Jennifer Yashar is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. She represents clients on commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on sophisticated commercial leasing transactions on behalf of prominent owners, developers, financial institutions, law firms, and corporations.

Jen advises many distinguished landlords, including Brookfield Properties, RXR Realty, and Related Companies, with significant experience in the lease-up of developments under construction. She also regularly counsels many law firms, financial institutions, and other corporations on their headquarter leases, including Warner Bros. Discovery, McKinsey, Christie’s, Milbank, Fox, and News Corp.

Jen has been recognized as a leading real estate lawyer by:

• Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law 2026
• New York Real Estate Journal’s 2024 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight
• Crain’s New York Business Notable Leader in Real Estate 2023
• Connect Commercial Real Estate’s 2022 Lawyers in Real Estate Award
• GlobeSt Real Estate Forum’s 2020 CRE Legal Counsel “Women of Influence” list
• Real Estate Forum’s “Fifty Under 40”
• Real Estate Weekly’s 2018 list of “Rising Stars” in Real Estate

Jen’s recent experience includes:*

• Brookfield Properties:
  • As landlord, in the leasing of more than 2,000,000 office square feet at 200 Vesey Street, 250 Vesey Street, and 225 Liberty Street in Brookfield Place, including leases to Bank of America, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Jones Day, The College Entrance Examination Board, The Bank of New York Mellon, Jane Street Capital, and others.
  • As landlord, in the lease-up of One Manhattan West and Two Manhattan West to tenants including Skadden, NHL, Accenture, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, KPMG, and D.E. Shaw.
• Related Companies in its over 1.5 million-square-foot lease to Meta across 30 floors and three buildings at Hudson Yards.
• RXR Realty in connection with leasing Pier 57, including a 250,000-square-foot lease to Google and a 32,000-square-foot lease to City Winery at Pier 57 and several other restaurant leases.
• Property & Building Corp., as landlord, in its 330,000-square-foot lease at 10 Bryant Park in New York to Amazon.
• Warner Bros. Discovery in the sale and leaseback of its 1.4 million-square-foot condominium unit at 30 Hudson Yards to Related, which includes studio space for its CNN, HBO, and Turner Broadcasting affiliates, and subsequent subleasing of more than 710,000 square feet to multiple tenants, including Covington & Burling, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Stonepeak, Convene, and Visa.
• Fox Corporation and News Corp, as tenants, in their lease renewals and extensions totaling more than 1.2 million square feet at 1211 Avenue of the Americas.
• Blackstone, as tenant, in the extension and expansion of its global headquarters lease at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
• Christie’s, as tenant, in its 25-year extension of its 400,000-square-foot lease at Rockefeller Center.
• Weill Cornell Medicine:
  • In the leasing of 200,000 square feet at 1334 York Avenue from Sotheby’s and the subsequent purchase of the building and partial leaseback to Sotheby’s.
  • In its lease extension and expansion at 575 Lexington Avenue for a state-of-the-art clinical practice.
• Shiseido Americas in its 225,000-square-foot lease at 390 Madison Avenue for its U.S. headquarters relocation, which was redeveloped by L&L Holding Company and Clarion Partners on behalf of the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
• Milbank LLP in its relocation from Downtown Manhattan to 55 Hudson Yards, where the law firm occupies 250,000 square feet.
• McKinsey & Company in its 186,000-square-foot lease at Silverstein Properties’ 3 World Trade Center for its headquarters relocation and approximately 40,000 square feet at nearby 195 Broadway.

*Includes representations prior to Jen’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Jen was a partner at another leading international law firm.

Jen received her B.A. from Barnard College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She is fluent in Hebrew and a member of New York Women Executives in Real Estate.

Jen is admitted to practice in the state of New York.

Natalie Harris is an English-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Technology Groups, and has broad experience in commercial litigation, international arbitration, enforcement proceedings, and EU technology regulation. She is currently on secondment.

Natalie recently spent 5 months seconded to the EMEA Content Regulation team at a major social media platform, advising on a range of online safety regulatory and platform governance issues.

Natalie has represented major corporations and financial institutions across a range of high-value and complex disputes. Her experience includes:

• Defending a leading technology corporation in class action proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleging abuse of a dominant position.
• Representing multiple defendants in an English High Court defamation claim, including the successful defence of an anti-suit injunction in the Court of Appeal.
• Defending a global investment bank in multi-party litigation concerning USD LIBOR rate setting.
• Defending a global investment bank in multi-jurisdictional financial fraud/white-collar crime proceedings.
• Representing a UK retailer in the largest private sector mass equal pay claims before the English courts.

Natalie’s international arbitration experience includes: representing a major international contractor in a US$4 billion ICC arbitration arising out of a Middle Eastern infrastructure project; a global hotel group in an ICC arbitration arising from the management of a hotel in France; and a large energy company in an ICSID arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Natalie maintains an active and extensive pro bono practice, and serves on the London office’s pro bono committee. Natalie has a particular interest in family law and international human rights. She coordinates Gibson Dunn’s partnerships with the University House Legal Advice Centre Family Law Clinic and the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance (DARA). Natalie also regularly represents clients referred to the firm by DARA, and has successfully secured numerous emergency Non-Molestation Orders on behalf of domestic abuse survivors. She has also assisted with an application before the European Court of Human Rights under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Natalie read law at the University of Cambridge, St John’s College, and trained at Gibson Dunn.

Christine Ranney is a partner in the Denver office and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. She focuses on patent and appellate litigation and is knowledgeable across a range of arts and practices, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consumer goods, software, and telecommunications. With her background in chemical and engineering and work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, she specializes in life sciences and pharmaceutical disputes and has handled cases concerning small molecule and biologic therapeutics, methods of treatment, and diagnostics.  Christine has litigated and won cases in the federal district courts, before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.  She has substantial experience with pre-suit investigations, trade secret misappropriation cases, and coordinating global intellectual property disputes.  She also provides strategic advice concerning intellectual property licensing, diligence, and other transactional matters.

Christine is recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Appellate Practice, Life Sciences Practice, and Litigation – Patent and has been listed in the publication since 2022. Managing IP Handbook named Christine as a 2025 IP Star, and the Denver Business Journal named her to their 40 Under 40 class of 2025.

Representative matters:

• Represented Sun Pharma in a high-profile patent litigation brought by Incyte seeking to bar Sun from launching its branded alopecia drug Leqselvi.  Obtained a rare ruling from the bench vacating the injunction and a written order issued the same day, permitting Sun to launch immediately and without waiting for the mandate to issue.
• Represented Cisco in several patent cases filed by Lionra in the Eastern District of Texas. Won summary judgment of non-infringement before trial.
• Secured one of the largest defense victories in patent litigation history for clients EMD Serono, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. in a suit brought by Biogen MA Inc. seeking more than $5.4 billion in damages for infringement of a patent relating to the use of recombinant DNA technology in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
• Obtained early Section 101 dismissal for Slack Technologies in infringement suit related to Slack’s eponymous communications platform.
• Obtained favorable bench ruling and Federal Circuit affirmance for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation in litigation enforcing patent covering Novartis’s $3 billion Multiple Sclerosis drug GILENYA®.
• Obtained critical victory for Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Depomed, Inc.) in Hatch-Waxman litigation concerning Assertio’s most important asset, the opioid drug NUCYNTA®.
• Represented Uber in multiple patent infringement litigations in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, obtaining transfer to California in one and favorable resolutions in others.
• Secured favorable final determination for client Fitbit on patent and trade secret allegations brought before the International Trade Commission.

Christine serves as a Hiring Partner for Gibson Dunn’s Denver office and is a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee.  She is an active member of the Colorado IP American Inn of Court.  She also serves on the Board of The Delores Project, a Denver non-profit that provides and advocates for safe, dignified, and trauma-informed shelter and support services for people experiencing homelessness.

