In its 2009 edition, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business awarded Gibson Dunn 38 first-tier rankings, of which 11 were firm practice group rankings and 27 were individual lawyer rankings. Overall, the firm earned 190 rankings -- 59 firm practice group rankings and 131 individual lawyer rankings.

Gibson Dunn achieved first-tier rankings in the following firm practice group categories:

• National - Antitrust
• National - Appellate Law
• National - Transportation: Road (Carriage/Commercial)
• CA - Antitrust
• CA - Corporate/M&A: Southern California
• CA - Litigation: General Commercial
• CA - Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• CA - Real Estate
• DC - Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• DC - Labor & Employment
• NY - Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

This year, 107 Gibson Dunn attorneys were identified as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas, with some ranked in more than one category. The following lawyers achieved top-tier rankings: Howard Adler, Dennis Arnold, Glenn Beaton, Theodore Boutrous, Bob Cooper, Barry Goldsmith, Stephen Glover, Tom Holliday, Bill Kilberg, Jonathan Layne, Dan Mummery, Mary Murphy, Theodore Olson, Sean Royall, Richard Russo, Eugene Scalia, Jesse Sharf, Orin Snyder, Gary Spratling, Maurice Suh, Daniel Swanson, David West and Joseph West.