Andrew Atallah is an associate attorney in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. Andrew is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Andrew represents private equity funds, institutional and non-institutional real estate investors, developers, operators, lenders, and borrowers in negotiating and structuring real estate joint ventures, acquisitions, sales, developments, and financings.

He earned his Juris Doctor in 2017 from The George Washington University Law School, where he graduated with honors and was a George Washington Scholar. Andrew received his Bachelor of Arts in both History and Political Science in 2014 from Arizona State University, where he graduated summa cum laude from the University’s Honors College.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Andrew practiced as a real estate associate at a New York City law firm.

He is admitted to practice law in New York and California.

Ray is a member of the firm’s Finance Practice Group. She advises corporations, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions in a range of banking and debt financing transactions, including syndicated loans, asset-based loans, acquisition financings, senior credit facilities, mezzanine financings, private placements, exit financings, and out-of-court restructurings.

Ray received her Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.

MacRae Robinson is counsel in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Investment Funds Practice Group.

He focuses his practice on the full spectrum of alternative investment products, advising both sponsor and LP clients on private fund matters as well as registered and retail‑oriented vehicles. His experience spans private placements, capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, registration and compliance matters, and general corporate issues. In addition to traditional private fund structures, MacRae regularly counsels clients on business development companies (BDCs), tender offer funds, and interval funds, including product structuring, regulatory considerations, disclosure matters, and ongoing compliance.

MacRae has extensive experience navigating a wide range of alternative asset classes, including venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds, and advising on diverse investment structures such as access funds, master‑feeder arrangements, funds‑of‑funds, captive vehicles, funds of one, separately managed accounts, and registered closed‑end interval and tender offer funds. He frequently represents institutional alternative investment platform providers in structuring and offering both private and retail‑facing products, and he provides guidance on related securities law and regulatory considerations. He also represents a broad array of investment advisers and private fund sponsors regarding registration, compliance, and general corporate matters.

MacRae is known for delivering thoughtful, commercially minded guidance that aligns legal precision with business realities, helping sponsors and asset managers make confident, time‑sensitive decisions. Drawing on deep market experience, he frames issues pragmatically, calibrates risk to strategic objectives, and offers real world solutions.

MacRae has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” since 2024 in the Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law categories.

MacRae received his Juris Doctor from The University of North Carolina and his Bachelor of Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

MacRae is admitted to practice in the states of New York and North Carolina.

Dustin Leenhouts is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and advising on general corporate matters.

Dustin earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with high honors.

Dustin is admitted to practice in Texas.

Jaime Barrios is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office. He is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group.

Jaime is a trusted litigator and advocate, specializing in high-stakes appeals and critical motions across several subject-matter areas. He has represented clients in their most complex and time-sensitive matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court, and state and federal courts throughout the country. Jaime has successfully litigated cases involving arbitration, class actions, contracts, wage-and-hour disputes, constitutional law, and state enforcement actions.

Recent Representative Matters

  • Secured a $296 million jury verdict—one of the highest in Arizona history—as trial counsel on behalf of Arizona real estate development companies Gray Development and Gray Services after a 12-day trial. The American Lawyer recognized the trial team with its “Litigator of the Week” honors (October 2025).
  • Defeated the State of Louisiana at the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal on behalf of a Fortune 5 client. Revived claim that the Louisiana Attorney General’s retention of private counsel under a contingency fee arrangement violates the Louisiana Constitution.
  • Persuaded the Fifth Circuit to affirm a district court’s summary judgment on all claims in a qui tam False Claims Act action involving 28 federal- and state-law claims and over $250 million in claimed damages.

Jaime also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on religious liberty. Jaime recently persuaded the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals to dissolve a preliminary injunction that prevented an Ohio pastor from continuing his ministry. Jaime has also represented various organizations as amicus curiae in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court.  Lackey v. Stinnie, No. 23-621 (U.S.) (on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom and Americans for Prosperity Foundation); Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. State of Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, No. 24-154 (U.S.) (on behalf of Wisconsin Catholic Conference); Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, Nos. 24-394 & 24-396 (U.S.) (on behalf of First Liberty Institute); First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, 24-781 (U.S.) (on behalf of Annunciation House, Inc.); Sullivan v. Texas Ethics Commission, No. 24-803 (U.S.) (on behalf of Texas Home School Coalition); In re Dallas County, No. 24-0426 (Tex.) (on behalf of Texas Business Law Foundation); Paxton v. Annunciation House, Inc., No. 24-0573 (Tex.) (on behalf of First Liberty Institute).

