named Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware for $61 billion and Victor Capital’s sale of PrimaLoft to Compass Diversified for $530 million among its Outstanding Deals of the Year. Gibson Dunn advised VMware in the $61 billion sale to Broadcom and advised Compass Diversified in the $530 million acquisition of PrimaLoft. (September 2022)
The 2022 edition of LMG Life Sciences highlighted six Gibson Dunn practices – Antitrust, Corporate, General Patent Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation (Branded), and White-Collar/Government Investigations – in the area of Life Sciences. (September 2022)
The 2022 edition of Managing IP Handbook recognized Gibson Dunn among the top Patent Contentious firms in the United States, and additionally recognized the firm’s California, New York, and Texas practices for their Patent Contentious work. (August 2022)
The Asset has named PT Medco Energi Internasional’s (MedcoEnergi) $450 million loan facility as the Transition Energy Deal of the Year – Indonesia at its Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2022. Gibson Dunn advised the MedcoEnergi group on the term loan facility as part of its $1.35 billion acquisition of ConocoPhillips Indonesia Holding Ltd. (July 2022)
Gibson Dunn was recognized by IAM Patent 2022 among the top patent practices nationally and in California, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. (June 2022)
Gibson Dunn was named Chambers USA’s 2022 Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year. Chambers selected Gibson Dunn for its “highly accomplished team of labor and employment lawyers with a strong track record handling high-stakes litigation for employers,” noting that the “firm has been at the forefront of wage and hour litigation, handling novel class and collective actions involving the classification of independent contractors.” (May 2022)
Global Arbitration Review listed Gibson Dunn among the 2022 GAR 30, its annual guide to the world’s top 30 arbitration practices. The publication noted that “the firm’s international arbitration group is a force to be reckoned with and frequently seen on high-stakes matters.” (May 2022)
Benchmark Litigation US recognized Gibson Dunn in eight national litigation practice areas in its 2023 edition and named 69 partners as Litigation Stars and Future Stars across the U.S. Nationally, the firm received Tier 1 rankings in the Appellate, Competition/Antitrust, Commercial, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Securities and White Collar Crime categories.
The 2022 edition of Benchmark Litigation Europe has ranked Gibson Dunn in two categories and recognized six partners as Litigation Stars. The firm was ranked in UK – International Arbitration and France – Commercial and Transactions.
WirtschaftsWoche recognized Gibson Dunn as a Top Law Firm 2022 in Antitrust and M&A, and 2021 also in Compliance.
Richard Birns was named a 2023 Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer. The publication noted his work for Elliott Management in the $16 billion acquisition of Nielsen Holdings. (March 2023)
The American Lawyer named Josh Krevitt as a Litigator of the Year, noting that global corporations turned to him when facing “must-win patent litigation” and “is often called in to take over from other firms.” (December 2021)
The Daily Journal named Theane Evangelis and Debra Wong Yang to its 2023 list of Top Women Lawyers, an “annual list of the top-performing women lawyers in California”. (June 2023)
Global Competition Review has named Frankfurt associate Jan Vollkammer to its inaugural 2023 FIC 40 under 40 list, which profiles the next generation of top foreign investment control lawyers in the world. (June 2023)
Five Gibson Dunn lawyers were named among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2023, featuring “attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” The following lawyers were recognized: Brad Hubbard in the Appellate category, Ashley Rogers in the Cybersecurity & Privacy category, Kristen Poole in the Private Equity category, Rachel Levick in the Environmental category, and Ella Alves Capone in the Fintech category. (June 2023)
BTI Consulting Group named Scott Edelman, Theane Evangelis, Bradley Hamburger, Perlette Michèle Jura, Tiffany Phan, Allyson Ho, Mitchell Karlan, Harris Mufson, Kristin Linsley, Daniel Nelson and Kate Lee to its 2023 BTI Client Service All-Stars list, recognizing “the attorneys top legal decision-makers say deliver the absolute best client service.” In addition, Los Angeles partners Theane Evangelis, Bradley Hamburger and Tiffany Phan were recognized as Client Service All-Star MVPs for making the list for at least two consecutive years. (June 2023)
Crain’s New York Business named Mylan Denerstein and Saee Muzumdar among its 2023 Notable Women in Law, which honors 100 lawyers in New York “who have performed consequential legal or pro bono work, served as mentors, promoted inclusivity and assumed leadership roles in civic or philanthropic endeavors.” (June 2023)
The Daily Journal named partner Kevin Rosen to its list of the Top Professional Liability Lawyers in California. (March 2023)
Mylan Denerstein was named to City & State New York’s 2023 Law Power 100, which recognizes “the most influential legal professionals in the world of New York politics and government.” (March 2023)
