Ethan T. Anderson is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Ethan received his Juris Doctor in 2025 from the University of Michigan Law School. While in law school, Ethan served as the President of the Business Law Association and completed an externship with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from George Washington University in 2019.

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

Cate Nash is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.
 
Cate earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School. During law school, she worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Robert N. Scola, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Honorable Donald L. Cabell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She also served as an editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
 
Cate is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Kenneth M. Doran is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. Kenneth served as the firm’s Chairman & Managing Partner for nearly two decades (2002-2021). Under his leadership, Gibson Dunn has expanded to more than 1400 lawyers in 20 offices located in the important financial markets of the world. Prior to becoming the Chairman & Managing Partner, Kenneth co-chaired the firm’s Corporate Practice and served on its Executive Committee since 1996. Kenneth has extensive experience in a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, private equity, leveraged buy-outs and “going private” transactions, cross-border transactions, corporate reorganizations and other restructurings. Kenneth regularly counsels clients and Boards regarding corporate governance issues, fiduciary duties and other compliance matters. He is recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in M&A.

Kenneth has extensive experience in representing public and private companies in a wide array of industries, investment bankers and private equity groups, as well as individual investors and owners of closely held businesses. In addition, Kenneth has been retained as special counsel to numerous boards of directors and special committees formed to respond to sensitive merger and acquisition matters and to deal with various corporate governance issues.

Kenneth graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California, where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Southern California Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif.

Kenneth serves on the Board of Directors of The Los Angeles Country Club and the Board of Councilors of the USC Gould School of Law. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles.

Bertrand Delaunay is a partner in the Paris office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Energy, Securities Law, and Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice Groups.

Bertrand specializes in mergers and acquisitions, including joint-ventures and private equity. He is also a specialist of the corporate aspects of restructuring, infrastructure, energy, and real estate transactions.

He acts on behalf of industrial companies, investment funds, and banks.

The Legal 500 EMEA recommends Bertrand as a Key Lawyer in both its Mergers and Acquisitions and Insolvency categories. Previous editions noted his ability to handle the corporate aspects of Insolvency operations, with sources highlighting he is a “key practitioner”, a “corporate expert” in connection with restructuring matters, “available and knowledgeable” ; “very technical and a great professional” ; a “key point of contact”.

Best Lawyers in France also consistently recommends him for Corporate Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, as well as Private Equity Law.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn in 2017, Bertrand practiced with a leading British law firm since 1998, where he served as managing partner of the Paris office from 2010 to 2012.

A member of the Paris Bar, Bertrand graduated in 1993 from University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) with a DEA (postgraduate degree) in corporate law, in 1992 from Queen Mary and Westfield College – University of London with a LL.M, and in 1991 from University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) with a Maîtrise in corporate law.

He speaks French and English fluently.

Candice Choh is Co-Partner in Charge of the Century City and Los Angeles offices of Gibson Dunn where she practices in the firm’s Transactional Department. Candice is also Co-Chair of the firm’s GP Solutions Practice Group. She has a broad-based practice encompassing public and private company mergers and acquisitions across a wide variety of industries and other private equity transactions, including investment fund formation, co-investments, secondary transactions, and investments in sponsors. Candice regularly counsels private equity sponsors and family offices on a variety of transactions as well as firm structuring and internal governance matters.

In addition, Candice provides corporate and transactional advice to a variety of non-profit organizations including the Barbara Bush Foundation for Literacy, the Center Theatre Group, and the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles, among many others.

Candice is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Hiring Committee. She also previously served as a commissioner on the Los Angeles Convention Center Authority.

Candice graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997, receiving a B.A. in International Relations. She earned her law degree from the University of Southern California Law School in 2002, was a senior editor on the Southern California Law Review, and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Candice is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Michael Farag is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group.

Michael focuses on complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings, including Chapter 11 and out-of-court debt restructurings. He is recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 and 2026 for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Bankruptcy Litigation.

Michael earned his law degree in 2016 from the UCLA School of Law, where he completed the Business Law Specialization on the Mergers and Acquisitions Track. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a judicial law clerk in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, first for the Honorable Martin R. Barash, then for the Honorable Robert N. Kwan.