Prior to joining the firm, Christine served as a law clerk to the Honorable Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Before her clerkship, she was an analyst in a leadership development program at Merck & Co. Christine received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from New York University School of Law in 2013. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Engineering, in Chemical Engineering, in 2008 from Princeton University.

Christine is admitted to practice law in the States of California and Colorado and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Andy Strader is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn. He currently practices in the firm’s Transactional Department.

Andy graduated magna cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2025 and was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, he served as president of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Andy attended Boston College as an undergraduate, studying finance and theology while playing on the football team.

Prior to attending law school, Andy worked in asset management at a Northeast regional bank.

He is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Dione Garlick is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and in the Real Estate Practice Group. Dione specializes in real estate disputes, including both litigation and pre-litigation advising. Dione advises clients on how to position themselves to be successful in real estate disputes, both before the dispute has arisen and after it has ripened into litigation. Dione represents clients across the real estate industry, including disputes between joint venture members, enforcement of remedies, disputes arising out of acquisition failures, title disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, and disputes between real estate lenders and borrowers, among others. She specializes in creative remedies to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients. Dione is also a seasoned trial lawyer and an experienced oral advocate.

Dione has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Commercial Litigation from 2024-2026.

A sample of recent, non-confidential matters include:

• Dione recently completed a trial in Nashville, Tennessee regarding a dispute arising out of a purchase and sale agreement for a unique, historical property in Nashville that has become one of the most desirable locations in the city. Dione took several witnesses at trial.
• Dione currently represents a major oil company in a lawsuit against various California state entities regarding denied oil and gas permits. Dione played a central role in the Phase I trial, including by taking the cross examination of the Governor’s Office’s representative.
• Dione represented a joint venture who purchased a property for development, which property included an ‘anti-flip’ restriction in the deed. The prior owner sued, seeking to enforce the anti-flip provision. Dione helped secure a win on demurrer, disposing of the case at the earliest stage.

Dione graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2013. While at UCLA, she was a member of the Moot Court Honors Program, earning the Outstanding Brief Writer award. In 2010, she graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts as a dual-major in Statistics and Law & Constitutional Studies with a minor in Latin. Dione is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Pedro G. Soto is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations group, and his practice focuses primarily on anti-corruption and fraud matters. He has 15 years of experience representing corporations and individuals under investigation by government authorities around the world, as well as the integrity units of multilateral development banks (MDBs), such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He has also conducted compliance due diligence for over 100 transactions around the world. Pedro has particularly deep experience in Latin America, where he has worked on matters in more than 15 different countries. He also represents foreign governments and private claimants in significant litigation and arbitration matters.

Pedro has been recognized in leading legal publications as a “Latin America expert with experience of investigations throughout the region[,]” (The Legal 500 Latin America 2026 – “Compliance and Investigations”) and as one of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”  in “Criminal Defense: White Collar” by The Best Lawyers in America (2022 through 2025).

Pedro’s representative matters include:

White Collar Defense/Investigation Matters:

• Represented a global energy company in a corruption probe relating to Mexico. DOJ and the SEC closed the investigation without action against client.
• Obtained a declination for a large European bank in an investigation by a foreign competition enforcement agency.
• Represented a global bank in a securities fraud investigation. All four enforcement agencies closed the investigation without action against client.
• Represented a U.S.-based, global technology company in an investigation into potential bribery in Argentina. DOJ and the SEC closed the investigation without action against client.
• Represented a European construction company in connection with a DOJ inquiry into potential public bribery in Latin America. DOJ closed the matter without action against client.
• Represented a senior official of a Fortune 100 firm under investigation by the DOJ for bribery of government officials in Latin America. DOJ closed the investigation without action against client.
• Represented a senior manager of a Fortune 50 firm who was under investigation by DOJ for bribery of government officials in Europe. DOJ closed the investigation without action against client.
• Represented a Fortune 500 company in connection with a whistleblower report sent to DOJ and the SEC alleging public bribery in Central America. Both agencies closed the matter without action against client.
• Defended a large public infrastructure firm in Asian Development Bank Integrity proceedings. The regulator closed the matter without charges against the client.
• Represented a European construction/engineering firm in World Bank Integrity proceedings, obtaining a more than 80% reduction off the sanctions guidelines applicable to the matter.
• Representing two individuals in connection with ongoing World Bank Integrity proceedings relating to energy contracts in the Middle East.
• Representing a major infrastructure investment fund in connection with an ongoing World Bank Integrity investigation in India.

Litigation and Arbitration Matters:

• Successfully defended the Government of Panama in an international arbitration brought by foreign investors seeking more than US$400 million in damages. Obtained full dismissal of all claims at the jurisdictional phase and an award of costs in favor of client.
• Successfully defended the Government of Costa Rica from an international arbitration claim seeking US$345 million in damages. Following a week-long trial, obtained dismissal of all claims against client.
• Successfully represented a large, Europe-based energy company in the annulment phase of an international arbitration proceeding against the Republic of Argentina. Obtained the dismissal of all claims for annulment, thus upholding the arbitral award of over US$200 million in favor of client.

Compliance and Due Diligence Matters:

• Conducted anti-corruption due diligence on behalf of a Fortune 50 in connection with a US$5+ billion investment in India.
• Conducted anti-corruption due diligence on behalf of a Fortune 10 in connection with a proposed US$250+ million investment in India.
• Conducted anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and trade sanctions/export controls due diligence on behalf of a global investment bank in connection with a US$130+ million infrastructure investment in South America.
• Conducted pre-acquisition due diligence and post-acquisition compliance integration on behalf of a global resources company in connection with the first-ever joint operating agreement with Mexico’s state-owned oil and gas company, PEMEX.
• Conducted anti-corruption due diligence on behalf of a major U.S. investment fund in connection with a proposed US$200+ million investment in a renewable energy company in South America.

Pedro speaks and writes frequently on white collar enforcement and compliance issues. Some of his most recent speaking engagements include:

• “Recent Developments in Multilateral Development Bank Enforcement” (Speaker, Webcast, January 14, 2026)
• “FCPA and Anti-Corruption Enforcement Trends in Global Markets” (Speaker, Webcast, March 25, 2025)
• “Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Recent Developments in Latin America” (Speaker, Webcast, December 10, 2024)
• “Recent Developments in Multilateral Development Bank Enforcement” (Speaker, Webcast, February 28, 2024)
• “Anti-Corruption Compliance in Financial Transactions and M&A” (Speaker, Lima, Peru, November 14, 2023)
• “Offshore Companies and Transnational Money Laundering” (Speaker, Lima, Peru, November 13, 2023)
• “Round Table of International Practitioners: Update on LatAm Anti-Corruption Investigations” (Speaker, 4^th International Anti-corruption Conference of ICC Mexico City, October 2023)
• “Corruption in Investment Projects: The Standard of Proof and the Consequences for Investment Arbitration” (Speaker, 2023 World Arbitration Update, Washington, D.C., May 22, 2023)
• “Anti-Corruption Programs and Investigations in Companies: Challenges, Opportunities, and Risks” (Speaker, American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, December 2022)
• “Anti-Corruption Due Diligence in M&A Transactions” (Lecturer, International Chamber of Commerce’s Anti-Corruption Certificate Program – Mexico City, annually from 2018-2025)

In addition, Pedro is the co-author of, among others: “Cooperating with Authorities: The U.S. Perspective” (published in Global Investigation Review’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations), “Common Pitfalls in MDB Audits and Charting a Path to Effective Settlement of Allegations” (published in Global Investigation Review’s The Guide to Multilateral Development Bank Investigations, 2025 and 2026), “Channeling the Channel Partner Risk: Addressing Anti-Corruption Risk with Channel Partners in the Technology Sector,” (published in The FCPA Report) and “Anti-Corruption Compliance in Emerging Markets: A Resource Guide” (an e-book for compliance professionals).

A native Spanish speaker, Pedro has extensive experience in Latin America. He has worked on matters involving Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Pedro also has experience in matters throughout Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

He earned a Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School and a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.

Daniel Boden is an English-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration Groups.