Before joining the firm, Jaime served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patrick J. Bumatay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Jaime also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert M. Brutinel, former Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Jaime graduated from Stanford Law School in 2021, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Stanford Law & Policy Review. He also participated in Stanford’s Religious Liberty Clinic. Jaime received his Bachelor’s in Music Performance, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University.

Jaime is a member of the Texas, California, and Arizona bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas and the District of Arizona.

Peter Gumnior is an of counsel in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

As a certified lawyer for labor law, Peter advises national and international clients on all matters of individual and collective labor law. He represents private equity funds and companies in connection with M&A-related projects, business transfers, restructurings, company pension issues, and remuneration schemes. He particularly focuses on advising domestic and foreign financial institutions in connection with the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions. He also has extensive experience in negotiating reconciliations of interests and social plans as well as in drafting employment and termination agreements for executives and board members. Furthermore, he represents his clients before labor courts throughout Germany.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 have recognized him among Germany’s best lawyers for Labor and Employment Law for the fifth consecutive year and for Employee Benefits Law. The Legal 500 Deutschland and The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommend Peter for Employment law.

His experience includes advising*:

  • Commerzbank on the sale of a business division to the French bank Société Général
  • Several major banks extensively in connection with questions of structuring remuneration systems in accordance with the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions (IVV)
  • Several companies on the closure of business operations in Germany, including negotiations on a reconciliation of interests and social plan, mass dismissal notification, and processing of legal disputes in court
  • First State Investments on the acquisition of Vopak Dupeg Terminal Hamburg GmbH (share deal) as well as in connection with management contracts and group-wide employee transfers
  • Two major Anglo-American international banks on cross-border employee transfers, reorganisation measures, operational changes, works council matters, reconciliation of interests, structuring of remuneration systems in accordance with the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions (IVV), company pension schemes and drafting employment contracts
  • Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA on the sale of a business division to the Volkswagen subsidiary Car.Software Org (asset deal)
  • Aicuris Anti‑infective Cures shareholders on the sale to Asahi Kasei, through its subsidiary Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
  • McKesson on the joint venture agreement with Walgreens Boots Alliance
  • MV Werften and their shareholders, the Genting Group, on the bridge loan from the German government’s Economic Stabilisation Fund

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Peter worked at a renowned international law firm as Counsel. He studied law at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt, from where he also obtained his doctor’s degree in 2006. He has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2007 and as a certified lawyer for labor law since 2011. Peter regularly publishes on labor law matters. In addition to his native German, Peter is fluent in English.
 

*Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Anna Helmer is a staff attorney in the Munich office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group.

Anna specializes in cross-border internal corporate investigations, anti-corruption compliance and economic sanctions. She has broad experience supporting clients in the insurance, pharmaceutical, life sciences, automotive, and information technology industries.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Anna worked in the legal department of a large international insurance company and in the competition law practice group of an internationally operating German law firm.

Anna earned her Master of Private Law degree from Russian School of Private Law in 2003. Furthermore, Anna obtained a Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 2004. She has been qualified to practice law in the Russian Federation since 2003. In 2015 Anna obtained certification in Contracts and Commercial Management of the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM).

As of 2025, Anna is a Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) and a member of Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

She is fluent in German, English and Russian.

Mary Manukyan Kirk is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. 

Mary earned her law degree from the UCLA School of Law. While in law school, Mary served as a Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review, and was a Writing Advisor for Legal Research and Writing.  Mary graduated summa cum laude and with Departmental Honors from UCLA with a B.A. in Philosophy. 

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

Ani Boyadjian is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. 

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ani practiced at Fisher Phillips LLP and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Steve Kim of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, where she served as a Note and Comment Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and was a member of the Juvenile Innocence and Fair Sentencing Clinic. While in law school, Ani also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Ani earned her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Ani is admitted to practice law in the State of California and in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Thomas Scheffer is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. His practice focuses on corporate restructurings, distressed financing, liability management transactions, and other special situation transactions in acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings, and Chapter 11 cases. He advises debtors, creditors, boards of directors, ad hoc committees, and official committees on a range of issues, including fiduciary duties and corporate governance, as well as investors, purchasers, and other stakeholders evaluating strategic transactions with target companies facing actual and potential economic stress.

