November 13, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has elected 35 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024.
Commenting on the partnership class, Gibson Dunn Chair and Managing Partner Barbara L. Becker said: “These extraordinary lawyers have already made innumerable contributions to the firm and to our clients. They are integral parts of their offices and practices, and we are thrilled to celebrate this milestone achievement with them.”
The newly elected partners are:
Ryan S. Appleby (Litigation / Los Angeles) focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and trial advocacy and has helped clients navigate disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2013.
Melissa L. Barshop (Global Finance / Los Angeles) has experience in a broad range of financing transactions, including acquisition financings, secured and unsecured corporate credit facilities, Rule 144A transactions, private placements, convertible debt offerings, exchange offers, mezzanine transactions, and work-outs and debt restructurings. She earned her JD from Columbia Law School in 2006.
Jeremy M. Christiansen (Litigation / Washington, D.C.) represents clients from a wide variety of industries in high-stakes litigation, appellate and administrative law matters. He graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at The University of Utah in 2014.
Lee R. Crain (Litigation / New York) represents clients in a broad array of high-stakes trial and appellate litigation in federal and state courts involving media and entertainment, tech, employment law, and the First Amendment. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014.
Elizabeth Aislinn Dooley (Litigation / San Francisco) represents clients across industries with a focus on high-stakes employment and appellate matters. She graduated from Stanford Law School in 2013.
Samuel Eckman (Appellate and Constitutional Law / Los Angeles) is an appellate litigator with extensive experience representing clients in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts across the country. He graduated from The University of Chicago Law School in 2013.
Melissa L. Farrar (White Collar Defense and Investigations / Washington, D.C.) represents and advises multinational corporations in internal and government investigations on a wide range of issues, including compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering, export controls and fraud. She graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 2013.
Jamie E. France (Antitrust and Competition / Washington, D.C.) represents clients in antitrust merger and non-merger investigations before the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, state Attorneys General and international competition authorities, as well as in complex private and government antitrust litigation. She graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2011.
Stéphane Frank (Antitrust and Competition / Brussels) has significant experience in merger control, abuse of dominance and cartel enforcement. He received his LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2011 and a Master of Laws from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2010.
Robert D. Giannattasio (Capital Markets / New York) has broad corporate and capital markets experience representing issuers and underwriters on a variety of public and private debt and equity offerings, as well as advising public companies on SEC and governance matters. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 2013.
Matt Gregory (Appellate and Constitutional Law / Washington, D.C.) represents corporate clients in a wide range of appellate, administrative law, and litigation matters. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014.
Evan M. Gusler (Tax / New York) focuses on domestic and international tax planning for corporations, partnerships, REITs, and investment funds and their investors. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 2014.
Natalie J. Hausknecht (Litigation / Denver) is a trial and consumer protection/privacy defense attorney, who handles high-priority investigations involving state Attorneys General and/or the Federal Trade Commission. She received her law degree from Yale Law School in 2015.
Meghan M. Hungate (Technology Transactions / New York) represents both public and private companies and financial sponsors in connection with complex intellectual property and technology transactions issues. She received her JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2009.
Andrew G.I. Kilberg (Labor and Employment / Washington, D.C.) focuses on administrative law, appellate, and litigation matters concerning labor and employment issues and has significant experience challenging federal regulations, advising on regulatory proposals, and defending agency enforcement actions and investigations. He earned his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2014.
Julian W. Kleinbrodt (Antitrust and Competition / San Francisco) has broad antitrust experience and represents clients in trial and appellate litigation, as well as government investigations. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2014.
Jillian N. London (Litigation / Los Angeles) represents media, entertainment, and technology clients and has particular experience in media relations, First Amendment, breach of contract, antitrust, and class action disputes. She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School in 2013.
Cynthia Chen McTernan (Litigation / Los Angeles) represents clients in high-exposure complex commercial actions, class actions, and mass actions, with a focus on consumer protection and employment matters. She earned her JD from Harvard Law School in 2013.
Katherine Moran Meeks (Appellate and Constitutional Law / Washington, D.C.) litigates appeals in state and federal courts involving complex constitutional and statutory questions, with a particular focus on First Amendment matters. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2012.
Alex D. Meirowitz (Real Estate / New York) represents clients in a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on purchase and sales, joint ventures, and borrower and lender side financings. He earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.
Negin Nazemi (Private Equity / Los Angeles) advises companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset deals, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. She graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2011.
Lissa M. Percopo (Securities Litigation / Washington, D.C.) focuses her practice on securities litigation, with an emphasis in securities class actions and shareholder derivative actions. She graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 2007.
Christine Ranney (Intellectual Property / Denver) focuses on patent and appellate litigation and is knowledgeable across a range of arts and practices, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consumer goods, software and telecommunications. She received her JD from New York University School of Law in 2013.
Sonja Ruttmann (Mergers and Acquisitions / Munich) advises on complex domestic and international cross-border mergers and acquisitions across a wide range of industries, as well as joint ventures and carve-out scenarios, private equity, and venture capital transactions. She earned her law degree at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2005.
Jennifer L. Sabin (Tax / New York) represents clients in a broad range of domestic and international tax matters, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions (public and private), spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, and restructurings. She received her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2011.
Tina Samanta (Litigation / New York) represents financial institutions, corporations and individuals in sensitive and high-stakes securities-related investigations and litigation. She received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002.
Phillip R. Sanders (Mergers and Acquisitions / New York) represents both strategic companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries in connection with all aspects of their domestic and cross-border M&A activities. He graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2014.
Carlos M. Soto (Mergers and Acquisitions / Los Angeles) advises companies, private equity firms and investment advisors on complex merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions, joint ventures and strategic investments, and partnerships. He received his JD from the University of Chicago Law School in 2009.
James O. Springer (Mergers and Acquisitions / Washington, D.C.) advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors, and special committees in connection with a variety of complex transactional matters. He earned his law degree from the George Washington University Law School in 2014.
Andrew Steele (Mergers and Acquisitions / Abu Dhabi and Dubai) advises on public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, private equity and sovereign wealth fund investments, securities issues, and related regulatory advice. He received his LL.B from the University of Bristol Law School in 2003.
Ryan C. Stewart (Labor and Employment / Washington, D.C.) represents clients in a wide range of employment matters, including those involving wage-hour and discrimination laws, whistleblower protection statutes, and non-competition agreements. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2014.
Connor S. Sullivan (Media, Entertainment and Technology / New York) represents technology and media companies in a broad range of complex, high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts and has significant experience in First Amendment matters. He graduated from Yale Law School in 2013.
Christopher T. Timura (International Trade / Washington, D.C.) helps clients solve legal problems that arise at the intersection of national security, foreign policy, and international trade and develop strategies for implementing ESG social commitments in their international supply chains. He received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 2003.
Chris W. Trester (Mergers and Acquisitions / Palo Alto) focuses his corporate practice on mergers and acquisitions and emerging companies, with a specific emphasis on the tech, entertainment, and life science industries. He received his JD from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco in 2013.
Chris Whittaker (Antitrust and Competition / Orange County) represents clients in a wide range of high-stakes, complex commercial cases, with an emphasis in antitrust and competition, technology, intellectual property, and employment matters. He received his law degree from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2011.