The American Lawyer named Ken Doran as its 2020 Distinguished Law Firm Leader. The publication noted that, “Through nearly two decades—and two global crises—as chairman, Doran has paved the path for one of the most successful law firms in the world.” (January 2021)
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 2020 in its November 30, 2020 article “The Firms That Dominated in 2020,” featuring eight firms that received the most Practice Group of the Year awards. Gibson Dunn was named a Practice Group of the Year in six categories – Appellate, Employment, Energy, Real Estate, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment and Trials. (December 2020)
In its 2021 edition, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business awarded Gibson Dunn 94 first-tier rankings, of which 33 were firm practice group rankings and 61 were individual lawyer rankings. Overall, the firm earned 323 rankings – 96 firm practice group rankings and 227 individual lawyer rankings.
In the 2021 edition of Chambers Global, Gibson Dunn earned 166 total rankings – 62 firm practice group rankings and 104 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 2021 awarded Gibson Dunn 32 rankings: 24 individual rankings and seven practice group rankings. Chambers Latin America 2021 recognized Gibson Dunn with two individual rankings and one top-tier firm ranking. The 2021 edition of Chambers UK recognized Gibson Dunn with 14 individual rankings and four firm rankings. Gibson Dunn earned 19 firm rankings and 24 individual rankings in the 2021 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific. In the 2021 edition of Chambers Crisis & Risk Management Gibson Dunn earned one firm ranking. In the 2021 edition of Chambers High Net Worth was recognized with a top tier ranking and two partners were recognized.
BTI Consulting Group named Gibson Dunn among the “Most Recommended Law Firms,” featuring 11 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.” (July 2021)
Gibson Dunn was recognized as a leading international firm by China Business Law Journal in the Asset Management and Government & Public Affairs categories at its annual 2021 awards. (May 2021)
BTI Consulting ranked Gibson Dunn third on its annual list, the BTI Client Service 30 for 2021. (March 2021)
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® awarded Gibson Dunn Tier 1 rankings in 137 practice area categories in its 2021 “Best Law Firms” survey. Overall, the firm earned 174 rankings in nine metropolitan areas and nationally. Additionally Gibson Dunn was recognized as “Law Firm of the Year” for Antitrust Law and Real Estate Law. (November 2020)
In the 2021 edition of Legal 500 – United States, Gibson Dunn received 54 practice category rankings, including 15 top-tier rankings, and 27 partners were recognized as Leading Lawyers in their respective practices. The UK Legal 500 2021 recognized Gibson Dunn in 13 practice areas and named nine partners as Leading Lawyers. The Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 2021 recognized the firm in 22 categories in Belgium, France, Germany and the UAE, and recommended 41 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 five categories and recommended two Gibson Dunn attorneys in their respective practice areas in the 2021 edition. The Legal 500 Deutschland ranked Gibson Dunn in eight practice areas and recognized two partners as a Leading Lawyers in the 2021 edition. The Legal 500 – Asia Pacific recognized the firm’s Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong offices in 17 categories in the 2021 edition.
The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 has recognized 170 Gibson Dunn attorneys in 54 practice areas. Additionally, 54 lawyers were recognized in Best Lawyers International in Brazil, Brussels, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and United Kingdom.
The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Ones to Watch recognized 90 Gibson Dunn attorneys in 27 practice areas. Ones to Watch awards “are recognitions given to attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.”