His representative matters include:*

 

  • An ad hoc group of lenders to Cumulus Media Inc. and its debtor affiliates in connection with their prepackaged chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to the filing, the ad hoc group entered into a restructuring support agreement to consummate a transaction that is expected to eliminate approximately $592 million of debt through the equitization of funded indebtedness, provide for $50 million of new convertible notes, and amend and restate the company’s asset-based revolving credit facility to provide continued liquidity.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders to Klöckner Pentaplast Group in connection with the company’s prepackaged chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to the filing, the ad hoc group provided a super-senior bridge loan and entered into a restructuring support agreement to support a comprehensive balance sheet restructuring that eliminated approximately €1.3 billion of funded debt and transitioned ownership of the company to the lenders.
  • An ad hoc group of DIP lenders and term loan lenders in the chapter 11 cases of First Brands Group LLC, a global automotive aftermarket parts supplier. First Brands commenced bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and received approval for $1.1 billion in new money debtor-in-possession financing provided by the ad hoc group with a roll-up of $3.3 billion of prepetition term loan debt held by participating lenders.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to WW International, Inc. (d/b/a Weight Watchers) and its debtor affiliates in connection with their prepackaged chapter 11 cases which eliminated over $1.1 billion of debt.
  • An ad hoc group of term, bridge, and DIP loan lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Ascend commenced bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and received approval to incur approximately $900M in DIP Financing. During the proceedings, Ascend will address its over $2 billion funded debt obligations and pursue a comprehensive deleveraging transaction.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders of German-based Heubach Group in connection with the sale of the entire business operations to Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited (SCIL). The cross-border transaction is structured as a combination of an asset and share deal.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders to EagleView Technology, LLC in connection with a series of liability management amend and extend transactions.
  • An ad hoc group of term and DIP lenders of H-Food Holdings, LLC (d/b/a Hearthside Food Solutions) and its debtor affiliates in connection with their prearranged chapter 11 cases.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders to AMC Entertainment Holdings in a series of liability management refinancing transactions, extending the maturity of approximately $1.6 billion in debt.
  • The out-of-court distressed exchange for Radiology Partners, implementing a complex multi-tranche exchange that involved a paydown of $250 million of secured debt and the issuance of $720 million of new equity.
  • An ad hoc group of first lien lenders serving as DIP lenders, RSA parties, and backstop parties in the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Audacy, Inc., et. al. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Audacy is the second largest radio company in the United States and a leader in providing local news, sports radio, and music broadcasting. The restructuring includes complex FCC considerations and will restructure approximately $1.9 billion of the Debtors’ funded debt, of which approximately $1.6 billion of will be equitized, with the first lien lenders receiving up to 85% of the prediluted equity of reorganized Audacy.
  • An ad hoc group of secured lenders to Envision Healthcare Corporation, a leading provider of physician staffing services and operator of ambulatory surgical centers, in the chapter 11 proceedings commenced in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The restructuring includes a reduction of approximately $7.4 billion in funded debt, in part through equitization of approximately $3 billion in funded debt, and provides more than $2 billion in exit financing while completing the separation of the company’s EVPS physical services and AmSurg ambulatory surgery center businesses.
  • An ad hoc group of cross-holders serving as DIP lenders, RSA parties, and backstop parties in the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of Venator Materials PLC. The Venator group is a leading global producer of TiO2, and also manufactures and sells higher value-added functional additives, color pigments and timber treatment chemicals and operates 20 facilities globally. The restructuring implements a complex cross-border agreement to recapitalize Venator group’s operations both domestically and internationally. The company commenced chapter 11 cases in May 2023 after reaching agreement on a recapitalization plan that will de-lever the company by approximately $954 million and provide the Debtors with significant new capital.
  • The out-of-court restructuring of Elevate Textile which reduced the company’s debt load to $384 million from $778 million.
