Sally Gamboa is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department.

Sally earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. She was an editor for the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy and Programmatic Events Chair for the Federalist Society.

Sally graduated summa cum laude with Highest Honors in English from Grove City College. She was president of the Lambda Iota Tau Literary Honorary, and her poetry was frequently published in The Quad literary magazine. She also completed a course of focused study on John Donne’s Holy Sonnets during a semester at the University of Oxford.

Sally is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and children.

Matthew B. Dubeck is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, where he practices in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Groups. He advises companies, private equity firms, and investment banks across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset sales and joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Matthew also advises public companies with respect to certain corporate governance matters.

Representative Transactions:

  • Represented Moelis & Company, as financial advisor to Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. in its $458 million sale of outdoor advertising assets to Lamar Advertising Co.
  • Represented Lexington Precision Corp., a supplier of highly engineered molded rubber components to the medical, automotive and industrial industries, in its sale to Industrial Growth Partners.
  • Represented Aurora Capital Group, in its acquisition and subsequent merger of RecoverCare, LLC and MedaSTAT, LLC, each leading national distributors of medical equipment under Medicare/Medicaid.
  • Represented RecoverCare, a leading national distributor of medical equipment under Medicare/Medicaid, in its merger of equals with Joerns Healthcare.
  • Represented Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., a Japanese developer and manufacturer of performance materials, petro and basic chemicals and functional polymeric materials, in its acquisition of Silvue Technologies Group, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of proprietary, high-performance coating systems.
  • Represented Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, a Japanese provider of scientific and industrial instruments, in its proposed restructuring and divestiture of certain business divisions.
  • Represented the California Science Center Foundation in its acquisition, transportation and display of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
  • Represented STR Holdings, a worldwide leader in solar panel encapsulation, in its sale of its quality assurance business to Underwriters Laboratories.
  • Represented Pan American Financial, in its take-private acquisition of United PanAm Financial Corp., a subprime auto financing company.
  • Represented Vivendi, in the sale and redemption of its majority stake in Activision Blizzard.
  • Represented Atmos Energy Corp. in the sale of its natural gas distribution operations in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri to Liberty Utilities.
  • Represented A. H. Belo Corporation in its sale of substantially all of the assets of the Press-Enterprise newspaper to Freedom Communications Holdings, Inc.
  • Represented A. H. Belo Corporation in its sale of substantially all of the assets of The Providence Journal newspaper to an affiliate of New Media Investment Group, Inc.
  • Represented ADCO Global, Inc., a leading global provider of specialty sealants, tapes and adhesives, in its sale to an affiliate of Arsenal Capital Partners.
  • Represented Aurora Capital Group, in its acquisition of DuBois Chemicals, a leading provider of customized chemical solutions and services.
  • Represented Aurora Capital Group in its acquisition and management of TOPS Parking, a leading owner of off-site airport parking facilities.
  • Represented Platinum Equity and The Gores Group, in their acquisition and subsequent disposition of Alliance Entertainment, a retail entertainment distribution company.
  • Represented Alliance Entertainment, a retail entertainment distribution company, in its acquisition of EDGE Entertainment Distribution.
  • Represented J. H. Whitney & Co. and Irving Place Capital, in their acquisition of CAbi, a designer of ready-to-wear women’s apparel sold through a network of consultants and in-home parties.
  • Represented Mitchell International, a provider of management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, in its acquisition of the workers compensation medical cost containment business of Fair Isaac Corporation.
  • Represented Mitchell International, a provider of management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, in its acquisition of Scene Genesis.
  • Represented Actimize, a provider of financial crime prevention, compliance and risk management products, in its acquisition of ATM and debit card fraud protection technology from BasePoint.
  • Represented Evercore Capital Partners, in its sale of Alliantgroup, a provider of tax consulting services.
  • Represented OnX Enterprise Solutions, in its acquisition of the Technology Solutions Group of Agilysys, a leading provider of data center focused IT solutions to enterprise customers.
  • Represented Prudential Real Estate Financial Services, in its sale of Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors to an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway.
  • Represented Klingbeil Capital Management, in its contribution of multiple self-storage facilities to a publicly-traded REIT in exchange for operating partnership units.
  • Represented FelCor Lodging Trust, in a complex restructuring of its corporate organization in connection with a hotel joint venture.
  • Represented a joint venture of Urban Partners and AREA Property Partners in its acquisitions of Harbor Properties, Inc. and related assets and entities.
  • Represented Air Lease Corporation in its initial capital infusion of over $1 billion via a 144A offering.
  • Represented the following clients with respect to corporate governance matters: Alcoa, Allstate, Amazon.com, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Capital One Financial, Chevron, Citigroup, Dow Chemical, EMC, Exelon, ExxonMobil, Fluor, General Electric, H.J. Heinz, Intel, International Paper, Johnson & Johnson, J.P. Morgan Chase, Kraft Foods, Marriott International, McGraw Hill, MeadWestvaco, Pfizer, Pitney Bowes, Qwest Communications International, Time Warner, Union Pacific, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