Marian Fowler is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Investment Funds Practice Group.

Her practice focuses on the regulation of investment advisers and the funds they manage, including private equity, credit, venture, real estate, and registered funds. She counsels clients on the full spectrum of regulatory and legal issues involved in creating an advisory business, registering with the SEC, developing compliance programs, forming funds, marketing funds, structuring complex transactions, and navigating SEC examinations.

Marian has spent over ten years collectively in private practice as a partner and associate at two major international law firms. She also is a former regulator, having served as Senior Special Counsel to the Director of the Division of Investment Management at the SEC and Senior Counsel in the Investment Company Rulemaking Office, where she worked on a variety of matters impacting asset managers and fund vehicles and collaborated closely with the Division of Examinations and Division of Enforcement.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Marian served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Thrive Capital Management, a venture capital firm managing over $26 billion AUM in 2025.

Marian earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. She graduated summa cum laude from University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a Master of Public Policy, with Honors, from University of California, Los Angeles. Marian is an adjunct lecturer at Howard University Law School where she co-teaches a course on the regulation of private funds and their advisers.

Marian is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Massachusetts.

Sameera Kimatrai is an English law qualified partner in the Dubai office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice Group. She has experience advising governments, regulators and a broad range of financial institutions in the UAE including investment managers, commercial and investment banks, payment service providers and digital asset service providers on complex regulatory issues both in onshore UAE and in the financial free zones. Sameera has particular experience in digital asset regulation across the Middle East and Africa having spent time as a senior regulatory lawyer in the legal department of a large digital assets exchange.

Sameera has earned recognition across leading legal directories and industry awards. Chambers Fintech Legal ranks Sameera as “Up and Coming ”, while IFLR1000 has ranked Sameera as a “Rising Star” for Financial Services Regulatory in the UAE for 2025. Legal 500 EMEA also named Sameera a “Rising Star” for Financial Services Regulation in 2020, 2021, and 2022. In addition, Sameera received the “Rising Star” award at the Law Middle East Awards 2025, honoring her significant contributions to Gibson Dunn and the financial regulation and fintech market.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Cambridge in 2011 before completing her law degree at the University of Law in 2013. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Sameera was a senior associate based in the Dubai office of a Magic Circle law firm. She completed her training contract at another Magic Circle law firm in London, where she qualified into the financial services regulatory group.

Justin Newman is based in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and serves as the firm’s global Head of Compliance and Assistant General Counsel.

Prior to joining the firm’s Office of General Counsel, Justin served as the global Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Director, and Senior Assistant General Counsel for a leading international management consulting firm. He was previously a member of Gibson Dunn’s Finance Practice Group and, prior thereto, Justin was an associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP.

Justin earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School, where he served as a note editor for the Cornell Law Review. He earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Cornell University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society.

Justin is a member of the New York bar.

C. William Thomas, Jr. is a partner in the Transactional Department of Gibson Dunn. His practice emphasizes the formation and operation of U.S. and non-U.S. private investment funds, including real estate funds, private equity funds and credit funds. Bill also advises investment management firms on their operations, regulatory matters and internal governance arrangements.

Bill has been ranked nationally as a leading lawyer for Investment Funds: Hedge Funds in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He is also recognized by the Best Lawyers in America® 2023 publication in the area of Administrative and Regulatory Law.

Bill’s recent clients include: Bridgewater, BTG Pactual, EOS, Investcorp, JPMorgan, Madison Realty Capital, NGP Management, RXR, Safanad, Trinity Investments and Welltower.

Bill is a member of the District of Columbia, New York and Massachusetts bars. He received his law degree from Harvard University in 1998, magna cum laude. While at Harvard, he served as Books Editor of the Harvard Human Rights Journal. Bill received his master of arts degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University in 1998 and a bachelor of arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1992, summa cum laude.

Kate Timmerman is a corporate partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Kate specialises in the establishment, management and operation of private equity, real estate, natural resources and infrastructure funds, co-investment funds, credit opportunity and other debt funds, including advising managers on the structuring and marketing of these funds. She has experience with private funds, investors, and investments throughout the world, including Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Kate also regularly represents investors in relation to the terms of their investment in and transfers of interest from such funds and has experience advising fund managers on the regulatory aspects of private fund structures as well as carried interest, co-investment schemes, secondary transactions, as well as joint ventures and other strategic partnerships and transactions.