Daniel has broad experience of complex commercial litigation, international arbitration and regulatory and internal investigations, often with a transnational element. Most recently this has included:

• Representing a UK retailer in the largest private sector mass equal pay claim to be heard in the English courts.

• Representing U.S. investors in a large-scale precious metals mining project in a former Soviet Union country in High Court proceedings related to parallel investor-state and commercial arbitration claims.

• Representing ultra-high net worth individuals in a succession dispute involving a global estate valued in the multiple billions of dollars.

• Representing a major investment bank in High Court proceedings regarding antitrust violations relating to LIBOR manipulation.

• Representing LIV Golf and a number of players in high-profile disciplinary appeals proceedings against the PGA European Tour.

• Defending an Indian wealth and asset management company in respect of claims brought in the Commercial Court alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, deceit and intimidation.

Daniel also works on ESG and human rights issues and has experience in the financial services, retail and sports sectors. He also maintains an active pro bono practice.

Daniel trained at Gibson Dunn and holds a first class honours degree in Hispanic Studies with a distinction in spoken Spanish from the University of Nottingham.

Kijoon (Kij) Baeg is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Kij received his Juris Doctor from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in 2023 and his Bachelor of Science in Music Industry from the University of Southern California in 2017.

Kij is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Sean McFarlane is a corporate partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Sean has extensive experience in U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions, and corporate advisory work. Sean also focuses his practice on advising clients in the sports and entertainment industry with respect to the acquisition and financing of professional sports franchises and the negotiation of media rights agreements.

Sean has been recognized as one of Law360 ’s Rising Stars in Sports and as “One to Watch” in the area of New York Entertainment and Sports by The Best Lawyers in America®. In 2026, Sean was named among the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon.

Sean earned his law degree from Harvard University and graduated with a BA in political science, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.

Matthew Schwartz is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Sports Law Practice Groups.

Matthew regularly represents private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and their portfolio companies on leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments and other transactions. Matthew’s representative clients include MidOcean Partners, Quad-C Management, Epilog Partners, the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PIF), ATL Partners, KKR, Veritas Capital, Redbird Capital Partners, Investcorp, Blackstone, and Littlejohn & Co., among others. Matthew has been recognized as “One to Watch” in Mergers and Acquisitions Law by The Best Lawyers in America®.

In addition, Matthew has developed extensive experience in the technology, media, sports and entertainment sectors, and also served as the Chief Legal Officer of LIV Golf from January 2023 – November 2024. Matthew was named a Law360 Rising Star in Sports & Betting. In 2026, Matthew was named among the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon.

Representative Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Experience*

• MidOcean Partners in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of or investments in Music Reports, Hanley Wood, BDX, Pragmatic Institute and Casper’s Ice Cream and the sale of the Planet Group and Hunter Fan.
• Quad-C Management in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of, or investments in, Astrix Technology Group, Learner’s Edge, NightOwl Global, and Legacy Food Group, and the sale of Stanton Carpet Corp., Galleher Corp., @properties and S.i. Systems.
• Epilog Partners in their acquisition of Care Connectors Medical Group.
• KKR in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of, or investments in, CA Media and establishment of Emerald Media, Weststar Aviation Services Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia), PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk. (Indonesia), Goodpack Limited (Singapore), Avendus Capital (India), Alliance Tires Group B.V. (India) and the sale of Capsugel ($5.5 billion) and Oriental Brewery (Korea) ($5.8 billion).
• Primavera Capital Group and Ant Financial Services Group in connection with an aggregate $460 million investment in Yum China, concurrent with its spinoff from Yum! Brand’s.
• ATL partners, in connection with its investment in Arrive Logistics and sale of Pilot Freight Services to A.P. Moller-Maersk ($1.7 billion).
• Littlejohn & Co. in its acquisition of Cook & Boardman and sale of a majority interest to Platinum Equity.
• Blackstone in its A$750 million acquisition of Orical Chemicals (Australia) and its investment in NantWorks.
• Investcorp in its acquisition of Mercury Capital, investment in and establishment of a real estate management JV and sale of Nobel Learning Communities.
• True Wind Capital in its strategic partnership with, and carve-out involving, the American Institute of Architect’s Contract Documents Business.
• Alibaba in numerous transactions, including the $1.6 billion going-private transaction involving AutoNavi Holdings.  
• Kuadi Dache in its strategic stock-for-stock merger with Didi Dache
• Compania de Petroleos de Chile in connection with its acquisition of Terpel S.A. and $535 million acquisition of Delek US Holdings.
• NextEra Energy in connection with its $760 million sale of its interest in the Marcus Hook generating assets to Starwood Energy.
• Ungerer & Company in its acquisition by Givaudan.
• FTI Consulting in its acquisition of Delta Partners.
• General Electric, in the spin-off of GE HealthCare.

Representative Sports and Entertainment Experience*

• PIF, in connection with the formation and establishment of LIV Golf, as well as Acting Chief Legal Officer of LIV Golf from January 2023 to November 2024, including advising LIV Golf on its corporate structure, all player agreements, sponsorship rights and related agreements and material broadcast agreements (including with Fox).
• Beemok Capital in numerous transactions, including the acquisition of the M1000 Cincinnati Open from the United States Tennis Association, the governing body of U.S. tennis.
• David Tepper in his $2.275 billion acquisition of the Carolina Panthers.
• The lead minority investors in their investment in the Seattle Kraken and acquisition of the NHL’s 32nd expansion franchise.
• RedBird Capital Partners in a number of significant acquisitions, including Italy’s Associazione Calcio Milan (AC Milan Football Club), and the acquisition from The Walt Disney Company of the YES Network.
• Affiliates of Yankee Global Enterprises and the Dallas Cowboys, in connection with the sale of a stake in Legends Hospitality to Sixth Street and the acquisition by Legends Hospitality of ASM Global.
• An investor in the Miami Marlins.
• The Weinstein Company in its proposed sale.
• A tennis equipment manufacturer in drafting form sponsorship agreement for Tennis athletes.
• The American Flag Football League in connection with its Series A financing and broadcasting partnership with the NFL.
• 2 of the original 12 founders of the Overwatch League (Envy Gaming and Gen. G (formerly KSV Esports International)) in their negotiation of Team Participation Agreements and related corporate matters.
• Envy Gaming in its Series A financing with Hersh Interactive Group.
• ReKTGlobal, Inc., an esports company, in the acquisition of Rogue, a Las Vegas-based esports team.
• Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the Jones family in connection with the acquisition of esports entity, compLexity Gaming.
• Blue Pool Capital (the family office of Joe Tsai) in the acquisition of the San Diego Seals, a National Lacrosse League expansion team.
• Confidential bidders in connection with expansion agreements with Major League Soccer and the Women’s National Basketball Association.
• IMG in its agreement to relocate the Miami Open to Hard Rock Stadium.
• The North American Soccer League on corporate matters.
• Daikin in its naming rights deals for the Houston Astros stadium.
• The City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority regarding an arena operating agreement and non-relocation agreement in connection with the $192 million State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) renovation project.
• USA Volleyball in a multiyear footwear, apparel and accessory agreement with Adidas.
• Axiomatic Gaming in their investment (along with KKR, Kleiner Perkins and others) in the $1.25 billion investment in Epic Games.

*Includes representations prior to Matthew’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Richard Birns is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Private Equity Practice Group. He regularly represents private equity firms and companies on domestic and cross-border leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, minority investments, and joint ventures.

He is recognized as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 as well as Chambers USA, where clients describe him as “smart and tenacious”. The American Lawyer recognized Richard as a 2023 Dealmaker of the Year for his work advising Elliott Management’s acquisition of Nielsen Media with Brookfield. He was also named a Private Equity MVP by Law360 in 2019. Richard was named among the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon in 2026.

