October 7, 2021
Gibson Dunn earned 16 practice area rankings in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 UK. Six partners were named to Legal 500’s Hall of Fame, recognizing individuals who receive consistent feedback from the market for continued excellence, and seven partners were named Leading Lawyers in their respective practices.
The firm was recognized in the following categories:
Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for 2021 consists of: Sandy Bhogal – Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax; Steve Thierbach – Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets; Philip Rocher – Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Cyrus Benson – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Jeffrey Sullivan QC – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; and Alan Samson – Real Estate: Commercial Property – Investment and Real Estate: Property Finance.
The partners named as Leading Lawyers are: Ali Nikpay – Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; Michelle Kirschner – Corporate and Commercial: Financial Services: non-contentious regulatory; Penny Madden QC – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; Jeffrey Sullivan QC – Dispute Resolution: Public International Law; Anna Howell – Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas; Patrick Doris – Public Sector: Administrative and Public Law; and Sacha Harber-Kelly – Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (advice to corporates). Benjamin Fryer has been named a Next Generation Partner for Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax, and Robert Carr has been named a Next Generation Partner for Real Estate: Property Finance.
Additionally, Claibourne Harrison has been named a Rising Star for Real Estate: Commercial Property – Investment; Mitasha Chandok has been named a Rising Star for Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas; and Sarah Wazen has been named a Rising Star for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration. The guide was published on September 30, 2021.
Gibson Dunn’s London office offers full-service English and U.S. law capability, including corporate, finance, dispute resolution, competition/antitrust, real estate, labor and employment, and tax. Our lawyers advise international corporations, financial institutions, private equity funds and governments on complex and challenging transactions and disputes.