Her relevant experience includes advising:

  • Leonard Green & Partners with respect to its 2022 vintage funds for which it raised $18.3 billion, as well as a number of co-investment projects and GP led secondary transactions.
  • Faropoint on its flagship industrial real estate funds, as well as a number of co-investments, separate accounts and joint ventures.
  • Mercer Investment Management on its fund investments in secondary transactions, co-investments and primary investments, as well as representing Mercer as a lead buyer or syndicate investor in GP-led secondary transactions.
  • StepStone Group in relation to their European real estate co-investments.
  • Basis Investment Group on the formation of its institutional debt funds and equity investment joint ventures.
  • Greystone with respect to the conversion of its real estate debt fund to an open end vehicle, and its JV relationships.
  • Madison International on real estate secondary funds and separate accounts investing in the U.S. and Western Europe.
  • Regularly acting for Strategic Partners, Neuberger Berman and Landmark Partners with respect to LP stake trades.

Kate received her Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) in 2012 from Bond University. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia.

 

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James O’Donnell is a partner in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Investment Funds Practice Group. James advises both LP investors and sponsors on a range of high-profile capital-raising and transactional mandates in the funds space. His clients include market-leading funds of funds, sovereign wealth funds, banks, development finance institutions, pension plans, insurance companies and fund managers.

James has extensive experience of fund related transactions, including primary, GP and LP-led secondaries, co-investments, the establishment and operation of funds and carried interest vehicles, management spin-outs, managed accounts and joint ventures as well as fund restructurings.

He has a particular passion for impact and developmental investment and has regularly represented leading members of the international impact and DFI community (both individually and as syndicates) in respect of their investment activities, as well as developing their best practice procedures and model forms.

James’ experience is truly global, including established markets such as North America and Europe, through to the Middle East, emerging markets including Africa and India and frontier markets including Somalia, Myanmar and Afghanistan.

James is an acknowledged market leader and ranked Band 1 for investor representation by Chambers & Partners since 2022. James is regularly invited to speak on fund-related matters, including being a lead contributor to the training and documentary programme of the Institution Limited Partners’ Association (ILPA). He is also ranked by Chambers & Partners Africa for his work in the region.

James received a BA in History (Hons) from University of Durham.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, James was co-chair of Investment Funds practice group at another U.S. law firm.

James’ experience includes advising: *

  • In numerous fund-related transactions for some of the most active and sophisticated market participants in the world, with investment sizes ranging to over $1 billion
  • The LPACs of funds in various jurisdiction in relation to disputes with and/or replacing the managers of those funds, including in relation to the widely reported $13 billion Abraaj collapse
  • The replacement manager in relation to the contentious and highly publicised removal of a GP from a $1 billion international private equity fund
  • Investors in respect of their termination of an emerging markets fund
  • The portfolio acquisition of over $1 billion of commitments in over 40 different funds, managed by 17 leading asset managers) in one of the biggest non-syndicated secondary deals in European history at the time
  • Investors on various separate account arrangements, including a number of large ($250 million to $800 million) separate accounts
  • A number of sponsors of closed ended investment funds, ranging from leading, established sponsors with fund commitments in excess of $1 billion, to start-up funds with commitments of USD10 million

*Some of these representations occurred prior to James’ association with Gibson Dunn.

Kira Idoko is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

Kira’s practice focuses on the formation and operation of private investment funds across a variety of fund strategies, including private equity, real estate, infrastructure, credit and other investment strategies. She has advised on capital raises ranging from $200 million to $14 billion. Kira has extensive experience with both closed and open-end fund products, fund of funds and separately managed accounts. Additionally, she advises on structuring and restructuring, regulatory and compliance matters and other fund-related transactions.

Kira’s clients include: AECOM, Blue Owl, BTG Pactual, Eldridge Acre Partners, Investcorp, Manulife, RXR, Safanad, Stockdale and Welltower.