Asian Legal Business named Connell O’Neill to its inaugural Hong Kong Rising Stars 2023 list, which highlights “the next generation of lawyers in Hong Kong who have demonstrated great potential in the industry, while earning wide acclaim from their clients in the process.” (March 2023)
Law.com International named Alice Brogi to its 2023 Female Rising Stars list, which highlights the UK industry’s “most exceptional up-and-coming female lawyers”. (March 2023)
Mylan Denerstein was named to City & State New York’s 2023 The Power of Diversity: Black 100, which “highlights the elected officials, business executives, labor chiefs, community advocates and other trailblazers in New York who are writing the next chapter of Black life in America.” (February 2023)
Gibson Dunn, Ilissa Samplin and Howard Hogan were named to the World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2023 edition for Enforcement and Litigation in the Washington, D.C. metro area. (February 2023)
Alice Brogi was named to The Lawyer’s Hot 100 2022 list, which features the “crème de la crème of the legal world,” who have “just two things in common … The first is excellence. … The second is relevance.” (January 2023)
Turnarounds & Workouts has named New York partner Scott Greenberg among its 2022 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers. (December 2022)
Ari Lanin, Kevin Masuda and Benyamin Ross were named to Variety’s 2022 Dealmakers Impact Report, which features “top financiers, attorneys, executives and entrepreneurs” who “forged the major game-changing deals that changed the showbiz landscape.” (December 2022)
Asian Legal Business named Grace Chong to its inaugural Singapore Rising Stars 2022 list, which highlights “the next generation of the country’s lawyers who have demonstrated great potential in the industry, while earning wide acclaim from their clients in the process.”. (December 2022)
Washingtonian magazine named seven partners to its 2022 Top Lawyers, which features “Washington’s top legal talent,” in their respective practice areas:
Rachel Brass, Jay Srinivasan and Dan Swanson were named to the Daily Journal’s Top Antitrust Lawyers 2022 list, which features California’s top antitrust lawyers. (November 2022)
Law.com International named London partner Alice Brogi to its 2022 Private Equity Rising Stars list. (October 2022)
The Recorder Palo Alto partner Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter to its 2022 Women Leaders in Tech Law list, (October 2022)
Asian Legal Business named Connell O’Neill to its 2022 Asia 40 Under 40 list, in which lawyers “were selected after a rigorous process based on their quality of work, recommendations from their clients and colleagues and a potential for future growth.” (October 2022)
Benchmark Litigation named Joshua Lipshutz and Jason Schwartz to its inaugural list of the Top 20 Labor & Employment Litigators. (September 2022)
Texas Lawyer named Betty Yang among its 2022 “On the Rise” honorees in its Texas Legal Awards, which honors “lawyers under the age of 40 who have wielded influence in their practice areas in Texas and beyond.” (September 2022)
Texas Lawyer named Hillary Holmes one of its three 2022 Women in Energy, recognizing women lawyers in the energy space who had significant accomplishments in 2021. (September 2022)
Law360 named eight Gibson Dunn partners among its 2022 MVPs. The Law360 MVP awards feature lawyers who “have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.” The firm’s MVPs in their respective categories are Rachel Brass – Competition, Joel Cohen – White Collar, Hillary Holmes – Energy, Andrew Lance – Hospitality, Jason Schwartz – Employment, Geoffrey Sigler – Health Care, Orin Snyder – Media & Entertainment, and Deborah Stein – Insurance. (September 2022)
The Daily Journal named Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. and Theane Evangelis to its annual list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. (September 2022)
The Deal named Saee Muzumdar its Dealmaker of the Year in the Consumer, Retail, Food & Beverage category. (September 2022)
World Tax, in association with the International Tax Review, has named Sandy Bhogal, Elaine Chen, Saul Mezei and Sanford Stark among Highly Regarded practitioners. (September 2022)
Asian Legal Business has named Connell O’Neill in its inaugural Super 50 TMT Lawyers survey, which highlights the standout practitioners in the technology, media and telecommunications space in Asia. (August 2022)
Benchmark Litigation named Veronica Moyé to its 2022 list of the Top 10 Women in Litigation, where selection is based on the strength of historical and unwavering peer and client review, as well as proven achievements. (August 2022)
Benchmark Litigation named Anne Champion, Mylan Denerstein, Theane Evangelis, Perlette Michèle Jura, Veronica Moyé, Andrea Neuman, Elizabeth Papez, Deborah Stein, Helgi Walker and Meryl Young to its 2022 list of the Top 250 Women in Litigation, where selection is based on “individual litigators’ professional activities as well as client feedback surveys.” (August 2022)
The Daily Journal named Ilissa Samplin among California’s top 40 lawyers under age 40. (August 2022)
The Silicon Valley Business Journal named Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter to its 2022 40 Under 40 list, which honors “tremendously impressive young professionals, doing truly ground-breaking work.” (August 2022)