In 2017, Matthew was recognized by Law360 as a Rising Star in the area of Private Equity. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Matthew was an associate at another international law firm in Washington, D.C. He was a judicial clerk for Judge Julia Smith Gibbons of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a judicial intern for Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Matthew received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Managing Editor of the Tax Lawyer. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, cum laude with distinction, from Yale University in 2001. Prior to attending law school, Matthew was a Program Manager with Microsoft Corporation, where he designed search engines and natural user interfaces.

Tyler R. Cox is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Houston office and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Energy Practice Groups. Tyler focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and equity offerings, including control, minority and preferred investments. He regularly represents and advises private and public companies, private equity sponsors, management teams, and portfolio companies in connection with a variety of transactions, including mergers, equity and asset acquisitions, recapitalizations, dispositions, joint ventures, and other strategic business combinations.

Tyler has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023-2024).

Tyler received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2014 and is admitted to practice in Texas. He graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting. Tyler also holds a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Tyler practiced at an international law firm as a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice.

Tyler’s experience includes:*

Selected Representative Experience

  • Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN) in connection with its announced acquisition of Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P., a global provider of specialized drill bit solutions, from affiliates of Blackstone Energy Partners
  • BlackRock Alternatives in connection with its acquisition of Jupiter Power, a U.S.-based energy storage developer, from EnCap Investments
  • KKR in connection with its $3.37 billion acquisition of a 20% interest in Sempra Energy’s (NYSE: SRE) infrastructure business platform, Sempra Infrastructure Partners
  • Riverstone Credit Partners and Summit Partners Credit Advisors in connection with the formation of R3 Renewables LLC, a renewable energy development company and joint venture with Peabody (NYSE:BTU)
  • Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition of an approximately 42% stake in Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) by Brookfield Infrastructure and Blackstone Infrastructure Partners from Blackstone Energy Partners for an implied transaction value of $7 billion
  • BlackRock’s Global Energy and Power Infrastructure Fund in a number of energy infrastructure-focused transactions, including its acquisition of Glass Mountain Pipeline and its convertible equity investment in NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP)
  • Transaction Data Systems, a portfolio company of BlackRock Long Term Private Capital, in connection with its acquisition of PrescribeWellness, a business unit of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRHC)
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management in connection with its acquisition of ImOn Communications, LLC, a regional fiber-to-the-premise broadband provider
  • First Reserve in a number of energy-focused transactions, including its acquisition of AFGlobal and the creation of its retail fuel distribution investment platform, Refuel
  • KKR in connection with its commitment to acquire commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair AirFinance
  • Dell Inc. in its acquisition of EMC Corporation
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. in its announced acquisition of Rite Aid Corporation

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

Quinn Ferrar is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and maintains an active pro bono practice.

Quinn received a J.D. in 2025 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and received a Certificate in Consumer Law. While at Berkeley Law, Quinn served as Managing Editor of Ecology Law Quarterly and was a Quarterfinalist and Round Best Oralist in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.

Quinn graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University in 2018. Prior to law school, she worked at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office in the Bankruptcy and Consumer Protection divisions.

Quinn is a member of the State Bar of California.

