​Nick Tomlinson is an English and New York qualified corporate partner based in Gibson Dunn’s London office, having joined the firm in January 2001. He has also practiced out of the firm’s New York office for two years and helped establish our Dubai office.

Mr. Tomlinson advises and leads deal teams on a wide range of UK and international cross-border transactions, principally in the private equity, M&A, joint venture, licensing, investment funds and corporate governance fields. He has also worked on international capital raisings, IPOs and investment banking advisory arrangements.  Given the international nature of the transactions, he often works closely with our tax, FCPA and OFAC/sanctions specialists in London and the U.S. as well our competition/ antitrust colleagues in London and Brussels.

He regularly acts for global and regional private equity firms, major investment banks, family investment companies, investment funds and a range of companies across a number of sectors, which include: media, sports & hospitality, retail, hotels & leisure, beverages, IT and telecoms, satellite operators, shipping, manufacturing, aluminum and oil & gas.

Mr. Tomlinson is recognised by Legal 500 UK 2020 in the field of Private Equity transactions. Mr. Tomlinson is also ranked as highly regarded in IFLR1000 2019 for M&A and Private Equity.