His recent experience includes advising:

• Elliott Investment Management L.P. and its affiliate, Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation, on acquisitions and dispositions, including the $7.1 billion acquisition of Syneos Health, Inc., the $16.5 billion acquisition of Citrix Systems, Inc., and the $16 billion acquisition of Nielsen Holdings plc. He also advised Elliott Management on its acquisitions and dispositions of Gigamon, athenahealth, Travelport, LogMeIn, and Cubic
• Goldman Sachs in connection with its investment in Oncoclínicas, a Brazilian medical-care provider, and subsequent IPO
• Hazel, the independent fintech launched in partnership with Walmart and investment firm Ribbit Capital, on their acquisition of fintech platforms Even and ONE.

Richard is also Chair of the firm’s Sports Law Practice Group, and has extensive experience in the technology, media, sports and entertainment sectors. He advises on some of the most high-profile transactions in these sectors, including representing:

• RedBird Capital Partners in a number of significant acquisitions, including its acquisition of All3Media, Italy’s Associazione Calcio Milan (AC Milan Football Club), the acquisition of a majority stake in the Toulouse Football Club; and the acquisition from The Walt Disney Company of the YES Network, a regional sports network, by an investor group that included Yankee Global Enterprises, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Blackstone, and Amazon.com
• Affiliates of Yankee Global Enterprises and the Dallas Cowboys, in connection with a sale of Legends Hospitality to Sixth Street.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Georgetown University, Richard earned his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and member of the Columbia Law Review. He clerked for Judge Milton Pollack of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, from 1997 to 1998.

Richard is a leader in the community and active in a number of non-profit organizations, including serving as Co-Chair of the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s New York Leadership Council.

Sarah Graham is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices in the firm’s Transactional Department. She regularly represents private equity funds, strategic and financial investors, media and entertainment companies, technology companies, gaming companies, and other clients in various types of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and restructurings. Sarah is a member of the following Gibson Dunn practice groups: Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Media, Entertainment and Technology, Betting and Gaming, and Sports Law.

Sarah received her law degree from Columbia Law School, where she served as Notes Editor of the Columbia Law Review and was named a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Sarah was named among the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America by Lawdragon in each of 2024 and 2025, and among the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon in 2025 and 2026. She was also recognized by Variety on their Legal Impact Report in 2025 and on their list of the top dealmakers in Hollywood in each of 2023 and 2024. She has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as One to Watch in Entertainment and Sports Law. In addition, she was recognized for her Mergers and Acquisitions work, particularly in the Media and Gaming industries, in the 2023 and 2024 editions of Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list, a guide highlighting attorneys “who will define where the legal profession of our country goes” and whose “leadership will be called upon by businesses and individuals when they face their crossroads. She has also been named a Southern California Rising Star in mergers and acquisitions by Super Lawyers magazine. In 2025, Sarah was named an Entertainment Business Visionary by LA Times Studios.

Representative Transactions:

• Platinum Equity Advisors in various transactions, including its $5.25 billion acquisition of Solenis and the combination of Solenis and Sigura Water valued at approximately $6.5 billion, its acquisition of PLI Holdings, Inc. and its acquisition of the water care business of Lonza AG.
• Contango Oil & Gas Company in its all-stock merger with KKR & Co’s Independence Energy, valued at $5.7 billion.
• The National Football League in its joint venture with Skydance Media to form Skydance Sports, a premier global multi-sports production studio.
• The North Road Company, a global multi-genre film and TV studio founded by Peter Chernin, in its formation, investment transactions, and the acquisition of various production companies and assets, including Words + Pictures and the U.S. assets of Red Arrow Studios.
• SpringHill Entertainment, the production company founded by LeBron James, in significant capital raises and its merger with leading UK production company Fulwell 73.
• Lobos 1707, the tequila company backed by LeBron James, in its pending joint venture transaction with Diageo Plc.
• Iconic Artists Group in connection with a strategic investment by HPS Investment Partners.
• NTWRK in its acquisition of Complex Networks and in connection with Universal Music Group’s investment in NTWRK.
• Fortress Investment Group in its acquisition of Vice Media, together with Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital.
• Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop, founded by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Lovine and Main Street Advisors, in connection with formation and financing matters.
• Rich Paul in the sale of interests in Klutch Sports Group to United Talent Agency, and in the negotiation of arrangements for Rich Paul’s role as UTA’s Co-Head of Sports.
• Candle Media in the sale of its subsidiaries Exile Music and Exile Podcast to HYBE, to form HYBE’s Latin American music division.
• Universal Pictures in various strategic transactions, including its partnership with Will Packer Productions.
• Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.) in its acquisition of a majority stake in Tidal, the streaming and entertainment platform founded by Jay-Z.
• Aubrey Drake Graham (artist Drake) and his affiliated entities in various joint venture and other transactions.
• James & Company in its sale to United Talent Agency.
• A Saudi Arabian investment fund in an investment in a large, independent film and television production company.
• MGM Resorts International in a strategic joint venture with GVC Holdings to form BetMGM, one of the premier platforms in the United States for sports betting and online gaming.
• Ladder, LLC, a health and wellness company formed by LeBron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Main Street Advisors, in formation and financing matters.
• An internationally recognized artist in the sale of a significant portion of the artist’s publishing catalog, as well as strategic buyers of various music publishing catalogs.
• Main Street Advisors in various investments and other transactions.
• The Chernin Group in acquisition and investment transactions.
• The Tornante Company, the investment firm of Michael Eisner, in various media, entertainment and sports investments and acquisitions, including the acquisition of Portsmouth FC football club.
• Beats Electronics and Beats Music in the companies’ $3 billion sale to Apple.
• The independent directors of DreamWorks Animation in the company’s acquisition by NBCUniversal for $3.8 billion.
• Berkshire Hathaway in various transactions, including its $37.2 billion acquisition of Precision Castparts Corp. and its $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Company.

* Includes representations prior to Sarah’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Ben Ross is a Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Media, Entertainment, and Technology Practice Group. He advises public companies, private equity sponsors, growth-stage companies, and founders on mergers and acquisitions and other complex strategic transactions, with particular experience across the media, entertainment, technology, consumer brands, and services sectors.

Ben regularly represents clients in the acquisition and sale of entertainment platforms and assets, technology businesses, and IP-driven consumer brands. He is frequently engaged on repeat and programmatic M&A, add-on acquisitions, strategic divestitures, and ownership transitions for sponsor-backed and founder-led businesses, and is known for navigating complex deal economics, including bespoke waterfalls and highly tailored structures.

Ben has been recognized as a leading lawyer in M&A by Chambers USA, one of the Top 500 Leading Lawyers in America and one of the Top 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon, a “Power Lawyer” by The Hollywood Reporter, and one of the best lawyers in the entertainment industry by Variety.

Ben clerked for Chancellor William B. Chandler III of the Delaware Court of Chancery. He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was awarded the Vanderbilt Medal and the President’s Service Award, and his B.A., magna cum laude, in Philosophy from Princeton University.

Representative Clients

The Azoff Company (and affiliated platforms) in strategic transactions and investments across music, live entertainment, sports, and media, including Global Music Rights, Iconic Artists Group, and Oak View Group, and related institutional financings, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Universal Pictures (and affiliates, including Comcast divisions) in strategic investments, acquisitions, and partnerships, including with Amblin Partners, Will Packer Productions, Blumhouse Productions, and Illumination Entertainment.

Candle Media in multiple acquisitions and investments, including Hello Sunshine, Westbrook, ATTN:, The Home Edit, and Faraway Road Productions.

High-profile entertainers, athletes, and founders in the formation, financing, and sale of consumer brands and IP-driven businesses, including Huda Beauty (TSG Consumer Partners investment and redemption, and the sale of KAYALI), Jen Atkin (sale of Ouai to Procter & Gamble), and Kevin Hart (strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group).

Other Experience

Ben has also advised public companies, private equity sponsors, growth-stage companies, and other organizations on cross-border transactions, financings, and restructurings, including complex, multi-year internal reorganizations and governance-driven restructurings; such clients include CBS, Twentieth Century Fox, AMC Networks, Riot Games, Cadence Design Systems, Nordstrom, PwC, and Acumen Fund.