  • An ad hoc group of secured lenders serving as DIP lenders and stalking horse purchasers in the chapter 11 cases of Vice Group Holding Inc., et. al. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. VICE is a global, multi-platform media company with a collection of powerful brands, producing premium award-winning content for a highly engaged global youth audience. The ad hoc group purchased substantially all of VICE’s assets for $350 million through a Bankruptcy Code section 363 sale.
  • Celsius Network LLC and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Celsius is one of the largest and most sophisticated cryptocurrency-based finance platforms in the world and provides financial services to institutional, corporate, and retail clients across more than 100 countries. With over $5.5 billion in liabilities, Celsius was the largest cryptocurrency chapter 11 filing as of the petition date and is the second largest cryptocurrency chapter 11 filing to date.
  • Katerra Inc. and its subsidiaries in their chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Katerra was an innovative and eco-conscious construction company with facilities across the globe that developed, manufactured, and marketed products and services in the commercial and residential construction spaces. Facilitated a marketing and sale process for Katerra’s assets to maximize value and creditor recoveries.
  • BJ Services, LLC and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. BJ Services was a leading provider of hydraulic fracturing and cementing services to upstream oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration and production of North American oil and natural gas resources. As of the Petition Date, BJ Services had over $350 million in funded debt obligations. During the chapter 11 cases, the Company sold its operations as a going concern, saving over 500 jobs. The company confirmed a fully-consensual chapter 11 plan and concluded its chapter 11 cases less than four months after the Petition Date.
  • Forever 21 Inc. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Founded in Los Angeles, California, Forever 21 is a fast-fashion retailer specializing in women’s and men’s fashion, jewelry and accessories with over 750 stores globally. During their chapter 11 cases, Forever 21 effected a going-concern sale to the SPARC Group spearheaded by Simon Properties.
  • Windstream Holdings, Inc. and its debtor subsidiaries in their chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Windstream is a leading provider of advanced network communications, technology, broadband, entertainment and security solutions to consumers and small businesses in 18 states. In bankruptcy, Windstream commenced litigation to recharacterize a $3.5 billion spin-off and master lease of certain telecommunications network assets. That litigation resulted in an innovative settlement that provided over approximately $1.2 billion in net present value and billions of dollars of improvement to Windstream’s telecommunications infrastructure. Windstream also confirmed a chapter 11 plan of reorganization that addressed more than $5.6 billion in funded debt obligations, provided for a $750 million equity rights offering, and positioned Windstream to successfully exit chapter 11 and achieve its long-term goals.
  • FullBeauty Brands Holdings Corp. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York. FullBeauty is an online plus-size apparel retailer that had $1.27 billion in funded debt at the commencement of filing. This was the first chapter 11 case in history to obtain confirmation of a prepackaged chapter 11 plan in less than 24 hours on February 4, 2019. FullBeauty emerged shortly thereafter on February 7, 2019.
  • Nine West Holdings, Inc., and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. Nine West Holdings is a leading designer, manufacturer, and primarily wholesale distributor of jeanswear, women’s apparel, jewelry, handbags, and footwear with approximately $1.6 billion in outstanding funded-debt obligations at the time of filing.
  • South Street Seaport Museum in the EHT US1, Inc. chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. Negotiated the safe return of a priceless builder’s model of the Queen Mary ship from debtor Urban Commons Queensway, LLC before its chapter 11 case became administratively insolvent and was converted to chapter 7.
  • Värde Partners, Inc. in the Lilis Energy, Inc. chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in which substantially all of the company’s operating assets were sold to Ameredev Texas LLC. Negotiated a mutual settlement and release of claims as well as certain consensual modifications to joint operating agreements between Värde and the Debtors.
  • An ad hoc group of Blackboard secured noteholders in connection with Blackboard’s balance sheet and operational reorganization involving the sale of its Transact business and restructuring of its funded debt and preferred equity.
  • A pro bono initiative in partnership with Her Justice Inc. to redact individuals’ names and addresses from publicly-filed bankruptcy documents and ultimately revise the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules to allow for redaction as a matter of right. Initiative was launched in 2018 after a domestic abuse survivor was located by their abuser due to public disclosure of the individual’s address in the first Charming Charlie bankruptcy cases in 2017.

