Leading GP Stakes and Asset Management M&A Lawyer Christopher Scavone Joins Gibson Dunn
Firm News | July 27, 2026
Gibson Dunn announced today that Christopher Scavone has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its market-leading Investment Funds Practice Group. His practice focuses on GP stakes and asset management M&A transactions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships involving investment firms, succession planning arrangements, and other upper-tier liquidity and structuring solutions.
“Chris is an outstanding addition to our Investment Funds team and further deepens our capabilities in GP stakes and asset management M&A,” said Shukie Grossman, Global Chair of the Investment Funds Practice Group. “He brings a highly differentiated practice which sits at the intersection of M&A and investment funds, an area that continues to see significant market growth. His experience will be tremendously valuable as we continue advising sponsors and strategic capital providers on their most important transactions.”
“Chris brings a rare combination of M&A sophistication and deep knowledge of the GP stakes market,” said Michael De Voe Piazza, Co-Chair of the U.S. Private Equity Practice Group. “His experience advising sponsors and strategic investors on complex, high-value transactions further strengthens our ability to deliver specialized counsel across the asset management M&A landscape.”
“Gibson Dunn has built a premier platform for clients in the GP stakes and asset management M&A space, with fully integrated funds, M&A, tax, regulatory, and finance capabilities,” said Chris. “Demand for these transactions continues to accelerate, and I am excited to join a team with the depth, breadth, and collaborative culture needed to help clients navigate their most complex and strategic matters.”
Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Practice Group is a top-tier practice advising sponsors across geographies, asset classes, and fund structures. With a deep bench and extensive experience, the team provides the full scope of fund services needed to navigate the challenges and opportunities facing investment fund managers in today’s market. From fund formation to fund servicing to fund finance, and tax planning, complex secondaries, management company transactions, and regulatory and compliance matters, the team delivers top-of-the-market knowledge and senior-level, commercial counsel across the lifecycle of a fund.
The practice has continued to expand its integrated, full-service platform, most recently with the additions of a team in Paris; Blake Estes and Duncan McKay in New York; Marian Fowler in Washington, D.C.; James O’Donnell and Hannah Watson Fanin in London; and Carolyn Abram in Dubai.
About Christopher Scavone
Chris advises on GP stakes and asset management M&A transactions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships involving investment firms, succession planning arrangements, and other upper-tier liquidity and structuring solutions.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Chris served as a partner at another international law firm.