Additional relevant information about Kira includes:

  • Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Kira served as a senior attorney in the private funds group at Brookfield Asset Management. Before joining Brookfield, Kira was in-house counsel at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and, prior to that, an associate in the private funds practice group at a large international law firm.
  • Kira received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University.
  • Kira is actively involved in fund-related pro bono efforts.
  • Kira is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

James Hays is a partner in the Houston office of Gibson Dunn, where he is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group.

James advises private fund sponsors on the organization and operation of private investment funds, including with respect to fund formation, internal arrangements, secondary transactions, and other components of alternative investment management. He counsels leading sponsors across a diverse range of strategies in the energy, infrastructure, buyout, real estate, debt, and secondaries space, and frequently works with sponsors seeking to organize private funds for the first time.

James has extensive experience with the set-up of alternative investment funds in Luxembourg and the distribution of private funds in Europe. He frequently counsels some of the largest alternative asset managers on European regulatory matters, including with respect to the AIFMD, the CBDF, and the SFDR. James is a leading voice in the United States for Luxembourg fund formation and has been sought out by organizations such as the American Investment Council, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, and the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association to speak on the same. His published works include a series of coauthored articles for The Investment Lawyer on the use of Luxembourg funds and he has lectured at the University of Luxembourg on parallel fund structures. The Texas Lawyer has recognized James as a lawyer “On the Rise”.

Before returning to private practice, James was a Vice President at Blackstone, where he oversaw legal and compliance matters related to Blackstone Real Estate Partners, one the world’s largest real estate private equity platforms. Apart from counseling Blackstone on matters related to multiple fundraises and co-investments, James also advised on regulatory and strategic initiatives for Blackstone’s global real estate portfolio, including investments in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Latin America.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, James was a partner at a large international law firm.

James received his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, where he was valedictorian of his class, an Executive Articles and Research Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review and an International Business Law Fellow. He received his Bachelor of Arts, with honors in the liberal arts, from Southern Methodist University.

Representative Transactions*

Selected Energy & Infrastructure Experience

  • Blackstone in the formation of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
  • DigitalBridge in the establishment of DigitalBridge Partners II, an $8.3 billion fund focused on investing in digital infrastructure companies
  • First Reserve in (i) its partnership with management in a majority recapitalization of IRISNDT Inspection & Engineering Services and (ii) its agreement to purchase Dominion Energy’s 50% interest in Blue Racer Midstream
  • Intrepid Financial Partners in the establishment of its flagship fund
  • Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in the establishment of MIRA Infrastructure Global Solution II, a $1.13 billion fund focused on equity and equity-related investments in core-plus and core infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific
  • Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in the establishment of (i) Stonepeak Global Renewables Fund, its $2.75 billion inaugural renewable energy fund and (ii) Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund IV, a $14.0 billion infrastructure fund

Selected Credit Experience

  • BC Partners in the establishment of BCP Special Opportunities Fund II, a $1.2 billion credit opportunities fund
  • GSO Capital Partners in the establishment of (i) GSO Capital Solutions Fund III, a $7.0 billion capital solutions fund and (ii) GSO Energy Select Opportunities Fund II, a $4.5 billion energy-focused credit fund

Selected Real Estate Experience

  • Blackstone in the establishment of (i) Blackstone Real Estate Partners IX, a $20.5 billion global opportunistic real estate fund, (ii) Blackstone Real Estate Partners Asia II, a $7.1 billion Asian opportunistic real estate fund, and (iii) Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe VI, a €9.8 billion European opportunistic real estate fund
  • Madison International Realty in the establishment of Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VIII, a $1.7 billion commingled investment vehicle
  • Pretium in the establishment of its flagship real estate fund

Selected Private Equity Experience

  • Blackstone in the establishment of (i) Blackstone Capital Partners VIII, a global private equity fund, (ii) Blackstone Capital Partners Asia, a $2.3 billion Asian private equity fund, (iii) Blackstone Growth Partners, its $4.5 billion inaugural growth equity fund, and (iv) Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings II, a $5.6 billion general partner stakes fund
  • New Mountain Capital in the establishment of New Mountain Partners VI, a $10.2 billion private equity fund
  • Strategic Partners in the establishment of Strategic Partners VIII, an $11.1 billion global private equity secondary fund
  • Technology Crossover Ventures in the establishment of TCV X, a $3.0 billion fund focused on technology investments