Tommy earned his Juris Doctor in 2018 from Rutgers Law School, where he received the Merit Scholarship and the Alan Axelrod Prize for Excellence in Commercial Law, while also serving as an Associate Editor for the Rutgers Law Record. He received his undergraduate degree in 2015 from the University of South Carolina, graduating from the Capstone Scholars and McKissick Scholars programs while a serving as a member of Chi Psi Fraternity’s Executive Council and a Rho Alpha Recruitment Mentor.

Tommy is admitted to practice in the state of New York and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

*Representations also include those that occurred prior to his association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Aaron Altman is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Aaron concurrently earned his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and Haas School of Business. Aaron served as a Berkeley Center for Law and Business Scholar and as Vice President for the Berkeley Real Estate Club. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Law from the University of Arizona.

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

Oliver Allum is an associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Groups. He is currently on secondment.

Oliver advises on a variety of domestic and cross-border real estate finance transactions, including syndicated financings for acquisitions, investments, and developments across multiple property sectors.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Oliver was an associate with a major international law firm.

Gaith Aljundi is an associate in the Riyadh office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Gaith has regularly advised on corporate transactions, with a particular focus on equity capital market transactions in the GCC region.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Gaith was a corporate associate in an international law firm. Gaith is admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an attorney-at-law in Jordan.

Gaith received his law degree from the University of Bristol in 2019. Gaith also completed the Legal Practice Course in 2021, earning a Distinction.

Stefan G. dePozsgay is a corporate partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Groups. Stefan has extensive experience across a broad range of industries, including sports, media, entertainment, technology, consumer and hospitality and regularly represents clients in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, growth and venture capital investments, and other significant transactional matters in the U.S. and cross-border.

Stefan is also Co-Chair of the firm’s Sports Law Practice Group and advises private equity sponsors, sports teams and their owners, and sports-related businesses on a wide variety of transactional matters ranging from team acquisitions and minority investments to complex joint ventures at the intersection of private capital and sports. Stefan has been ranked by Chambers USA in Sports Law – Nationwide in 2025 and has been recognized as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” by Lawdragon, including in 2026.

Stefan has represented clients on some of their most important mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and investment matters. Notable representations have included:*

  • RedBird Capital Partners in:
    • its €1.2 billion acquisition of AC Milan from affiliates of Elliott Investment Management L.P. and the subsequent refinancing of the club
    • AC Milan’s joint venture with Inter Milan to acquire and develop a new stadium in Milan and the financing related to the project
    • its acquisition of French football club Toulouse FC
    • its acquisition of a significant interest in the Rajasthan Royals cricket team of the Indian Premier League
    • its investment in Dream Sports, owner of the Dream11 fantasy sports platform
    • its investment in Build A Rocket Boy, the independent gaming and entertainment company
    • its sale of an interest in Zelus Analytics, the sports intelligence platform, to Teamworks
  • RedBird IMI in:
    • the combination of All3 Media and Banijay Entertainment, creating the world’s largest independent content producer and distributor in a transaction valued at €8 billion
    • the sale of Telegraph Media Group to Axel Springer
  • Otro Capital in:
    • the launch of its inaugural sports fund with $1.2 billion in committed capital, representing the largest first-time, dedicated sports buyout fund raised globally
    • its acquisition of an interest in the Alpine Formula 1 team from affiliates of Renault
    • its significant investment in Two Circles, the global sports marketing agency
    • its significant investment in FlexWork Sports, a sports events and marketing company specializing in youth camp development, management and operations
  • The owners of Wrexham A.F.C. in:
    • the investment by Apollo Sports Capital in the Welsh football club, including stadium financing for the redevelopment of the Racecourse
    • the sale of a significant interest in the club to the Allyn family
    • the acquisition of local brewery Wrexham Lager
    • the acquisition of an interest in Club Necaxa, the Liga MX club based in Aguascalientes
  • Maximum Effort and a consortium led by Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the acquisition of the Bonds Flying Roos Australian SailGP team
  • The Miami Dolphins in their partnership with Formula 1 to establish the Miami Grand Prix
  • A significant minority investor in the consortium led by Bill Chisolm to acquire the Boston Celtics, as well as other minority investors in their acquisitions and dispositions of ownership interests in the Charlotte Hornets, the Philadelphia 76ers and other NBA franchises
  • Relevent Sports in:
    • its joint venture with La Liga Nacional de Futbol to commercialize La Liga media rights and sponsorships in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
    • its long-term partnership with the DFL to market the Bundesliga’s media rights and other commercial rights in the Americas
  • Affiliates of Point72 Asset Management in a variety of growth equity, venture capital and asset management investments, including in:
    • the sale of a fintech venture investment portfolio to Portage, an affiliate of Sagard backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives
    • the formation of Range Media Partners, a talent management firm
    • the formation DIGITAL, a digital asset-related investment platform
    • the formation of RADKL, a quantitative cryptocurrency trading platform
    • investments in a variety of growth equity and venture capital investments, including in Atomic Industries, Cortina, Dashworks, Docent and Hook
  • Affiliates of Elliott Investment Management L.P.:
    • together with a consortium comprised of the majority shareholders of Avianca, including Kingsland International and Southlake One, in the combination of interests in Avianca, GOL and Viva Air to form the Abra Group of airlines
    • in their sale of ASG Technologies to Rocket Software, a Bain Capital portfolio company
  • FAST Acquisition Corp II in its $1 billion business combination with Falcon’s Beyond, a global entertainment company focused on experiential technology, content creation and theme parks
  • Motive Partners in their acquisition with Clearlake Capital Group of the BETA+ assets from London Stock Exchange Group
  • On Location Experiences, a joint venture between the National Football League and a consortium of private equity sponsors, in its sale to Endeavor and its prior acquisition of PrimeSport from Carlyle
  • Barnes & Noble Education in its merchandise and e-commerce partnership with Fanatics and Lids
  • RSE Ventures in its investments in The Action Network, The Drone Racing League, the Momofuku restaurant group, Milk Bar, Bluestone Lane Coffee, Bellwether Coffee and Vayner Media, among others
  • RSE Ventures in the sale of Student Sports and Krossover and Dick’s Sporting Goods in its sale of Blue Sombrero and Affinity Sports, in each case, to Stack Sports, a Genstar platform vehicle for youth sports-focused businesses