The German publication JUVE recommended Gibson Dunn’s Frankfurt, Munich and Brussels offices in the 2020/2021 edition of its annual directory. Gibson Dunn was named among the top 50 law firms in Germany. It was recommended in the Brussels, Frankfurt and Munich regions and recognized in the Antitrust, Compliance and Internal Investigations, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, M&A and Private Equity categories. (Octobeer 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)
Law360 named Gibson Dunn a Firm of the Year for 2020 in its November 30, 2020 article “The Firms That Dominated in 2020,” featuring eight firms that received the most Practice Group of the Year awards. Gibson Dunn was named a Practice Group of the Year in six categories – Appellate, Employment, Energy, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment and Trials. (December 2020)
The New York Law Journal named Gibson Dunn as the General Litigation winner in its 2020 Litigation Department of the Year contest. (June 2020)
In its 2020 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 fourth consecutive win in this category. (May 2020)
The National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn to its 2020 Appellate Hot List, which recognized firms that “tackled novel issues and undoubtedly overcame unprecedented challenges over the past year, boasting high-profile and high-stakes wins in the nation’s highest appellate courts across a number of practice areas.” (November 2020)
Global Arbitration Review listed Gibson Dunn in among the GAR 30, its annual guide to the world’s top 30 arbitration practices. (July 2021)
Gibson Dunn was named Chambers USA’s 2021 Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year. Chambers noted that “Gibson Dunn stands out as the ‘absolute all stars’ of the field, offering premier litigators from coast to coast and a glowing reputation as ‘an excellent all-around law firm with a very deep bench.’” (May 2021)
Benchmark Litigation recognized Gibson Dunn at its Benchmark US awards. Gibson Dunn was named East Coast Appellate Firm of the Year, California Antitrust Firm of the Year and California Labor & Employment Firm of the Year. (March 2021)
The 2021 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 recognized Gibson Dunn’s work in the area of trademarks for Enforcement and Litigation. (February 2021)
Gibson Dunn was ranked in the 2021 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. 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 2020)
Gibson Dunn was ranked in the 2021 edition of Global Data Review’s GDR 100 Elite, a list of the world’s top 20 data practices. The firm was also recognized as a litigation standout. (December 2020)
The Real Deal ranked Gibson Dunn third on its 2020 list of law firms that handled the highest dollar volume of New York real estate debt deals and fifth on its 2020 list of law firms that handled the highest volume of New York property sales. (November 2020)
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.” (November 2020)
Who’s Who Legal named Gibson Dunn as its Investigations Firm of the Year for the second year in a row at its Who’s Who Legal Awards. (November 2020)
Legal Week named Gibson Dunn the International Arbitration Team of the Year at its annual British Legal Awards 2020, which celebrates the legal sector’s achievements of the past year. The publication noted Gibson Dunn was the “clear winner” in the International Arbitration category, highlighting the firm’s work as “not only interesting legally” but also “important in humanitarian terms”. (November 2020)
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 2020)
The 2020 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 2020)
World Tax, in association with the International Tax Review, has recognized Gibson Dunn in two categories in its 2021 edition. The firm was recognized in the UK General Corporate Tax and Transactional Tax categories. (September 2020)
Gibson Dunn was named the “Highly Commended” firm by Legal Business, a UK monthly magazine, in the “Corporate Team of the Year” category at the Legal Business Awards. (September 2020)
The German weekly FOCUS recognized Gibson Dunn’s Frankfurt and Munich offices in its annual special issue, “Law.” The firm is recommended as “Top-Wirtschaftskanzlei 2020″ [top commercial law firm] in the Compliance, Corporate Law, and Mergers & Acquisitions categories. (September 2020)
Asian Legal Business has ranked Gibson Dunn as a Notable Firm for the Hong Kong and Singapore: International categories in its 2020 M&A Rankings, which recognizes the best firms in Asia for M&A work. (September 2020)
Gibson Dunn was listed as a Key Player in the India Business Law Journal’s 2020 report, “A Cut Above The Rest,” recognizing the top international firms that are active in India. (August 2020)
Benchmark Litigation US recognized Gibson Dunn in eight national litigation practice areas in its 2021 edition and named 66 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. In addition, the firm received a Tier 2 ranking in Product Liability.
The 2021 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific has recognized three partners as stars in their respective practice areas: Kelly Austin was recognized as a star in Hong Kong White Collar Crime, and Brian Gilchrist and Elaine Chen were both recognized as stars in the Hong Kong Commercial and Transactions category. The firm was ranked in the following international firm categories: Hong Kong White Collar Crime, Hong Kong Commercial and Transactions, China Commercial and Transactions, and China White Collar Crime
Gibson Dunn was recognized by IAM Patent 2020 amongst the top patent practices Nationally and in California, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. (June 2020)
German publication WirtschaftsWoche has recognized Gibson Dunn as a Top Law Firm 2020 in White Collar, Corporate Law, M&A and Antitrust. (April, May, June 2020)
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. (March 2020)