Selected Publications, Lectures, and Speaking Engagements

  • Client Alert: AIFMD II: The Impact of EU Reforms on Non-EU Sponsors Accessing European Capital, May 2024
  • Speaker: Operational Aspects of Luxembourg Funds, Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, Roadshow to the USA, May 2024
  • Moderator: What does the future hold for fundraising in an anti-ESG environment, International Bar Association, International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2024
  • Lecturer: Parallel Investment Funds, University of Luxembourg, March 2024
  • Speaker: Distribution in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, Digi Pulse USA, September 2021
  • Speaker: The Luxembourg Perspective on Private Equity in Europe, Luxembourg Private Equity Association, May 2021
  • Co-Author: Raising European Capital Using Luxembourg Structures: A Guide for US Managers, November 2018 and September 2018

Recognitions

  • On the Rise 2019, The Texas Lawyer

* Includes representations prior to the association of James with Gibson Dunn.

Shukie Grossman is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is Global Chair of the Investment Funds Practice Group.

Shukie’s practice focuses on the formation of private investment funds, including domestic and offshore funds focused on buyout, growth equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit and other investment strategies. In addition to fund formation, he has significant experience advising on the acquisition and sale of minority and majority stakes in fund sponsors, as well as spin-outs of fund businesses and management teams. He also advises investment firms on their operation, regulation and internal governance arrangements.

Shukie’s representative clients include Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure, Eldridge ACRE Partners, HighPost Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Leonard Green & Partners, Meridiam Infrastructure, Motive Partners, RXR, Sole Source Capital and Stockdale Capital Partners.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Shukie was a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He spent several years in the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Shukie is consistently recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, The Legal 500, The International Financial Law Review, Best Lawyers in America® and Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Lawyers. He is described in Chambers as a “world-class funds lawyer” who is “smart and highly knowledgeable in respect to fundraising and is a goal-oriented, pragmatic problem-solver,” and “knows the market so well and has seen so many complicated things.” One client notes “his combination of commercial advice and creativity is what sets him apart. We view him as a partner.” Law360 has named Shukie an “MVP” in Fund Formation and Who’s Who Legal Private Funds: Formation has listed him as a “Thought Leader” and among the “Most Highly Regarded Individuals.” The publication notes that he “draws praise as ‘an excellent funds lawyer’ who impresses peers with his depth of knowledge on investment fund matters.”

Shukie is a member of the Private Investment Funds Forum and was previously a member of the adjunct faculty at Columbia Law School where he taught a course on private investment funds.

Shukie received his Juris Doctor from Fordham University Law School and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yeshiva University.

Lisa A. Alfaro is a partner in the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group and the Power and Renewables Practice Group.

For more than 25 years, Lisa has advised U.S. and multi-national companies on their most significant and critical matters, including corporate transactions, corporate compliance and investigations. Lisa represents developers, investment banks, private funds, Fortune 100 companies, state owned entities and investors in the U.S. and Brazil. Throughout her career, Lisa has advised clients in milestone cross-border transactions, coordinating and supervising multi-jurisdictional cross disciplinary teams in complex transactions.

Lisa leverages her corporate experience in the planning and implementation of internal corporate investigations, advising on the structuring, implementation and assessment of compliance management systems and representing companies before U.S. authorities. She guides compliance officers, senior executives, legal officers and board members in analyzing and managing risk in their business operations and provides day to day counsel on strategic matters. Lisa advises boards of directors and executive officers on crisis management, counseling them on critical challenges to the company, balancing various stakeholders’ interests and expectations.

Lisa regularly speaks on corporate, compliance and anti-corruption topics. She has appeared in webcasts speaking on the topic of Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance.

Lisa is recognized as a leading lawyer for Corporate and M&A by The Best Lawyers in Brazil. She is listed as one of the “Top 100 Female Lawyers” in the area of Latin America Energy and FCPA & Fraud for 2019 and 2018 by Latinvex, which also named her to the Latin America “Top 50 Female Lawyers” list for 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021. In addition, Lisa was selected among the “Inspiring Women in Law” by Latin Lawyer.