Stefan received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. He is a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

*Includes representations made by Stefan prior to his association with Gibson Dunn.

Fatima Alamire is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn where she is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Land Use and Development Practice Groups.

She earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2023. While in law school, Fatima was Producer of the HLS Parody and President of the Middle Eastern and North African Law Students Association. As a law student, she participated in the Negotiations Workshop and Transactional Law Clinic, where she advised entrepreneurs on matters involving intellectual property and licensing, entity formation, employment and service agreements, and grant contracts. Fatima earned her B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017.

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

Nicole Akhavanhaidary is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group.

Nicole earned her law degree in 2024 from UCLA School of Law, where she was a Legal Research and Writing Advisor, a Teaching Assistant, and received multiple Masin Family Academic Excellence Awards. She graduated with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology. 

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

Adeola Adeyosoye is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where he serves as a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization and Liability Management and Special Situations Practice Groups.

Adeola has represented debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official committees, and other stakeholders in connection with chapter 11 cases, international insolvencies, and out-of-court restructurings.

Adeola received his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of North Texas.

Adeola is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Colton Addy is an associate in the Irvine office of Gibson Dunn located in Orange County, California. Colton is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group where he represents private equity funds, REITs, institutional and non-institutional real estate investors, developers, operators, lenders and borrowers in all aspects of real estate transactions, including joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, developments, financings, and real property secured transactions involving hotels/hospitality, income producing properties, multifamily, mixed use, retail and shopping centers, residential, industrial, vacant and raw land, and other real estate assets of all sizes.

Selected representative matters include:

  • Acquisition and financing of a $835 million hotel in Hollywood Beach, Florida, known as The Diplomat Beach Resort, which was the largest hospitality transaction since the Covid-19 pandemic (Florida).
  • Disposition of a $150+ million multifamily apartment complex via a REIT share sale.
  • Multiple Joint Ventures and Acquisition of a $200+ million portfolio of student housing facilities via membership interest purchases.
  • Acquisition of a $200+ million industrial complex in Fargo, North Dakota.
  • Acquisition and ground lease financing of a $275 million portfolio of multi-family properties in Hermosa Beach, California.