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)
The American Lawyer named Ken Doran as its 2020 Distinguished Law Firm Leader. The publication noted that, “Through nearly two decades—and two global crises—as chairman, Doran has paved the path for one of the most successful law firms in the world.” (January 2021)
Lauren Blas and partner David Fotouhi were named among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2021 in their respective practice areas of Employment and Environmental law. (May 2021)
Law360 named eight Gibson Dunn partners among its 2020 MVPs:Thomas Dupree –Transportation, Scott Edelman – Media & Entertainment,Shukie Grossman – Fund Formation, Andrew Lance – Hospitality, Kristin Linsley –Technology, Brian Lutz – Securities, Rahim Moloo – International Arbitration and Jason Schwartz –Employment. (October 2020)
Scott Greenberg was named a 2021 Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer. (March 2021)
Benchmark Litigation named Gabrielle Levin and Heather Richardson to its annual 40 & Under Hotlist, which recognizes the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished legal partners aged 40 or younger. (July 2021)
Benchmark Litigation named Kelly Austin and Elaine Chen to its 2021 list of the Asia-Pacific Top 100 Women in Litigation, which recognizes the most distinguished female litigators in the region. (July 2021)
Jane Love was named to Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP 2021, which recognizes the “senior female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.” (July 2021)
The Daily Journal named Jesse Cripps to its 2021 list of Top Labor & Employment Lawyers in California. (June 2021)
The Los Angeles Business Journal named Ari Lanin among its 2021 Leaders of Influence: Private Equity Investors & Advisors, a list of “leaders of influence who make a significant impact in the private equity space.” (June 2021)
The Silicon Valley Business Journal named Ashlie Beringer to its 2021 Women of Influence list, which features “the 100 most influential women in the Silicon Valley.” (June 2021)
Global Investigations Review named Joe Warin to its list of Top FCPA Practitioners, which “highlights 30 outstanding lawyers and forensic advisers in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act space.” (June 2021)
The Hollywood Reporter named Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Scott Edelman, Kevin Masuda, and Orin Snyder to its 2021 Power Lawyers list, which features “the entertainment industry’s top 100 attorneys.” (May 2021)
At its 2021 Chambers USA Awards, Chambers and Partners presented Theodore B. Olson with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Chambers noted that Olson’s “five-decade career has cemented his reputation as one of the most respected and formidable appellate advocates of the modern era, having argued before the Supreme Court 65 times in some of the most complex constitutional questions and precedent-setting business disputes.” (May 2021)
The Daily Journal named partners Theane Evangelis and Debra Wong Yang to its 2021 list of Top Women Lawyers. (May 2021)
The Deal named Andrew Kaplan to its Rising Stars class of 2021. (May 2021)
Global Investigations Review named Zainab Ahmad to its list of Women in Investigations 2021, which “highlights 100 exceptional women in the white-collar world, from future leaders to some of the established stars.” ” (May 2021)
The Daily Journal named Wayne Barsky among its 2021 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers. (April 2021)
Variety has named Brian Ascher, Scott Edelman, Kevin Masuda, Ilissa Samplin and Orin Snyder to its 2021 , an annual list of the leading attorneys in the entertainment industry who have “made an impact in entertainment, helping showbiz artists in their endeavors.” (April 2021)
Theane Evangelis was named California Labor & Employment Litigator of the Year, and Richard Parker was named East Coast Antitrust Litigator of the Year at the annual Benchmark Litigation Awards (March 2021)
Scott Edelman was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). (March 2021)
Asian Legal Business has named Fang Xue in its 2021 China Top 15 M&A Lawyers list. (March 2021)
Mylan Denerstein and Randy Mastro were named to City & State New York’s 2021 Law Power 100, recognizing those who are “having an impact in New York’s political and government spheres.” (March 2021)
Kevin Masuda was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Top Dealmakers of 2020 list, which “spotlights the people who kept on their toes to keep the entertainment industry on its feet.” (January 2021)
The Deal named New York partner Barbara Becker to its annual Top Women in Dealmaking list, which “recognizes exemplary women in the legal profession with a focus on M&A, private equity, restructuring and activist investing.” (January 2021)
BTI Consulting named partners Ed Batts, Barbara Becker, Ryan Bergsieker, Scott Edelman, Barry Goldsmith, Allyson Ho, Perlette Jura, Sam Liversidge, Jeff Thomas, Drew Tulumello, Joe Warin and Meryl Young to its 2020 BTI Client Service All-Stars List. Jeff Thomas was recognized as a Client Service Super All-Star for receiving recognition from multiple influential General Counsel and legal decision makers, and Ed Batts, Sam Liversidge, Jeff Thomas and Drew Tulumello were recognized as Client Service All-Star MVPs for making the list for at least two consecutive years. (December 2020)
The Daily Journal named Chuck Stevens a 2020 Top White Collar Lawyer. (December 2020)
Washingtonian magazine named five partners to its 2020 Top Lawyers, which features “Washington’s top legal talent,” in their respective practice areas:
Partner Kevin Masuda was named to Variety‘s 2020 Dealmakers Impact Report – the publication’s annual list that profiles the entertainment industry’s top attorneys, executives, managers and financiers. (December 2020)
