San Francisco

Overview

Offering an unparalleled combination of local service and international capabilities, Gibson Dunn’s San Francisco office advises leading U.S. and international clients across the full spectrum of legal disciplines, including high stakes litigation and internal investigations, complex corporate transactions, real estate, land use and development, privacy, cybersecurity and technology law, and antitrust consulting.

Established in 1986, our experienced San Francisco team comprises more than 100 attorneys and is based in the heart of the city’s financial district.

Our San Francisco lawyers support companies at all stages of business, from start-ups and new ventures to established multinational corporations, offering cutting-edge legal services to the Bay Area companies and investors transforming the global economy. With a deep understanding of the dynamic business landscape, our lawyers provide tailored legal solutions that cater to the unique needs and challenges of each client, to help ensure success in the competitive global market.

Gibson Dunn also boasts one of the most garlanded litigation practices in the country, taking on high-stakes disputes in courts and arbitral forums across the United States. Our San Francisco-based trial and appellate lawyers have extensive experience across a broad array of subject matters including antitrust, labor and employment, appellate and constitutional law, law firm defense, white collar defense, intellectual property, securities, corporate governance, class actions, real estate, and privacy.

Our transactional lawyers regularly represent the Bay Area’s heaviest hitters in public and private matters, including make-or-break and first-of-a-kind business deals. With extensive experience in the life sciences, private equity, and technology spaces, we regularly advise clients in connection with M&A and private equity transactions, equity and debt offerings, venture capital financings, securities regulation, corporate governance, and project finance.

The San Francisco office has one of the largest real estate and land use groups of any U.S. law firm. We are proud to work on some of the most sophisticated financings and land use deals in the world. The San Francisco land use team has played a central role in several of the most significant development and redevelopment projects reshaping the United States, as well as the local landscape.