August 21, 2017
Best Lawyers® named 13 Gibson Dunn partners as the 2018 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities: Dennis Arnold – Los Angeles Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year, George Brown – Palo Alto Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year, William Dawson – Dallas Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year, Stephen Glover – Washington, D.C. Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year, Barry Goldsmith – New York City Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year, Jonathan Layne – Los Angeles Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year, Douglass Rayburn – Dallas Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year, William Rooklidge – Orange County Litigation – Patent Lawyer of the Year, M. Sean Royall – Dallas Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year, Gary Spratling – San Francisco Antitrust Law Lawyer of the Year, Beau Stark – Denver Mergers and Acquisitions Law Layer of the Year, Bradford Weirick – Los Angeles Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Lawyer of the Year and Meryl Young – Orange County Litigation – Securities Lawyer of the Year. The lawyers that were selected received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers’ survey by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Only one lawyer in each legal community is selected as the Lawyer of the Year for each practice area.