Lisa joined the firm in 1995 after earning her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where she was a member of the Law and Policy Review. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in government with high honors from the University of Texas in 1991.

Lisa is a member of the California and New York bars and speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

Representative Corporate Matters

  • Chow Tai Fook (CTF) Enterprises: Represented Chow Tai Fook Enterprises in its investment of R$165 million for the acquisition of a 35% stake in “Cidade Matarazzo”, an ultra-luxury retail and hotel project developed in an integrated complex in São Paulo by Group Allard (a French high-end retail developer), which retained 65% of the project.
  • Publicis Group: Represented Publicis Group, a global advertising company, in multiple acquisitions of Brazilian advertising agencies.
  • Prumo Logistica S.A.: Represented Prumo Logistica S.A. (formerly LLX S.A.) in the development of its multi-billion dollar Acu Port in Rio de Janeiro, including negotiation of all joint venture documents with its partner Anglo American plc, and all port operation and development agreements.
  • Standard Bank: Represented Standard Bank in its financing to Central Resources for the acquisition of certain oil-producing assets in Brazil from Koch Industries.
  • Gordian Energy: Represented Gordian Energy in various project related matters as the company developed a large agro-industrial project in North Brazil.
  • Neustar: Represented Neustar in its acquisition of CO Internet S.A.S., a Colombian operator of a worldwide registry for internet addresses with the .co top-level domain.
  • Worldwide Wolverine: Represented Worldwide Wolverine in a joint venture with local company in Colombia to manufacture and distribute retail goods.
  • Goldman Sachs: Represented Goldman Sachs as lead arranger in the $1.15 billion construction and term financing of the Kleen Energy Systems gas-fired power plant in Connecticut.
  • Hawkeye Renewables, LLC: Represented Hawkeye Renewables, LLC in connection with its $185 million Term Loan B financing for the construction of Hawkeye’s 180 MMGPY ethanol facilities in Iowa.Project Finance International named this transaction “Deal of The Year for Renewable Energy.”
  • Companhia Nacional de Acucar e Alcool, S.A. : Represented Companhia Nacional de Acucar e Alcool, S.A., a Brazilian bioenergy company formed by a consortium of investors including Goldman Sachs, Riverstone Holdings and Santelisa Vale, S.A., in connection with the construction of an approximately US $1.3 billion sugar, ethanol and cogeneration plantation and industrial complex in Brazil.
  • MMX S.A.: Represented MMX S.A. in its US $8 billion sale of mining and related businesses to Anglo-American.
  • Gas TransBoliviano S.A.: Represented Gas TransBoliviano S.A, a gas transportation company formed by Enron, Shell and other oil and gas companies, in connection with a $140 million international financing from several mezzanine lenders for the construction of compression facilities to expand capacity on the Bolivia-to-Brazil pipeline.
  • Gas TransBoliviano S.A.: Represented Gas TransBoliviano S.A. in the negotiation of project documents relating to the development and operation of the Bolivia-to-Brazil gas pipeline.

Representative Investigations and Compliance Matters

  • Petrobras: Represented Petrobras in connection with U.S. government investigations of possible FCPA violations.
  • Fortune 100 company: Managed multiple internal investigations concerning possible anti-corruption issues in Brazil.
  • Alliance One: Member of the compliance monitorship team of Alliance One, an international tobacco leaf company, concerning FCPA issues relating to a deferred prosecution agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.
  • Confidential corporate clients: Conducted internal investigations on behalf of confidential corporate clients into potential FCPA issues concerning the companies’ activities in Brazil.
  • Confidential corporate clients: Regularly involved with due diligence reviews of potential FCPA issues in connection with numerous corporate transactions.
  • Confidential corporate clients: Regularly involved with review of compliance programs and training for confidential corporate clients.