Kevin S. Masuda is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Media, Entertainment and Technology and Betting and Gaming Practice Groups. He regularly represents content companies including motion picture studios and music companies, technology companies, gaming companies, private equity funds, sports and talent agencies, and other clients in various types of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, restructurings, equity capital raises, licensing agreements, sponsorships, and other strategic agreements.

Kevin is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Sports Law Practice Groups.

Representative transactions* include representations of: SpringHill Entertainment in significant capital raises and merger with Fulwell Entertainment; the National Football League (NFL) in its strategic partnership with Skydance Media for the formation and operation of Skydance Sports; Block, Inc. in its acquisition of a majority stake in TIDAL; the artist Drake in the sale of his music catalog to the Universal Music Group; SC Holdings in its acquisition of the iconic Santa Pier and its related businesses; the independent directors of DreamWorks Animation in the sale of DreamWorks Animation to NBCUniversal for $3.8 billion; Beats Electronics and Beats Music in various equity and debt financings and the companies’ $3 billion sale to Apple; Hackman Capital Partners in the acquisition of CBS Television City and certain studio operations for $750 million; Lobos 1707, a tequila company backed by LeBron James, in its strategic partnership with Diageo; Tornante in the sale of the Topps Company businesses; Klutch Sports Group in sale to United Talent Agency; MGM Resorts International in the acquisition of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City and in a strategic joint venture with GVC Holdings for sports betting and online gaming; Major League Pickleball in its merger with the Professional Pickleball Association; Ladder, a nutritional supplement company founded by LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger, in its formation and sale to Openfit; Eros Innovations in its joint venture with Mike Tyson and the formation of the Legends Only League; LeBron James in various investment and endorsement deals, including with Canyon Bikes and Crypto.com; Serena Williams in her investment in, and partnership with, the WNBA Toronto Tempo team; Talento Uno Music in a sale to Saban Music Group; Eros International in its merger with STX Entertainment; 88Rising in capital raises and related strategic matters; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group and its parent, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, in various acquisition transactions of post-production companies and services agreements; Wasserman Media Group in the rollup of various sports agencies (10+); Independent Sports & Entertainment in equity investments and debt transactions; Hugh M. Hefner and his trust in the sale of the Playboy Mansion and to the sale of his interest in Playboy Enterprises; NTWRK,, a content company focused on e-commerce sales and hosted by celebrities, in its formation, capital raises, and acquisition of Complex Networks; Cannery Casino Resorts, the Ruffin Companies, Fertitta Gaming, the Nine Group, and private equity funds in acquisitions, investments, restructurings, and other strategic transactions in the gaming industry; United Talent Agency, ICM Partners, and Paradigm Talent Agency in restructurings, employment agreements, and general corporate matters; Nederlander Concerts, a leading concert promoter, in various strategic venue transactions; The Yucaipa Companies in various PIPE transactions, private investments in media and entertainment companies, and restructuring transactions; Universal Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Group in various strategic transactions, including the acquisition/formation of music labels and music management companies (20+), venture capital/strategic investments, and various acquisitions and dispositions of business lines and assets; investors in purchasing interests in major sports franchises (Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Boston Red Sox, Washington Commanders, and Minnesota Timberwolves); and the San Diego Chargers in the team’s Los Angeles relocation.

Kevin was recently ranked by Chambers USA as a leading corporate M&A practitioner, as well as a leading transactional Media and Entertainment practitioner and described as “extremely knowledgeable, exceptionally responsive and an excellent strategic thinker.” Kevin was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2024 and prior editions of The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Corporate Law. He was also recognized in Variety’s 2025 and prior Legal Impact Reports and Dealmakers Impact Reports as one of the top attorneys in entertainment and media. In 2019 and prior years, the Los Angeles Business Journal named him among its Most Influential Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles, featuring 62 “stellar minority attorneys in the LA region.” In addition, the Los Angeles Business Journal named him to its 2022 Top 100 Lawyers in Los Angeles list. Kevin was also listed in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 and prior Power Lawyers List, which features 100 of the most influential entertainment attorneys in the industry, and was featured in Law360′s Dealmakers Q&A. In 2026, Kevin was named among the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon.

Kevin serves on the Board of Advisors for the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports at UCLA School of Law and on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Children’s Rights. He also served as president for five years of the Society to Aid the Retarded Inc., a non-profit corporation that provides housing and other services to mentally challenged adults and is an adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School, where he teaches mergers and acquisitions.

Kevin received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1992 from Harvard Law School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in 1988 from the University of California at Berkeley.

*Includes representations prior to Kevin’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Steve Tsoneff is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Century City office. He has two decades of experience advising content producers, distributors, and financiers in a variety of media and entertainment transactions, with a focus on the production, licensing, and distribution of audiovisual content and various approaches to the financing of such content, including single-project, slate, corporate, and co-financing transactions. He also provides industry expertise to clients who are acquiring, investing in, or selling companies in the media and entertainment space and advises clients on media rights issues for sports leagues and teams.

Steve was named among the 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers by Lawdragon in 2025 and 2026. He was also ranked by Chambers USA as a leading transactional Media and Entertainment practitioner in California. Since 2024, Steve has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® as a Lawyer of the Year in Entertainment Law.

Steve returned to Gibson Dunn after serving as General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs for the entertainment production company Madison Wells Media from 2017 through 2021, where he was a member of the core management team leading the company’s development, production, and financing activities across film, television, live stage, podcasting, and digital media. He currently practices in the firm’s Corporate Transactional Department and was previously Co-Chair of the firm’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group.

Prior to joining Madison Wells Media, Steve was a partner at Gibson Dunn and practiced at the firm from 2000 to 2017.

Representative matters include:

• Representation of Universal Pictures in numerous transactions, including:
  • Its partnership with Blumhouse Productions in a ten-year first-look production agreement;
  • Its multi-year slate financing transaction with Perfect World Pictures;
  • Its multi-year distribution partnership with Amblin’ Entertainment;
  • Its co-production and co-financing transaction with Legendary Entertainment;
  • Its $150 million sale of Rogue Pictures to Relativity Media;
  • Numerous single-picture financing and distribution transactions; and
  • Various German, UK and Spanish tax-incentivized film finance transactions.
• Representation of RedBird Capital Partners in several transactions, including:
  • Its acquisition of All3Media, the largest independent television production and distribution company in the UK;
  • Its investment in the TV studio and production company Media Res; and
  • Its formation of the Hidden Pigeon Company, Mo Willems’ multiplatform children’s content venture.
•  Representation of Candle Media, a Blackstone-backed media company led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, in several transactions including:
  • Its acquisition of Spanish-language content producer Exile Content Studio;
  • Its acquisition of socially progressive media company ATTN:; and
  • Its sale of the Spanish-language music label Exile Music to HYBE.
• Representation of the National Football League in its joint venture with Skydance Media to form Skydance Sports, a premier global multi-sports production studio.
• Representation of the North Road Company, a global multi-genre film and TV studio founded by Peter Chernin, in its acquisition of the U.S. assets of Red Arrow Studios.
• Representation of Rachel Maddow in the formation of her production company and her first-look transactions in film and television.
• Representation of Lupa Systems in the formation of the production company Futurific Studios and its production and distribution of the PBS documentary series “A Brief History of the Future”.
• Representation of Point72 Ventures in various media and entertainment investments.
• Representation of TikTok in various advisory matters.
• Representation of LIV Golf in various media and entertainment transactions.
• Representation of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in numerous transactions, including:
  • Its multi-year film slate financing transactions with TSG Entertainment Finance LLC and Dune Capital Management;
  • Its partnership with Cirque du Soleil to develop an arena-touring production based on “Avatar”;
  • Its license arrangement with Ubisoft to develop an “Avatar” video game;
  • Its partnership with Resorts World Genting to develop the world’s first Fox theme park, in Malaysia;
  • Its multi-picture co-financing transaction with Ivanhoe Pictures for local-language films in India, Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan;
  • Numerous studio co-financing transactions and single-picture financing and distribution transactions; and
  • Various German, UK, and Spanish tax-incentivized film finance transactions.
• Representation of Paramount Pictures in its co-production and co-financing transaction with Skydance Productions, as well as numerous single-picture financing and distribution transactions.
• Representation of DZ Bank AG in its financing of various motion pictures produced by Constantin Film;
• Representation of New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. in its $350 million slate financing transaction with The Royal Bank of Scotland and various German, UK and Spanish tax-incentivized film finance transactions.
• Representation of Illumination Entertainment in its strategic alliance with Fuji TV in Japan.
• Representation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in various co-financing transactions.