Best Lawyers® named 11 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities: Theane Evangelis – Los Angeles – Appellate Lawyer of the Year, Michael Desmond – Los Angeles – Litigation and Controversy – Tax Lawyer of the Year, Stephen Fackler –Palo Alto – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Lawyer of the Year, Baruch Fellner – Washington, D.C. – Labor Law – Management Lawyer of the Year, Hillary Holmes – Houston – Corporate Lawyer of the Year, Robert Little – Dallas/Fort Worth – Corporate Lawyer of the Year and Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, Stephen Nordahl – New York City – Information Technology Lawyer of the Year, Richard Parker – Washington, D.C. – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year, Douglas Smith – San Francisco – Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year, Karen Spindler – San Francisco – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year, and Daniel Swanson – Los Angeles – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year. (August 2022)
Benchmark Litigation named Gabrielle Levin to its annual 40 & Under Hotlist, which recognizes the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished legal partners aged 40 or younger. (July 2022)
The Los Angeles Business Journal named Marcellus McRae among its 2022 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys, a list “of the very best litigators and trial attorneys in the region.” (July 2022)
The Los Angeles Business Journal named Ari Lanin among its 2022 Leaders of Influence: Private Equity Investors & Advisors, a list of “the most notable private equity related professionals in the region.” (June 2022)
The Daily Journal named Jesse Cripps, Michele Maryott, and Katherine Smith to its 2022 list of Top Labor & Employment Lawyers in California. (June 2022)
The Deal named Gibson Dunn’s Managing Partner Barbara Becker and New York partner Saee Muzumdar to its annual Top Women in Dealmaking list, which “honors exemplary women in the legal profession” and “identifies attorneys who have displayed excellence in their respective legal fields including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, restructuring and activist investing.” (May 2022)
The Los Angeles Business Journal named Los Angeles partners Theane Evangelis and Kevin Masuda to its annual list of the Top 100 Lawyers in Los Angeles. (May 2022)
Variety has named Brian Ascher, Scott Edelman, Michelle Gourley, Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross, Ilissa Samplin, Orin Snyder, and Steve Tsnoeff to its 2022 annual list of the leading attorneys in the entertainment industry who “win for their clients in court and guide them through industry disruptions.” (April 2022)
Turnarounds & Workouts has named Jason Goldstein to its Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers list, which “identifies a dozen corporate restructuring lawyers who are under 40 years of age” who “have a list of outstanding achievements within the prior year.” (April 2022)
India Business Law Journal named Jai Pathak to its 2022 International A-List, featuring the “top 100 foreign lawyers for India-related matters.” (April 2022)
Barbara Becker, Linda Curtis, and Patricia Tan Openshaw were named among the IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2022 in their respective regions. The IFLR 1000 Women Leaders is “an exclusive group of lawyers with outstanding reputations within their markets who either have expertise and experience of working on complex deals, or who have risen to hold leadership roles with their firms or their practices.” (April 2022)
Benchmark Litigation named Scott Edelman as the West Coast Entertainment Litigator of the Year. As the publication noted, “Scott Edelman is near-constant mention of his peers for his varied, multi-faceted commercial disputes practice that includes a niche emphasis on entertainment.” (April 2022)
China Business Law Journal has named Beijing partner Qi Yue to its 2022 Rising Stars list, which identifies the top lawyers aged 40 and under in China’s legal market. The list is based on extensive research, including nominations from business leaders, corporate managers, and inhouse counsel. (March 2022)
Global Data Review named Ashlie Beringer to its list of Women in Data 2022, which “spotlights women at the cutting edge of legislation, regulation and technology around the world.” (March 2022)
The Hollywood Reporter named Theodore Boutrous, Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross, and Orin Snyder to its 2022 Power Lawyers list, which features “the entertainment industry’s top 100 attorneys.” Scott Edelman was named one of five Legal Legends, a “special feature dedicated to honoring entertainment industry attorneys whose career achievements are extraordinary.” (March 2022)
Billboard named Century City partner Scott Edelman and New York partner Orin Snyder to its 2022 Top Music Lawyers list, which features the “savviest legal counselors in the business.” (March 2022)
Oil and Gas Investor named Hillary Holmes to its 2022 list of the 25 Influential Women in Energy, which “celebrates women who have risen to the top of their professions and achieved outstanding success in the oil and gas industry.” (March 2022)