Crain’s New York Business named Barbara Becker among its 2021 Notable Women in Law. The publication noted, “These impressive attorneys were chosen not only for their skills and accomplishments, but also for their efforts to shore up the edifice of justice.” (December 2020)
The National Law Journal named Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. among its 2020 First Amendment Rights Trailblazer. (November 2020)
The Daily Journal named partners Kristin Linsley to its 2020 list of the Top Cyber Lawyers in California. (November 2020)
Law Week Colorado named Natalie Hausknecht among its Up and Coming Lawyers 2020, which recognizes five attorneys in Colorado “who have taken on major business litigation, appeals and pro bono work in their first five years of practice.” (October 2020)
The Recorder named Palo Alto partner Carrie LeRoy among its 2020 California Trailblazers. (October 2020)
The 2020 edition of LMG Life Sciences noted 13 Gibson Dunn lawyers as “Life Science Stars” including Joseph Barbeau, Wayne Barsky, Barbara Becker, Reed Brodsky, Winston Chan, Tracey Davies, William Dawson, , Joshua Lerner, Jane Love, Ryan Murr, Karen Spindler, Daniel Thomasch and Robert Trenchard. (October 2020)
The New York City Bar has named Mylan Denerstein one of its three 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Champions, who were selected for their roles in advancing equity and inclusion for attorneys who are people of color, LGBTQ, women and differently abled in the New York legal community, and in society overall. (October 2020)
The National Diversity Council named Shalla Prichard among the 50 Most Powerful Women in Oil and Gas. (October 2020)
The National Law Journal named Matthew McGill among its 2020 Washington, D.C. Trailblazers. (September 2020)
World Tax, in association with the International Tax Review, has named Sandy Bhogal and Elaine Chen among its 2021 Tax Leaders. Sandy was ranked Highly Regarded for the United Kingdom in World Tax’s Tax Controversy Leaders guide, and Elaine was ranked Highly Regarded for Hong Kong in the Women in Tax Leaders guide. (September 2020)
Texas Lawyer named Krista Hanvey among 30 lawyers featured as the 2020 “On the Rise” honorees in its Texas Legal Awards. (September 2020)
At the Euromoney Legal Media Group Women in Business Law Awards, Kristin Linsley was recognized as Best in Cyber Security and Saee Muzumdar was recognized as a Corporate Rising Star. (September 2020)
The Daily Journal named Los Angeles partners Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Marcellus McRae and Debra Wong Yang to its annual list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. (September 2020)
The National Law Journal named Lee Dunst, Mitch Karlan and Richard Parker among its 2020 Winning Litigators, featuring “conquerors of the courtroom” who “have tackled some of the most widely watched cases of the year.” (September 2020)
Best Lawyers® named 11 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2021 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities: Frederick Brown – San Francisco – Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year, Jessica Brown – Denver – Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year, Christopher Dillon – San Jose – Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, Baruch Fellner – Washington, D.C. – Litigation – Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year, Stewart McDowell – San Francisco – Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year, Peter Modlin – San Francisco – Litigation – Environmental Lawyer of the Year, Kenneth Parker – Orange County – Litigation – Patent Lawyer of the Year, Doug Rayburn – Dallas – Securities/Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year, Douglas Smith – San Francisco – Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year, Beau Stark – Denver – Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year, Daniel Swanson – Los Angeles – Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year, Jeffrey Thomas – Orange County – Litigation – Antitrust Lawyer of the Year and Robyn Zolman – Denver – Securities/Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year. (August 2020)
The Daily Journal named Michael Szczurek among California’s top 40 lawyers under age 40. (August 2020)
The National Law Journal named Jason Meltzer among its 2020 D.C. Rising Stars, featuring 40 attorneys who have “proven their mettle where it counts, representing high-profile clients and securing high-dollar victories.” (August 2020)
Los Angeles Business Journal named Scott Edelman among its 2020 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Lawyers, featuring “the very best litigators in the business” who “go to the proverbial mat to fight for their clients.” (July 2020)
Rachel Brass and Los Angeles partner Dan Swanson were named to the Daily Journal’s Top Antitrust Lawyers 2020 list, which features California’s top antitrust lawyers. (June 2020)
GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum named San Francisco partner Erin Rothfuss to its Women of Influence 2020, an annual list that features women who “have all made a distinctive mark in commercial real estate.” (July 2020)
Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides has named London partners Jeff Trinklein and Sandy Bhogal to its 2020 edition of the Tax Expert Guide, which recognizes the top legal practitioners in the industry. (June 2020)
Global Competition Review has named Brussels partner Attila Borsos to its 2020 40 under 40 list, which profiles the top young antitrust lawyers in the world. (May 2020)
The National Law Journal named Jane Love among its 2020 Health Care/Life Science Trailblazers. [PDF] April 2020.
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.” (April 2020)
Ryan Whelan was named “Legal Personality of the Year” at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2020 for his work in leading the legal and political campaign in the UK against “upskirting,” the act of capturing images under a woman’s skirt without her permission. (March 2020)