Steve has received numerous industry accolades, including multiple appearances on The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 100 Power Lawyers list, and Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report list and Legal Impact Report lists, as well as The Daily Journal. He was named by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a “Leader of Influence” and was previously ranked by Chambers USA as an “Up and Coming” California lawyer in the category of Media and Entertainment: Transactional.

Steve received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 2000. While at Columbia, Steve was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and spent a semester studying at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English & American Literature, cum laude, in 1997 from Harvard College, where he was a member of the heavyweight crew team.

Steve is admitted to practice law in California.

Maurice M. Suh is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. He is Co-Chair of the firm’s Sports Law Practice Group and is a member of the Litigation Department and its White Collar Defense and Investigations and Crisis Management Practice Groups. He focuses his practice on business litigation and the representation of clients in conjunction with white collar, compliance and related government enforcement actions.

Maurice has tried numerous matters in state and federal courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitral bodies. His business litigation matters have involved class actions, securities litigation, RICO, and business torts alleging breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference, breaches of fiduciary duty and corruption allegations. His government enforcement matters have involved the defense of federal and state white collar crime allegations, as well as internal investigations that relate to various government regulations, bribery and FCPA compliance matters. With respect to his sports practice, Maurice has represented elite athletes, teams and sponsors in landmark cases involving media rights, sponsorship and anti-doping matters in court and before arbitration panels in both the United States arbitral system for Olympic movement sports and the International Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS). Maurice has further advised top sports teams, agents and race organizers in matters related to sponsorship and employment issues, as well as strategic planning.

Maurice has been repeatedly recognized by Lawdragon as a “Global Leader in Crisis Management” and as a “Leading Global Entertainment, Sports and Media Lawyer”. Maurice has been selected for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” for Litigation list along with being named among the “Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Los Angeles.” Maurice was recently named by AmLaw Litigation Daily as one of their “Litigators of the Week” in a jury verdict win for Nike in its endorsement contract dispute with NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. He had also been listed in Daily Journal’s “Top 100 – California’s Leading Lawyers” list. He has also been named as among the nation’s leading attorneys by The Best Lawyers in America® for the Criminal Defense: White Collar category since 2010 and the Sports Law category since 2023.

Representative Matters

Business Litigation and White Collar Matters

• Represented Yucaipa investment funds and the former officers and directors of Allied, a Yucaipa portfolio company, in connection with breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer and equitable subordination claims brought by the litigation trustee for the Allied litigation trust, formed after Allied was placed into bankruptcy. In re: ASHINC, Case No. 12-11564 (Bankr. D. Del.); Case No. 12-50947 (Bankr. D. Del.)(Adversary Proceeding).
• Represented PricewaterhouseCoopers against fraud and breach of contract claims brought by the City of Los Angeles arising from the implementation of an enterprise-wide software program controlling billing, water and power usage and customer data and care. The successful defense resulted in a complete and voluntary dismissal of all claims brought by the City of Los Angeles after years of litigation. City of Los Angeles v. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, Case No. BC 574690.
• Represented Deutsche Bank in obtaining a complete victory involving class action claims of fraud and violations of mortgage loan statutes in a series of class actions in the Western District of Missouri alleging a violation of Missouri’s Second Mortgage Loan Act with an exposure of over $400 million. The grant of summary judgment was affirmed on appeal before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Further, successfully represented Bank of America, JP Morgan and UBS in connection with class action claims of violations of second mortgage and mortgage-lending statutes. Thomas v. U.S. Bank, et al. (consolidated class action), CV 83549-01, 10 CV 215097, CV 100-4332-01, 01 CV 201263, 03 CV 2016423.
• Represented Toyota in litigation against GM in connection with a dispute arising from the allocation of costs incurred with recalls of automobiles jointly produced by NUMMI, a joint venture between Toyota and GM. Toyota, in prevailing, not only won all claims brought against it, but also successfully negotiated future beneficial cost-sharing allocation agreements.
• Represented Duty Free Shops (DFS) in multiple cases arising from a corruption scheme to unlawfully award to Lotte a duty-free concession agreement worth $500 million. This multi-pronged litigation involved several civil actions before the Superior Court of Guam against the governmental agency, a civil action in the Superior Court of Guam against a competitor, and an international arbitration. DFS v. GIAA, CV0943-14, CV0094-15, CV0198-15; GIAA v. DFS, CVA18-022 (Guam Sup. Ct.); DFS v. Lotte, CV0943-14-01, CV0094-15-01; DFS v. GIAA, CV0595-16, CV0371 and SP0128-16.
• Represented Maximus in arbitration arising from fraud and breach of contract allegations brought by the City of Los Angeles. The arbitral panel eventually found against the City of Los Angeles on the entirety of its claims and found in favor of all counterclaims brought by Maximus. Los Angeles Unified School District v. Maximus Inc., et al., JAMS Ref. No. 1100070648; Los Angeles Unified School District v. Harris Education Consulting and Maximus, Case No. BC 493592 (Petition to Confirm).
• Represented Deloitte Consulting in connection with claims brought by the Los Angeles Unified School District alleging that Deloitte failed to properly implement software governing employee pay, vacation time and benefits. After successfully defending Deloitte against those claims, led the defense of Deloitte in claims brought by third parties in class actions against both LAUSD and Deloitte for failure to properly pay teachers and other LAUSD staff. Lisa McCarrell et al v. Los Angeles Unified School District, BC 383425, BC 368209, BC 383410, BC 383754 (consolidated).
• Represented the CEO and directors of Fresh & Easy in connection with breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and fraudulent transfer claims arising from the filing of Chapter 11 proceedings by Fresh & Easy, a grocery retailer.
• Represented the CEO and Chairman of the Board of MagnaChip, a chip manufacturer, in connection with an SEC investigation and related securities class actions. Hayes v. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. et al., Case No. 3:14-cv-01160-JST.
• Represented a consortium of Korean national banks, including Industrial Bank of Korea, NH Bank, KEB Hana Bank and KB Bank, in successfully pursuing claims of fraud and breach of contract against ASI Corporation. These claims arose from a fraud that occurred in Korea, aided and assisted by co-defendants in the United States. The successful settlements resulted from a global investigation and discovery process. Industrial Bank of Korea et al. v. ASI Corp et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-07646-CBM-FFM.
• Represented Hollywood Park Casino, The Bicycle Club and Celebrity Casinos in connection with a bellwether constitutional and statutory challenge to the legality of the play of games in California Cardrooms, which ended in dismissal with prejudice of the Second Amended Complaint. Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians and Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians v. Larry Flynt et al., 37-2018-0058170-CU-NP-CTL.
• Represented Casino Royale in obtaining a successful resolution of a bellwether statutory and compliance challenge to the legality of the game play of certain cards games, all of which potentially impacted the entire California cardroom industry. Whitehouse, Fierro and Ortiz v. Sacramento Casino Royale LLC et al., CV 34-2014-00161427.
• Represented the world’s largest retailer in connection with class action claims alleging violations of California employment law, including policies and practices related to the payment of wages upon the termination of employment. In re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wage and Hour Litigation (Smith-Ballard), N.D. Cal, Case Number C 06 02069 SBA (BZ).
• Represented members of the board of directors of Full Tilt Poker in connection with a criminal investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, which involved the legality of online poker. United States v. Isai Scheinberg, et al., S3 10 Cr. 336 (LAK).
• Represented Nike in connection with various internal investigations.

