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Firm News February 9, 2026
Gibson Dunn Advises The North Road Company on Sale to Mediawan
Gibson Dunn is advising The North Road Company, the preeminent independent U.S.-based studio founded by Peter Chernin, on its sale to Mediawan, the leading independent European studio led by Pierre-Antoine Capton and co-founded by Capton, Xavier Niel, and Matthieu Pigasse.
Accolades January 5, 2026
Four Gibson Dunn Partners Named to Variety Dealmakers List for 2025
Partners Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross, Steve Tsoneff, and Sarah Graham have been named to the Variety Dealmakers list for 2025, after a year which the publication said “was a landmark in the annals of showbiz dealmaking.”
Accolades June 17, 2025
Partners Sarah Graham and Ilissa Samplin Named Entertainment Business Visionaries by Los Angeles Times
Partners Sarah Graham and Ilissa Samplin are among the Entertainment Business Visionaries invited to “take a well-earned and overdue bow” by the Los Angeles Times in its special issue The Envelope.
Accolades June 11, 2025
Gibson Dunn Ranked in 2025 U.S. Legal 500
Gibson Dunn earned 60 practice area rankings, including 17 top-tier rankings, in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 – United States
Accolades April 10, 2025
Eight Gibson Dunn Partners Named Top Hollywood Entertainment Lawyers in Variety’s Legal Impact Report 2025
Gibson Dunn partners Brian Ascher, Theodore Boutrous, Sarah Graham, Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross, Ilissa Samplin, Orin Snyder, and Steve Tsoneff have been recognized in Variety’s Legal Impact Report 2025 as being among Hollywood’s top entertainment lawyers — lawyers who, while “dealing with progressively more jarring cycles of disruption,” still “keep working on behalf of their clients
Firm News April 7, 2025
Gibson Dunn Represented Lobos 1707 in Its Pending Joint Venture Transaction with Diageo Plc
Gibson Dunn represented Lobos 1707, the tequila company backed by basketball star LeBron James, in its pending joint venture transaction with Diageo Plc.
Firm News March 24, 2025
Gibson Dunn Advises Founders of Stem Distribution in Sale to Concord Music Group
Gibson Dunn advised Stem Distribution founders Milana Rabkin Lewis and Kristin Graziani on the sale of Stem Distribution to Concord Music Group.
Accolades March 7, 2025
Lawdragon Names 16 Partners Among its 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers 2025
Lawdragon named 16 partners to its inaugural 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers 2025 guide, which honors “lawyers at the forefront of one of the hottest practices around – advising those who shape what we view, read and admire.”