Stephen Weissman, former Deputy Director for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, is a Washington, D.C.-based partner and one of the cornerstones of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. A former top antitrust enforcer and accomplished defense lawyer, Steve brings exceptional experience and a practical approach to representing companies in antitrust investigations by the FTC and U.S. Department of Justice and high-stakes antitrust litigations. Chambers USA describes him as “a fantastic lawyer” and a “tour de force.” Who’s Who Legal – Competition (2022) identifies him as a “super star in the market who works on some of the most challenging” matters. In 2024, MergerLinks named Steve one of the “Top 10 Antitrust Lawyers in North America.”

While serving as FTC Deputy Director from 2013-2015, Steve was involved in and supervised all of the agency’s merger and non-merger investigations and litigations, spanning a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals and other healthcare segments, digital and high-tech markets, consumer products, energy, and chemicals. Steve served as lead trial counsel in the FTC’s successful challenge to the $3.5 Billion acquisition by Sysco Corp. of U.S. Foods, Inc.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Steve co-chaired the Antitrust and Competition practice at another global law firm, where he served as one of the lead lawyers in a number of headline and high-stakes antitrust cases. In 2016, National Law Journal named Steve an “Antitrust Trailblazer” and Global Competition Review named him as a finalist for both its “Lawyer of the Year” and “Litigator of the Year” awards.

He has tried a number of cases including both bench and jury trials, argued appeals in multiple U.S. Courts of Appeal, and litigated claims under the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and Robinson-Patman Act, as well as breach of contract and business tort claims.

Steve is a nationally acclaimed top-tier antitrust practitioner, consistently ranked by top legal publications. His recognitions include Chambers USA (2016-2025), Legal 500 (2013, 2015-2024), and Best Lawyers in America for Litigation–Antitrust since 2020. He has also earned recognition from Who’s Who Legal in Competition (2022-2024), Litigation (2017-2024), and Commercial Litigation (2023), as well as Super Lawyers (2018-2024). Steve has been featured in the Guide to the World’s Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers (2012, 2013, 2018-2023), and named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Litigators in America” (2023-2026) and “500 Leading Antitrust and Competition Lawyers” for 2025.

Representative matters include*

  • Represented Broadcom in the FTC’s investigation of the company’s business practices, which resulted in closing of several investigations and settlement of a narrow set of allegations.
  • Represented Pioneer Natural Resources in the FTC’s conditional approval of its $63 Billion merger with Exxon Mobil Corp.
  • Represented Celgene in the FTC’s conditional approval of its $74 billion acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
  • Represent RealPage, Inc. in multi-district class actions and government litigations alleging “algorithmic pricing” and represented RealPage in the DoJ’s unconditional approval of its 2017 acquisition of Lease Rental Options (LRO).
  • Represented Boehringer Ingelheim in the FTC’s in-depth review of its $12.5 billion global asset swap with Sanofi and in antitrust class actions involving alleged monopolization of certain markets based on FDA Orange-Book listings.
  • Represented Whirlpool in the Department of Justice’s in-depth review of its acquisition of Maytag Corp.
  • Represented PepsiCo in the FTC’s decision to abandon its lawsuit against the company for alleged violations of the Robinson-Patman Act. Also represented PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay business in the FTC’s review and clearance of its acquisitions of Siete Foods (2024) and of the Popcorners business from BFY Brands (2020).
  • Lead counsel for Novartis’ Sandoz division in the In re Humira Antitrust Litigation putative class action, including before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed dismissal of the complaint.
  • Represented Arch Resources in its multi-billion dollar merger with Consol Energy to form Core Natural Resources.
  • Lead counsel for Merck & Co., Inc. in various acquisitions, including of Acceleron, Prometheus Bio, Cidara, Verona, Arqule, Imago BioSciences, Virbac’s Sentinel business, and Elanco’s aquaculture business.
  • Represented DaVita, Inc. in the FTC’s review of its joint venture with Medtronic, Inc. and of DaVita’s acquisition of University of Utah’s dialysis business.
  • Lead counsel for Hartford HealthCare and its affiliates in private antitrust litigation brought by a competitor and in a separate antitrust action brought by a putative class of consumers.
  • Lead trial counsel for the FTC in the agency’s successful challenge to Sysco’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of US Foods.
  • Represented General Electric in its acquisition of BK Medical, Inc.
  • Successfully defended Arch Coal in a challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to the company’s acquisition of Triton (D.D.C.), and then in defending Arch’s proposed joint venture with Peabody Energy (E.D. Mo.).
  • Successfully defended Anheuser-Busch, Inc. in its merger with InBev, including defeating a private lawsuit to enjoin the merger (E.D. Mo.).
  • Represented QVC Corp. in its acquisition of Home Shopping Network (HSN).
  • Represented Indorama Ventures Ltd. in a number of transactions, including FTC approval of its joint venture with other PET resin manufacturers and its acquisition of Huntsman’s specialty chemical business.
  • Represented Schering Plough in its merger with Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Retained by Halliburton Co. to defend in litigation the company’s proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes, Inc.