Sports Matters

• Advised Olympic Committees in connection with numerous issues arising from the organization of Summer and Winter games, the requirements of the International Olympic Committee, the requirements of international and national governing bodies and dispute resolution.
• Represented Toyota in connection with its historic sponsorship as a TOP Sponsor for the 2017 – 2024 quadrennial games.
• Represented Olympics TOP sponsors in connection with the sponsorship of the 2017 – 2024 quadrennial games, including those issues arising from Tokyo 2020.
• Represented the World Surfing League in connection with issues related to its debut as an Olympic movement sport.
• Represented Nike in connection with numerous sponsorship matters in Olympic movement and professional sports.
• Represented media rights companies in connection with potential disputes arising from the COVID-19 crisis.
• Represented professional sports teams in connection with sponsorship issues before their respective leagues and national governing bodies.
• Drafted dispute resolution provisions, anti-doping rules and player protocols for the NFL Players Association in connection with collective-bargaining negotiations with the NFL.
• Represented Nike in matters involving the Oregon Project, Nike’s elite running program.
• Represented Alberto Salazar in connection with anti-doping claims brought by USADA.
• Represented Floyd Landis in connection with his disqualification from the 2006 Tour de France.
• Represented Alexandre Vinokourov in connection with his disqualification from the 2007 Tour de France.
• Represented the Astana Team in connection with matters arising from its compliance with IOC rules.
• Represented Justin Gatlin in his successful appeal of a doping suspension.
• Represented Rashid Ramzi and the Bahrain Olympic Committee in connection with matters arising from the Beijing Olympics.
• Represented Richard Sherman in his successful appeal of a suspension arising from a purported violation of the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
• Represented Josh Gordon in connection with matters arising from the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
• Represented eSports companies in connection with the development of rules and guidelines for both anti-doping and regulatory concerns.
• Represented Rob Farah, world number one doubles tennis player, in successfully overturning an anti-doping suspension.

Maurice has previously served as Deputy Mayor of Homeland Security and Public Safety for the City of Los Angeles. In that capacity, Maurice had oversight over all homeland security and public safety issues for the City of Los Angeles, including the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports. As Deputy Mayor, Maurice developed the Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety, which has responsibility over the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department and the Emergency Preparedness Department and their combined 17,500 employees and $1.7B budget. As Deputy Mayor, Maurice was the representative for the City of Los Angeles in connection with the consent decree entered into between the United States Department of Justice and the City of Los Angeles arising from the discovery and disclosure of police corruption in the Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

In addition, Maurice has served as a Deputy Chief of the Public Corruption and Government Fraud Section of the United States Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California. While there, he prosecuted and supervised a number of public corruption and official misconduct cases against federal and state law enforcement officials, as well as a wide variety of fraud and environmental crimes cases. In that capacity, Maurice has received the Prosecutor of the Year Award (2001, International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators, S.C.), as well as the Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney and numerous other awards from federal law enforcement agencies.

He has served as Adjunct Professor of Law at both Loyola Law School and The George Washington University National Law Center.

Maurice graduated from Columbia University in 1986 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and Columbia Law School of Columbia University in 1989.

Maurice has previously served as Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation and as Co-Chair of the Criminal Litigation Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation.

Maurice has served on the Rampart Blue Ribbon Commission, which investigated allegations of police misconduct involving the Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. Maurice has also served as Deputy General Counsel for the Citizens’ Commission on Jail Violence, which was created by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to investigate the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s use of unjustified force against inmates. The findings of this investigation became part of large-scale change at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, which also included criminal prosecutions of the Los Angeles County Sheriff.

Matt Aidan Getz is a senior litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group. His practice focuses on appellate matters, typically involving complex commercial, constitutional, or class action litigation. He has argued several appeals and drafted briefs in well over seventy appeals and in other cases in federal and state courts across the country. Matt has been recognized in 2025 and 2026 by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Appellate Practice and as an appellate “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers.

Highlights include:

• Persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to hold unanimously that plaintiffs suing under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 must plead and prove that they bought shares registered under the allegedly misleading registration statement. Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani (U.S. No. 22-200). On remand, secured a unanimous, published decision from the Ninth Circuit holding that the same requirement applies to claims under Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc. (9th Cir. No. 20-16419).
• Argued before and persuaded the California Court of Appeal to reverse, by published opinion, an order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a case involving California Health & Safety Code disclosure requirements. Dougherty v. U.S. Behavioral Health Plan (Cal. Ct. App. No. E079741).
• Argued before the California Court of Appeal and secured an opinion affirming an order rejecting emergency care providers’ efforts to impose a reimbursement obligation on health insurers subject to the California Insurance Code. Prime Healthcare Centinela, LLC v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. (Cal. Ct. App. No. B334746).
• Secured unanimous Supreme Court decision vacating an adverse profits-disgorgement award in a landmark case involving the presumption of corporate separateness and available remedies for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act. Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. (U.S. No. 23-900).
• Convinced the Ninth Circuit to affirm denial of class certification in a case of first impression involving claims challenging Liberty Mutual’s methods of settling insurance claims for totaled vehicles. Lara v. First National Insurance Co. of America (9th Cir. No. 21-35126).
• Secured reversal of class certification for State Farm in a published Fifth Circuit opinion similarly involving claims challenging the insurer’s method of estimating the actual cash value of totaled vehicles. Bourque v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (5th Cir. No. 22-30126).
• Won a landmark victory for Reddit in the first case of any federal court of appeals to address the scope of FOSTA’s exception to immunity under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for certain civil sex-trafficking claims. Does 1–6 v. Reddit, Inc. (9th Cir. No. 21-56293).
• Secured reversal of a judgment against a major construction company in a case presenting important questions involving the claim-presentation requirement of California’s Government Claims Act. Stronghold Engineering Inc. v. City of Monterey (Cal. Ct. App. No. H050157). Also later obtained writ relief from the Court of Appeal, leading to the vacatur of a subsequent summary-adjudication order on related claim-presentation grounds (Cal. Ct. App. No. H052951).
• Persuaded the Ninth Circuit to affirm summary judgment in favor of AIG and other insurers in a first-of-its-kind decision among federal courts of appeals finding no duty to defend with respect to opioid lawsuits brought by local and state governments. AIU Insurance Co. v. McKesson Corp. (9th Cir. No. 22-16158).
• Persuaded the Ninth Circuit to vacate summary judgment against a Corebridge Financial subsidiary in a closely watched appeal involving California Insurance Code provisions governing the termination of life insurance policies for nonpayment of premiums. Moriarty v. American General Life Insurance Co. (9th Cir. No. 23-3650).
• Convinced the Eighth Circuit to reverse an order granting class certification in a consumer-fraud case against The J.M. Smucker Co. arising from a multidistrict litigation proceeding. In re Folgers Coffee Marketing (8th Cir. No. 24-2830).

Matt also maintains an active pro bono practice. Highlights include:

• Represented a variety of amici in briefing before the U.S. Supreme Court, for instance in cases involving constitutional criminal procedure, Parada v. United States (U.S. No. 25-166); Lesh v. United States (U.S. No. 24-654); Anibowei v. Mayorkas (U.S. No. 23-199); justiciability, FBI v. Fikre (U.S. No. 22-1178); law enforcement encounters with people with disabilities, Winder v. Gallardo (U.S. No. 24-975); and the takings power, Brinkmann v. Town of Southold (U.S. No. 23-1301).
• Represented a Louisiana man sentenced to 125 years’ imprisonment for a single count of armed robbery after being convicted by a nonunanimous jury vote throughout his state postconviction and federal habeas proceedings, eventually resulting in a favorable resentencing.
• Represented a coalition of former prosecutors and public defenders as amici curiae in a case before the California Supreme Court, which later endorsed amici’s views and issued an important opinion reinforcing the rights of noncitizens who seek relief under California Penal Code section 1473.7 on the ground that they were not properly advised of the immigration consequences of guilty pleas. People v. Espinoza (Cal. No. S269647).
• Represented a coalition of current and former prosecutors in original proceedings before the California Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the state’s death-penalty system.
• Served as appointed counsel of record in a Sixth Circuit habeas appeal involving a man convicted in violation of Ohio’s castle doctrine governing self-defense in the home.

