August 15, 2024
The Best Lawyers in America® named eleven Gibson Dunn lawyers as the 2025 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities:
- Wayne Barsky – Los Angeles – Litigation: Patent
- Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. – Los Angeles – Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Jessica Brown – Denver – Employment Law: Management
- Gregg Costa – Houston – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Michael P. Darden – Houston – Oil and Gas Law
- Miguel Estrada – Washington, D.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Tull Florey – Houston – Corporate Law
- Ronald Kirk – Dallas – Sports Law
- Doug Rayburn – Dallas – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Karen Spindler – San Francisco – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- Beau Stark – Denver – Corporate Governance Law – Corporate Law
The lawyers 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. The list was published August 15, 2024.