*****Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Steve received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a BA in Economics from Tufts University. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the District of Maryland, District of Columbia and the Eastern District of Virginia.

Jake Stuebner is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Jake earned his J.D. with High Honors from Columbia Law School, where he served as a Notes Editor on the Columbia Law Review and Staff Editor on the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. During law school, he interned with the Bronx Defenders, the Exoneration Project, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Jake holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy and Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Stanford University, where he played for the varsity men’s volleyball team. Prior to law school, Jake worked in financial and growth strategy.

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

 

Publications:

Author, Consular Nonreviewability After Muñoz, 124 Colum. L. Rev. 2413 (2024).

Blaine H. Evanson is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s litigation department, practicing primarily in the Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group. He has represented clients in matters before the Supreme Court of the United States, in every federal circuit court of appeals, and in several state appellate courts. He has experience across a broad array of industries and subject matter areas, at all stages of litigation. He regularly joins trial teams in the lead up to trial to assist with complex briefing, strategy, and preservation of issues for appellate review.

The Best Lawyers in America named Blaine Orange County’s “2026 Lawyer of the Year” in appellate practice. Benchmark Litigation named him a 2025 “Future Star,” and previously included him in its 2019 “40 & under Hot List.” The Daily Journal recognized Blaine among its 2024 “Top Trade Secrets Lawyers.” Law360 named Blaine one of five national appellate “Rising Stars” under 40 in 2018, and Euromoney named him the “Best in Litigation: Appellate” under 40 that same year. Blaine has been consistently listed in the appellate practice section of The Best Lawyers in America and as a Southern California Super Lawyer. And he is a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, an election-only organization devoted to excellence in appellate practice.

Recent representative matters include:

  • Persuading the Supreme Court to grant certiorari and then reverse an award of non-taxable expenses on behalf of a software support provider in a complex copyright infringement action.
  • Prevailing before the First, Third, and Ninth Circuits, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, on the scope of the Section 1 exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act, on behalf of multiple gig economy platform companies.
  • Securing post-trial vacatur of a $238 million compensatory and punitive damages award and a new trial on liability, in a retaliation case brought against a shipping and logistics company.
  • Prevailing before the Sixth Circuit in a sex and race discrimination case brought against an automobile manufacturer.
  • Obtaining a new trial on damages and reversal from the Federal Circuit on the eligibility of patent claims under Section 101 in a case where a jury had awarded $533 million for patent infringement.
  • Securing mandamus relief from the Fifth Circuit directing the district court to transfer venue in a complex trade secret and copyright infringement case.
  • Convincing the Eleventh Circuit to affirm summary judgment in a challenge to a gig economy platform’s insurance coverage.
  • Convincing the Ninth Circuit to affirm dismissal of a complaint against a technology company asserting claims under the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act.
  • Convincing the California Court of Appeal to reverse summary judgment in a complex contractor dispute brought against the City of Monterey.
  • Obtaining reversal from the Third Circuit of a $36 million judgment against an insurer based on the district court’s erroneous interpretation of an asbestos exclusion.
  • Obtaining reversal from the Federal Circuit of a multi-million-dollar contempt sanction against a software company alleged to have infringed a competitor’s patents.
  • Obtaining reversal from the Federal Circuit on the ineligibility of patents directed to a secure transaction system for untrusted computer networks.

Before joining the firm, Blaine served as a law clerk for Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Senior Editor on the Columbia Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from Brigham Young University.

Blaine is a member of the California bar and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, all thirteen Circuits of the United States Courts of Appeals, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California and the Eastern District of Michigan.

