February 28, 2020
Benchmark Litigation recognized Gibson Dunn at its eighth annual Benchmark US awards ceremony with three awards. Gibson Dunn was named Appellate Firm of the Year. New York partner Orin Snyder was named Attorney of the Year in General Commercial Law. In addition, CNN v. Trump, in which Gibson Dunn represented CNN, was named Impact Case of the Year. The awards were presented on February 27, 2020.
The lawyers in the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice participate in appeals in all 13 federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts throughout the United States and have presented arguments in front of the Supreme Court of the United States more than 100 times. The group has broad experience in complex appellate litigation at all levels of the U.S. federal and state court systems.
Orin Snyder is one of the country’s leading trial lawyers and litigators. Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group, he is one of the go-to lawyers for Silicon Valley and other technology companies, representing clients in some of today’s most high-profile cases. He represents both digital and traditional media and entertainment clients, which often seek him out for their bet-the-company cases.