Matt joined Gibson Dunn after serving as a law clerk to Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and Judge Cheryl Ann Krause of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Matt earned his Juris Doctor, with pro bono distinction, from Stanford Law School in 2018. At Stanford, he served as managing editor of the Stanford Law Review, was a semifinalist and awarded Best Respondent’s Brief in the Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition, and worked on cert.-stage and merits briefing with the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. He also interned for Judge L. Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Before attending law school, Matt graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and spent several years as a paralegal at a large law firm in New York.

Matt is a member of the California and Virginia bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California and the Eastern District of Virginia.

Nathalie Gunasekera is an associate attorney in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration Practice Groups.

Nathalie served as a law clerk to the Honorable Allison D. Burroughs of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 2024 to 2025. She received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2021. While in law school, she served as an online articles editor of the Harvard Human Rights Journal, was a member of the Executive Board of Harvard Law School Advocates for Human Rights, and co-founded the Harvard Central and Southeast Europe Law Students Association. She was also a student attorney in the Harvard International Human Rights Clinic, where she focused on access to remedies for human rights violations and accountability mechanisms for international organizations in Haiti and Kosovo.

Prior to law school, Nathalie worked for global non-governmental organizations as a youth employment and private sector development advisor in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malawi, and Nigeria, among other countries. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from the University of St Andrews in 2010 and graduated with distinction from the Columbia University and London School of Economics dual master’s degree program in International and World History in 2012.

Nathalie is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York.

Publication:

• The United Nations Must Deliver Long Overdue Remedies for the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian Victims of Lead Poisoning in Kosovo, Harv. Hum. Rts. J. (2021).

Monica K. Loseman is a co-chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Securities Litigation Practice Group. Monica focuses her practice in corporate and securities litigation, investment advisor and fund litigation and investigations, financial reporting, accounting and related investigations, and accountant defense. She is a first chair trial lawyer, with trials in the Delaware Court of Chancery, bench and jury trials across the country, private arbitrations, and several trials before SEC administrative law judges.

Recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, Lawdragon, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers as a top-rated Securities Litigator, Monica has substantial experience in a variety of complex civil and corporate litigation matters. Chambers USA ranks Monica in its General Commercial Litigation and nationwide Accounting and Auditor Liability categories. The Legal 500 United States recognizes Monica as a “Leading Partner” in securities litigation defense and a recommended lawyer for M&A litigation defense. She is featured as one of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Litigators in America” from 2023 to 2026, which recognizes “attorneys who excel representing principally corporations and other organizations in litigating claims.” She was also featured as a Law Week Colorado 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” and Denver Business Journal 2016 “40 under 40” Winner. Monica was also included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in Securities Regulation. 

She defends companies and their officers and directors in class actions and derivative litigation and in regulatory investigations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the Department of Justice. Monica also has substantial experience in corporate governance matters, including litigation involving mergers and acquisitions and control disputes. She represents Board committees in conducting independent investigations involving allegations of corporate fraud and issues relating to financial reporting, accounting, internal controls, as well as special litigation matters and other issues, and is skilled at interacting with Board committees and other stakeholders in presenting results and recommendations. Clients have described Monica as an “excellent oral advocate, organized, to the point and very client-focused.”

Monica was appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council in 2023 and is currently serving her third term. She is a frequent speaker on securities litigation and SEC Enforcement matters and has co-authored several articles and contributed to texts regarding securities litigation topics.

Representative Matters

• Estée Lauder: Serving as lead counsel in a purported shareholder class action in the Southern District of New York involving alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act against the company, its former CEO and CFO.
• Alcon Inc.: Lead trial counsel in expedited litigation and trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery regarding preferred shareholder rights relating to ownership stake in early-stage med tech company and voting proxy; won voting rights claims and argued appeal in Delaware Supreme Court.
• Crocs, Inc.: Defending purported shareholder class action in the District of Delaware and various derivative litigation matters in federal and state courts in Colorado.
• Edward Jones: Won a significant summary judgment on all claims in purported nationwide investor class action in the Eastern District of California asserting so-called “reverse churning”; defending on appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• Hut 8 Corp.: Defending in a securities fraud class action pending in the Southern District of New York, as well as derivative litigation filed in Florida, New York, and Delaware. and various derivative litigation matters in federal and state courts in Florida and Delaware.
• Cassava Sciences, Inc.: Defending the company in the Western District of Texas against securities fraud claims related to alleged misrepresentations in connection with Phase 3 clinical trials and various derivative litigation matters in federal and state courts in Texas, Delaware and Illinois.
• Immunomedics, now owned by Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Defended purported shareholder class action in the District of New Jersey and various derivative litigation matters; settlement confirmed on favorable terms.
• Empower Retirement: Won dismissal in a putative multi-million member, nationwide investor class action in the District of Colorado. Gibson Dunn secured the win on a motion to dismiss.
• Leslie’s Inc.: Defending purported shareholder class action in the District of Arizona alleging misstatements in connection with the company’s revised earning guidance in 2023. Also defending derivative litigation matters in federal and state courts.

Monica has long been dedicated to pro bono work: in 2006, Monica was a member of the litigation team that received the Firm’s inaugural Frank Wheat Memorial Pro Bono Award for the team’s successful pro bono representation of a family seeking redress for multiple violations of their civil rights. She is a Past-President and previously served on the Executive Committee of the Board for Disability Law Colorado, an organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of people with disabilities in Colorado.

Monica attended the George Washington University Law School where she served as Editor-in-Chief of The George Washington Law Review and received several awards, including an award for completing her third year with the highest grade point average and the outstanding litigation student award. She graduated with high honors in 2002 and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1997. Prior to attending law school, Monica was a consultant with KPMG Consulting in the Washington, DC area.

Monica is admitted to practice law in the States of Colorado, California and New York, the U.S. District Courts for the District of Colorado, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Tenth Circuits.

Courtney Wang is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions, Artificial Intelligence, and Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation practice groups. She is currently on secondment.

Courtney helps clients balance technological innovation and legal compliance, with a focus on customer-facing experiences. Having previously seconded at Amazon for an extended contract, she has developed wide-ranging experience launching products, including deployment of generative and predictive artificial intelligence solutions. While at Amazon, Courtney gained particular expertise advising engineers, data scientists, and other business stakeholders in the intellectual property, privacy, and platform considerations of app development and in-app products. She also built significant experience developing and implementing internal and external customer and seller trust policies.

Courtney regularly advises clients on data privacy, AI, and consumer protection considerations in strategic and tactical product counseling matters; in particular, compliance with the FTC Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other state comprehensive privacy laws, state biometric privacy laws, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Courtney’s practice also includes representing companies in the data privacy, AI, and intellectual property aspects of commercial transactions, including venture and private equity representations, mergers and acquisitions, carveouts, and leveraged buy-outs. Courtney also represents clients in inquiries from state and federal regulatory bodies, including the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. Courtney’s clients operate in a range of industries, including technology, software, retail, sports, media and entertainment, gig economy, finance, and e-commerce. 

She earned her J.D. from Berkeley Law School in 2020, where she was a member of the Berkeley Veterans Association and Queer Caucus, and served as an Article Editor and as the Internal Supervising Editor of the Berkeley Journal of International Law. Courtney received her B.A. in English from George Washington University in 2007.

Prior to attending law school, Courtney was a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy. Courtney completed deployments as an Officer of the Deck for a counterpiracy asset in the Gulf of Aden, and as the Anti-submarine Warfare Officer for a carrier strike group supporting air missions in Syria.

Courtney is admitted to practice in the State of California.