Sam Falter is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson Dunn.

He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2025. While in law school, Sam worked as a Student Attorney with Michigan’s Child Welfare Appellant Clinic, served as an Associate Editor of the Michigan Technology Law Review, and was a recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Michigan, where he was part of the university’s Honors Program.

Sam is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Pia (Pooja) Rai Singh is an associate in the Litigation practice and is based in the firm’s New York office. Her practice focuses on complex litigation in the fields of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Pia’s experience includes patent infringement litigations concerning both small molecules and biologics, complex commercial litigation and arbitration across a wide range of industries, and trade secret litigation. Her experience includes drafting pre-trial pleadings, managing large-scale document discovery, working with experts to develop case strategy, drafting expert reports, developing deposition strategy for and second-chairing numerous expert and fact witness depositions, and drafting briefs in support of and in opposition to dispositive discovery and evidentiary motions. She has represented life sciences companies in litigations involving pharmaceutical formulations, therapeutic antibodies, biotechnology, and medical devices. She has also represented clients in the insurance, advertising, solar, and financial industries.

Pia leverages her prior work experience at multiple big pharmaceutical companies as a mergers and acquisitions analyst in her practice. 

Pia also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on wrongful convictions, immigration, and reproductive rights.

Pia’s experience includes: 

  • Represents Novartis subsidiary Advanced Accelerator Applications in a Hatch-Waxman & trade secrets litigation regarding its gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) treatment drug LUTATHERA®
  • Represents American Regent, Inc. and CSL Vifor in a Hatch-Waxman litigation regarding its intravenous iron treatment drug Injectafer®
  • Represented BioNTech SE’s regarding its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Comirnaty® in two patent infringement actions
  • Represented Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Actelion in Hatch-Waxman litigations regarding its blockbuster UPTRAVI® and OPSUMIT® pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs
  • Represented an advertisement technology company in a defamation action against a competitor 
  • Represented a solar panel sales company in a breach of contract claim against a solar panel installation company 
  • Represented the former CEO of an insurance company in a breach of contract action 

Pia received her law degree from Boston College Law School in 2023, where she served as a writer and editor for the Intellectual Property Technology Forum Journal. She earned a B.S. in Biology with a minor in business from Villanova University in 2018. Pia is admitted to the New York State Bar.

Russell Shapiro is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Russell earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School.  During law school, he worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Leo T. Sorokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and as a legal intern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.  He also served as an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.  He received his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tufts University.

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

Mark Sperotto is a partner in the London office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Transactional Department.

Mark has broad experience in both the UK and Italian markets, covering all aspects of corporate, private equity and investment banking with a focus on cross-border M&A, leveraged buy-outs, fund establishment and international corporate finance and equity capital markets transactions.

Mark’s experience extends to advising private equity and investment funds, major domestic and international corporates and investment banks on a wide range of company law and transactional matters. He has particular expertise in the retail, leisure, healthcare, gaming, e-commerce, real estate and energy/infrastructure sectors, having advised clients on numerous high profile and complex transactions in those areas.

He is recommended by The Legal 500 UK 2024 for Private Equity: Transactions and M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals (£750m+) and Private Equity: Transactions – High-Value Deals (£250m+). He is also recognised by the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as a leading lawyer for Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Law.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mark practiced at a global law firm and served as managing partner of its Italian practice from 2009 to 2011 while based in Milan. He was admitted to the Italian Bar as ‘Avvocato Stabilito‘ in 2007 and speaks fluent Italian.