Gina Hancock is a partner in the Dallas office. She practices in the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group. Gina has significant experience with executive compensation, complex domestic and international transactional matters, initial public offerings, health and welfare benefit plans, retirement plans, and related matters. Her practice focuses on all aspects of equity compensation; employee stock purchase plans; 401(k), pension and nonqualified deferred compensation plans; executive employment, severance, retention, change in control and restrictive covenant agreements; incentive compensation; and cafeteria and other welfare benefit plans. She also provides advice with respect to general corporate governance and disclosure matters.

Gina is recognized by Chambers USA 2025 as Up and Coming, named on Law360’s 2025 Rising Stars list, and on the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law.

Representative Experience:

  • Represented Pioneer Natural Resources Company in its $60 billion merger with ExxonMobil.
  • Routinely advises Fortune 500 companies on SEC disclosure requirements, executive compensation arrangements and equity compensation programs.
  • Advised Lone Star Funds in $2.3 billion sale of AOC to Nippon Paint Holdings.
  • Represented Platinum Equity on on its majority investment in Kohler’s Energy Division (now Rehlko).
  • Advised numerous life sciences companies on go-public business combination transactions.
  • Provided compensation, benefits and employment advice to Citation Capital in connection with its acquisition of Cibo Vita.
  • Advised on compensation and benefits matters in Heska Corporation’s $1.3 billion strategic acquisition by Mars, Inc.
  • Represented Contago Oil & Gas Company on benefits, compensation and employment matters in its $5.7 billion merger with Independence Energy.
  • Represented Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. on compensation matters in its $993.6 million initial public offering.
  • Advised Platinum Equity on compensation, employment and employee benefits matters in its $4.5 billion acquisition of McGraw Hill.
  • Advised on benefits, compensation and employment matters in Stone Canyon’s $3.2 billion acquisition of K+S Americas salt business, including Morton Salt.

Gina graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015, where she served on The Tax Lawyer. In 2012, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting, summa cum laude, with honors, from Oklahoma State University.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Gina was an Executive Compensation and Benefits associate in the Dallas office of an international law firm.

Gina is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas.

Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements:

  • “Riding Out the Storm: A (Non-Exhaustive) Punch List for Compensation in Volatile Times” (April 2025)
  • Webcast: Restrictive Covenants: Key Considerations for 2025 (February 2025)
  • “ECEB Considerations in M&A Transactions,” Dallas Bar Association (July 2024)
  • “Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Elon Musk’s $55.8 Billion Equity Compensation Package” (February 2024)
  • “Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC’s Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules,” Donnelley, February 2023 (co-author with Elizabeth Ising, Krista Hanvey, Geoffrey Walter, Heather Marshall, Brian Myers and Steve Seelig)
  • “Pay vs Performance, Clawbacks & Other Recent Developments,” Dallas Bar Association (February 2023)
  • “SEC Releases Final Pay Versus Performance Rules” (August 2022)

Krista Hanvey is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group and Co-Partner in Charge of the firm’s Dallas office. She counsels clients of all sizes across all industries using a multi-disciplinary approach to compensation and benefits matters that crosses tax, securities, labor, accounting and traditional employee benefits legal requirements. Krista has significant experience with all aspects of executive compensation, health and welfare benefit plan, and retirement plan compliance, planning, and transactional support. She also oversees the Dallas office’s pro bono adoption program.

Krista offers broad expertise on executive compensation securities disclosure requirements and all types of public and private equity compensation and employee stock purchase plans; 401(k), ESOP and 403(b) tax-qualified retirement and nonqualified deferred compensation plans; executive employment, severance, retention, change in control and non-compete agreements; performance bonus, sales commission and other incentive pay plans; and retiree medical, cafeteria and other welfare benefit plans. She regularly advises clients on the requirements of and compliance with SEC disclosure requirements, tax laws, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA and, the Affordable Care Act.

Krista has been ranked for multiple years by Chambers USA in the area of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation with clients describing her as “technically strong, enabling her to not only relay applicable rules in an easy-to-understand format but to also come up with creative and practical solutions when necessary.” She was selected as one of the Texas Diversity Council’s Top Women Lawyer Award Winners and has been ranked multiple years by Lawdragon500 as one of the nation’s Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers. Krista has also been named by the Dallas Business Journal to its 40 Under 40 list of “next-generation North Texas leaders” for 2025, named by Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40” list for 2025, and was elected to the Texas Bar Foundation Fellows.