Additional relevant information about Colton includes:

  • Colton graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law and is a member of the Order of the Coif. While at the University of San Diego School of Law, he was a member of the San Diego Law Review and a three year grad school intramural softball champion.
  • During law school, Colton served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
  • Colton enjoys doing Pro Bono work, including for the Innocence Project, the San Juan Capistrano Eco Center, and the Orange County Public Law Center.
  • Colton is a member of NAIOP and previously served as a Board Member of the Orange County Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division.
  • Prior to attending law school, Colton obtained a B.A. degree in English Literature and a minor in Political Theory from San Diego State University and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
  • Colton lives in Orange County with his wife, Angela, where they enjoy trying new restaurants and spending time with their two pugs, Pip and Ash. When not spending time with his wife and pugs, Colton enjoys playing fantasy football.

Andreas Rief is an associate in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

Andreas advises financial and strategic investors on mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on private equity transactions. He also provides counsel on a broad range of corporate law matters. His practice includes advising on complex cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions across various industries.

Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2025/2026 lists him among its “Ones to Watch” in Germany.

Andreas studied law at the University of Mannheim, Germany, and the University of Toronto, Canada. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago Law School, where he also undertook coursework at the Booth School of Business. He has completed executive education at Harvard Law School, with a focus on leadership, finance, and business strategy for legal professionals. Andreas serves as a lecturer at the University of Mannheim.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he worked as an associate of a renowned US law firm.

Andreas is fluent in German and English.

Experience:

Representative transactions* include advising:

  • Management of Aareon in connection with Advent International’s and Aareal Bank’s sale of Aareon to TPG and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
  • Advent International / INNIO in bidding process
  • PAI Partners and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) on their acquisition of Veonet from Nordic Capital
  • Allianz X on its integration of finanzen Group into CLARK and its related investment in CLARK
  • H.I.G. Capital on various transactions and bidding processes
  • ECM Equity Capital Management / German Equity Partners on various transactions, including
    • on its sale of Intermate Group to SAMY Alliance, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint
    • on its sale of Uroviva to Affidea B.V., a portfolio company of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.
    • on its sale of Apostroph Group to TransPerfect
    • on its majority investment in ACADEMY group
  • Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) in connection with its sale of Primutec Solution Group
  • LEA Partners (and its portfolio companies) on various transactions, including
    • on its acquisition of companies to form various portfolio groups, including OneQrew and SYNQONY
    • on its acquisition of easybill
    • on its strategic partnership with ORCA and integration with PROJEKT PRO and SOFTTECH
    • on its sale of SEMA to Bregal Unternehmerkapital
    • on its sale of IDL group to insightsoftware, a portfolio company of TA Associates and Genstar Capital
    • on its sale of BELLIN group to Coupa Software
  • Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) in various auction processes
  • Shareholders of Heubach group on the partnership with SK Capital and their joint acquisition of Clariant’s pigments business
  • Shareholders of Aicuris Anti‑infective Cures on the sale to Asahi Kasei, through its subsidiary Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
  • General Atlantic on various transactions, including
    • on its joint venture with TX Group, Ringier and La Mobilière to create SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
    • on its investment in AnyDesk in financing round together with existing investors Insight Partners, EQT Ventures and Possible Ventures
  • Sartorius AG on various transactions, including its acquisition of select Danaher’s Life Science platform businesses in a mixed share/asset deal
  • LGT on its investment in LIQID
  • EMH Partners and co-investors on their sale of Native Instruments to Francisco Partners
  • Oakley Capital’s portfolio company WindStar Medical on its acquisition of L.A.B Cosmetics
  • Shareholders of pantera AG on their sale of majority stake to Nexity S.A.
  • Management of Competence Call Center (CCC) group in connection with the sale of CCC to TELUS International
  • Pamplona Capital Management on its acquisition and integration of Infiana Group into Loparex

* Includes experience prior to joining Gibson Dunn.

Zach Schreiber is Of Counsel in Gibson Dunn’s Litigation Department and a member of the Firm’s Sports Law Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex litigation and investigations, with a particular emphasis on the sports, media, and entertainment industries. Zach represents clients in high-stakes disputes involving intellectual property, antitrust, labor and employment, and commercial issues, as well as in internal investigations and strategic advisory matters. He also counsels clients, including elite athletes, on sports and entertainment transactions, such as those involving name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights, media rights, and sponsorship arrangements.