Selected Experience*

  • Advised Kimberly-Clark Corp. in relation to the proposed disposal of a Pan-European business division and accompanying Intellectual Property portfolio
  • Acted for a US private equity fund in the proposed divesture of speciality chemicals business
  • Advised Apollo Global Management in relation to its acquisition and subsequent sales of a portfolio of Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn branded hotels in the UK
  • Advised The Halifax Group on the sale of Envision Pharma Group to Ardian and GHO Capital Partners
  • Acted for a US private equity fund in the disposal of the European operations of The Money Shop and Pawn Broking businesses to HPS Partners
  • Advised Qorvo Inc. in relation to its $310 million acquisition of Cavendish Kinetics Limited by way of private tender offer
  • Acted for Apollo Global Management on the sale of the Kensington Forum Hotel to Queensgate Investments
  • Advised Hong Kong Telecom/PCCW in relation to the disposal of its U.K. fixed and wireless broadband businesses and 4G spectrum to Three
  • Acted for StepStone Group LP in connection with its acquisition of Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG
  • Advised Liberty Hall Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of precision parts manufacturer for the aerospace industry, Accrofab Limited
  • Acted for Virgin Active in relation to the acquisition of a controlling interest by Brait
  • Advised Apollo Global Management in relation to its €420 million acquisition of the Westbridge portfolio of hotels across six European jurisdictions
  • Advised Merlin Entertainments plc on its £3.6 billion IPO and premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
  • Advised Repsol S.A. in connection with the divestment of its participating interest in the Tangguh LNG Project to BP plc
  • Acted for Borealis Infrastructure and First State Investments in the Euro 2.55 billion acquisition of Fortum’s electricity distribution business in Finland
  • Acted for Tesco plc on its £50 million acquisition of Giraffe restaurant chain
  • Advised Apollo Global Management portfolio company, CEVA Logistics, on its €135 million sale of shipping container arm Pallecon
  • Acted for Apollo Global Management LLC in its US$2.5 billion acquisition of McGraw Hill’s educational division
  • Advised Tesco plc in relation to its joint venture arrangements in respect of the Euphorium artisan bakeries chain
  • Advised Apax in relation to the its Euro 3.2 billion disposal of Molnlycke Health Care Group to Investor AB

Sruti Sivasubramanian is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s London office and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition practice group.

Sruti has experience advising and assisting private equity clients in navigating multi-jurisdictional merger and national security filings, including in the UK, European Union, India, Australia, and China. She has also advised clients on abuse of dominance and cartel investigations in India.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Sruti was a Stagiaire with the Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice at another international law firm. Before relocating to London, she practiced as an Associate with the Antitrust and Competition practice at a law firm in Mumbai, where she advised global clients on merger control filings and investigations in India. 
 

Afia Bondero is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office and a member of its Litigation, Trial, and Media, Entertainment, and Technology practice groups. She is a former federal prosecutor with first-chair trial experience and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Prior to rejoining the firm, Afia served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California where she investigated and prosecuted financial crimes, including government fraud, wire fraud, and tax crimes, as well as violent crimes. For her work, Afia received the United States Postal Service Inspection Service’s inaugural Eagle Award.

Representative matters include:

  • Ning Xianhua v. Oath Holdings, Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal.): Successfully secured dismissal with prejudice of alien tort statute, TVPRA, and California UCL claims for alleged acts in the People’s Republic of China.
  • Coubaly v. Cargill, Inc. et al. (D.D.C.): Successfully secured dismissal of TVPRA claims brought against cocoa manufacturer for alleged activity in the Ivory Coast.
  • Evox v. AOL and Evox v. Oath Holdings, Inc. (C.D. Cal.): Successfully obtained dismissal with prejudice of trademark infringement claims against media companies relating to alleged use of images on online properties.
  • SA Music LLC et al. v. Apple, Inc. et al. (N.D. Cal.): Successfully secured summary judgment on willfulness damages in three copyright infringement lawsuits concerning alleged infringement on the iTunes store.

Before joining the firm, Afia served as a law clerk to Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Jesus G. Bernal of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Afia received her law degree from the Stanford School of Law, where she was a member of the International Human Rights clinic. She earned her Master of Public Policy and Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, graduating with interdisciplinary honors in International Security Studies. Prior to attending law school, Afia worked in the federal government on national security issues.

David Offit is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where he practices in the Firm’s Litigation Department.

He received his law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2023, where he was Managing Editor of The Georgetown Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, David served as a Student Attorney in Georgetown’s Domestic Violence Clinic. From 2024 to 2025, David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert Kirsch in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Prior to his legal career, David worked on the Public Policy team at Facebook (now Meta), a political campaign, and two Jewish non-profits. In 2014, he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees from Columbia University, magna cum laude, and the Jewish Theological Seminary, magna cum laude.

David is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

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.

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.