Krista graduated first in her class from William and Mary School of Law, where she served as senior articles editor of the William & Mary Law Review. Krista earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honors in Government from The University of Texas at Austin.

Representative Experience

  • Regularly advises numerous Fortune 500 companies and their boards of directors on management transitions and SEC disclosure requirements
  • Advised on Pioneer Natural Resources on its $60 billion business combination with ExxonMobil
  • Advised on benefits and compensation issues in connection with Merck’s spin off of Organon to its shareholders
  • Advised on Ensco plc’s $12 billion business combination with Rowan Companies pl
  • Advised CenterOak Partners LLC, a Dallas-based private equity firm, in its acquisition of Cascade Windows, Wetzels Pretzels, Aakash Chemicals, Full-Speed Automotive, Bowrail Group, Techna Glass, GNAP, Moore Services Holdings, and Service Champions 
  • Advised SilverBow Resources on its $2.1 billion sale to Crescent Energy
  • Advised Patterson-UTI Energy on its $5.4 billion merger with NexTier Oilfield Solutions, while simultaneously advising the company on its $780 million acquisition of Ulterra Drilling Technologies
  • Advised Kimberly-Clark on its $640 million sale of its global Personal Protective Equipment business to Ansell Limited
  • Advised InfraREIT, Inc. in its agreement to be acquired by Oncor Electric Delivery Company
  • Advised American Midstream Partners LP in the sale of its Propane Marketing and Services business to SHV Energy for $170 million
  • Advised on benefits and equity aspects of AECOM’s $6 billion acquisition of URS Corporation
  • Provided executive compensation advice on salesforce.com’s $2.5 billion proposed acquisition of ExactTarget
  • Provided executive compensation advice on restaurant group’s initial and secondary public offerings, aggregating $170 million
  • Advised on employee benefits and executive compensation matters for MetroPCS in their $32 billion business combination with U.S. mobile phone carrier
  • Advised on benefits and compensation issues in connection with Mondelez International’s spin off of the Kraft Foods Group to its shareholders

Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • “Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC’s Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules,” Donnelley, Updated February 2023 (co-author with Elizabeth A. Ising, Geoff Walter, Gina Hancock, James Kroll, Heather Marshall)
  • “Pay Ratio Disclosures” chapter in A Practice Guide to SEC and Proxy Compensation Rules (co-author with Lilias Lee)
  • Texas Emp Law Summit:  Transforming Benefits and Compensation: Compliance Strategies for the Evolving Legal Landscape (September 2024)
  • “How Do the Controlled Group Rules Apply to Private Equity Funds?,” Benefits Law Journal, Autumn 2013 (co-author with Michael J. Collins)

Sean Feller is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Century City office. He serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group. His practice focuses on all aspects executive compensation and employee benefits. His practice encompasses tax, ERISA, accounting, corporate, and securities law aspects of equity and other incentive compensation plans; qualified and nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation plans and executive employment and severance arrangements. Sean has been recognized by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. In 2020 and 2022, he was ranked by Chambers USA as a Leading Lawyer in Los Angeles in the area of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation.

Sean’s practice has focused on:

  • Designing and implementing stock and other incentive plans
  • Designing, implementing and advising clients on deferred compensation plans, 401(k) plans and ESOPs, SERPs and tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans, as well as health and welfare plans and other types of fringe benefits
  • Advising public company clients on securities law compliance involving a comprehensive range of compensation plans
  • Advising public company clients on securities law disclosure requirements involving executive and director compensation
  • Advising companies, boards and management teams on compensation and benefits in mergers and acquisitions
  • Designing and negotiating executive and director compensation arrangements

Sean received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 2000. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University in 1997. He is admitted to practice in the States of New York and California.

Taylor Bernstein is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. She currently practices in the firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment Departments and maintains an active pro bono practice.

Taylor received her J.D. in 2024 from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Productions Editor for the Journal of Gender and Law. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and Music from Bucknell University in 2019. Prior to attending law school, Taylor was a community organizer for a reproductive rights organization in Virginia. 

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