Before entering private practice, Zach worked as a sports agent representing professional basketball players around the world and held front-office positions with two NBA teams. This experience gives him a rare insider’s perspective on the business of sports and the dynamics that drive disputes and deals in this fast-evolving space. He is recognized for blending business insight with rigorous legal strategy, helping clients navigate sensitive and high stakes matters that attract public attention and industry scrutiny.

Zach has played key roles in major litigations, regulatory investigations, and arbitration proceedings, often involving complex factual and reputational issues. He regularly works alongside senior executives and in-house counsel to develop coordinated strategies that protect both legal and commercial interests. His clients value his poise under pressure, command of the sports and media ecosystem, and commitment to practical, results-driven advocacy.

Zach was recently recognized in the inaugural Conduct Detrimental: The Intersection of Sports and Law “10 Under 10” list, which highlights sports lawyers who are shaping the sports legal field, and was elected to serve as a member of Law360’s Sports & Betting Editorial Board. Zach is also the author of Lexology’s annual Sports Law Panoramic.

Representative Matters*

Sports Law

  • NBA #1 draft pick Zion Williamson and Creative Artists Agency in connection with two multi-hundred million dollar litigations in North Carolina federal court and Florida state court arising out of a marketing agreement with Williamson’s former agent, which involve breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets claims
  • Shohei Ohtani in connection with his sponsorship by the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
  • A leading television broadcaster in various sports-related antitrust matters, including the NFL Sunday Ticket and NCAA “Grant-In-Aid” litigations.
  • A leading online event ticket reseller in a $100 million arbitration with a top professional sports league.
  • Multiple professional athletes in internal investigations and related litigation concerning allegations of player misconduct.

Intellectual Property/Media Law

  • Alibaba Group in a putative class action regarding intellectual property infringement claims stemming from products sold on its e-commerce platforms.
  • Covetrus, a global animal-health technology and services company, in two state court lawsuits brought against it by online animal retailer Chewy regarding the sale of regulated pet prescription products, as well as alleged defamation and libel claims regarding statements Covetrus made about Chewy.
  • The Association of American Publishers in connection with antitrust, licensing, copyright, and other intellectual property issues.

Corporate Sports Advisory

  • A private equity firm in its analysis and potential acquisition of a streaming service with respect to various name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) and right of publicity concerns related to high school athletes and minors.
  • A private equity firm in its potential acquisition of a satellite television distributor, including an analysis of the distributor’s sports broadcast rights.
  • A publicly-traded global hospitality and entertainment company regarding the cancellation of various live performances at its properties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other Trial and Investigations Experience

  • The National Women’s Soccer League Players’ Association in a landmark investigation into alleged abuse, harassment, and misconduct in women’s soccer, which aims to identify and address systemic failures in order to better protect player health and safety.
  • The special committee of a multi-billion dollar real estate company in an internal investigation into the liability of the officers and directors in connection with its chapter 11 restructuring.
  • The special committee of Exide Holdings in an internal investigation into pre-bankruptcy financial transactions related to its Chapter 11 filing.
  • CBL Properties in a bench trial against certain secured lenders in connection with their restructuring of more than $4 billion of obligations.

Zach also has an active pro bono practice. He has represented students who faced egregious antisemitism on their college campuses, he has advised student authors and student-run newspapers who faced First Amendment and censorship issues over their works by their institutions, he has represented clients that suffer from physical disabilities in seeking reasonable accommodations from their landlords to provide his clients with greater accessibility to their homes. He has also represented immigrant victims of domestic abuse seeking to lift restrictions on United States residency after the victims had successfully left their abusive spouses.

Zach is a member of the New York City Bar’s Sports Law Committee. He also serves on the boards of the Semester at Sea Alumni Association and the Fordham Law Alumni Association.

Zach received his B.A. from Tulane University and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Fordham Sports Law Forum and a Notes and Articles Editor for the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal.

Selected Publications:

The Time Is Now: Why the United States Should Adopt the British Model of Sports Betting Legislation,” Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2017 (2017)

The Right to Play: How Sports Leagues Worldwide Interfere with the Fundamental Right to Work,” 25 Sports Law. J. 19 (2018)

Leveling the Playing Field for Sports Agents: How the Two-Hat Theory and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct Collide,” 19 Texas Rev. Ent. & Sports L. 13 (2018)

 

*Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn