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Our firm, its practices, departments and lawyers receive frequent recognition, ranking us among the world’s best in industry surveys and major publications. We are proud of these honors and believe that they demonstrate the breadth, depth and excellence of Gibson Dunn. We invite you to browse recent news involving our firm.

Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Among Its 2019 Appellate Practice Groups of the Year

Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of its six Appellate Groups of the Year for 2019. The firm’s Appellate practice was profiled on January 27, 2020. Gibson Dunn’s Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group’s lawyers participate in appeals in all 13 federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts throughout the United States and have presented arguments in front of the Supreme Court of the United States more than 100 times.

January 28, 2020

Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Among Its 2019 Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice Groups of the Year

Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of its five Cybersecurity & Privacy Groups of the Year for 2019. The firm’s Cybersecurity & Privacy practice was profiled on January 27, 2020.

January 28, 2020

Mark Kirsch Named to City & State 50 Over Fifty

City & State Magazine named New York partner Mark Kirsch among its 2020 50 Over Fifty Awards honorees. The list was published in January 2020. Mark Kirsch focuses on complex securities, white collar, commercial and antitrust litigation.

January 22, 2020

Gibson Dunn Ranked in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

Gibson Dunn has been recognized in 15 categories in the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. The Singapore office was ranked in the following Foreign Firms categories: Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Energy and Restructuring.

January 21, 2020

Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Among Its 2019 Trials Practice Groups of the Year

Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of its five Trials Groups of the Year for 2019. The firm’s Trials practice was profiled on January 14, 2020. Acclaimed as a litigation powerhouse, Gibson Dunn has a long record of outstanding successes.

January 16, 2020

Gibson Dunn Ranked Fifth Among the World’s Top Antitrust Practices by GCR

Gibson Dunn was ranked No. 5 in the 2020 edition of Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 – Global Elite, a list of the world’s top 25 antitrust practices.

January 14, 2020

Gibson Dunn Named a 2019 Law Firm of the Year

Law360 named Gibson Dunn a Firm of the Year for 2019 in its article, “The Firms That Dominated in 2019,” featuring seven firms that received the most Practice Group of the Year awards.

January 13, 2020

Beau Stark and Robyn Zolman Named Denver’s Top Lawyers

Denver magazine 5280 named partners Beau Stark and Robyn Zolman to its annual “Denver’s Top Lawyers 2020” list, which recognizes “the best attorneys in the region.” The list was published in January 2020.

January 7, 2020

Dan Swanson Appointed as Co-Chair of International Bar Association Antitrust Section

The International Bar Association (IBA) has appointed Los Angeles partner Daniel Swanson to serve a two-year term (2020-2021) as Co-Chair of the IBA’s Antitrust Section, which provides an international forum for thought leadership with respect to antitrust law developments and the profession through submissions to competition agencies, training programs/missions, developing the law through conferences, publications, and interaction with antitrust enforcement authorities and the profession.

January 7, 2020

Helgi Walker Elected to American Law Institute

Washington, D.C. partner Helgi Walker was among the 45 new members elected by the American Law Institute (ALI). ALI’s mission is “clarifying the law through Restatements, Principles, and Model Codes.” The election was announced on December 23, 2019.

January 3, 2020

Scott Greenberg Named an Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer

Turnarounds & Workouts has named Scott Greenberg among its 2019 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers. The list was published in the December 2019 issue. Scott Greenberg is Co-Chair of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group.

December 31, 2019

The Deal Named Evan D’Amico a Rising Star

The Deal profiled Washington, D.C. lawyer Evan D’Amico as a Rising Star. The feature was published December 24, 2019. Evan D’Amico advises companies, private equity firms, boards of directors and special committees in connection with a wide variety of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs and joint ventures.

December 24, 2019

Gibson Dunn Case Named Among Top 5 International Arbitration Decisions of 2019

Gibson Dunn’s win for Crystallex in Crystallex International Corp. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was named among Law360’s “Top 5 International Arbitration Decisions of 2019.” The list was published on December 20, 2019.

December 23, 2019

Two Gibson Dunn Cases Named Among the Top 10 Copyright Rulings of 2019

Two Gibson Dunn wins – for Jerry Seinfeld in Charles v. Seinfeld et al. and for Rimini Street in Rimini Street Inc. et al. v. Oracle USA Inc. – were named among Law360’s “Top 10 Copyright Rulings of 2019.” Gibson Dunn’s win for HPE in Oracle America Inc.

December 23, 2019

Gibson Dunn Named Among Top 100 Law Firms in Germany

German publication Kanzleimonitor 2019/2020 listed Gibson Dunn among the top 100 law firms in Germany. In the categories of Stock Corporation and Corporate Governance Law, Munich partner Ferdinand Fromholzer was one of two most recommended lawyers, Munich of counsel Silke Beiter was frequently recommended, and the firm was ranked among the top 10 in Germany and fourth in Munich.

December 23, 2019

Andrew LeGrand Receives Dallas Business Journal’s Minority Business Leader Award

Dallas Business Journal named Dallas partner Andrew LeGrand among the recipients of its 2020 Minority Business Leader Awards, which honors “North Texas leaders for their outstanding business and community leadership.” The list was published on December 18, 2019.

December 19, 2019

Crain’s Names Zainab Ahmad Among 2020 Notable Women in Law

Crain’s New York Business named New York partner Zainab Ahmad among its 2020 Notable Women in Law, which recognized “dedicated, gifted and determined female lawyers.” The list was published on December 16, 2019.

December 17, 2019

Best Lawyers Recognizes Three Gibson Dunn Attorneys in Brazil

Best Lawyers named three Gibson Dunn attorneys to the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in Brazil. The publication recognized São Paulo partner Lisa Alfaro for Corporate and M&A Law, New York partner Jose Fernandez for Energy Law, and São Paulo of counsel Fernando Almeida for Banking and Finance Law.

December 9, 2019

Ari Lanin and Benyamin Ross Named to Variety’s 2019 Dealmakers Impact Report

Century City partner Ari Lanin and Los Angeles partner Benyamin Ross were named to Variety’s 2019 Dealmakers Impact Report, which “highlights the top mavens guiding an industry that continues to re-invent itself.” The issue was published on December 4, 2019.

December 6, 2019

Gibson Dunn Ranked Among Top Firms for Client Service by BTI Consulting Group

BTI Consulting Group has ranked Gibson Dunn second on its annual list, the BTI Client Service 30, for 2020, which features the law firms “clients say deliver the absolute best client service.” The list was compiled from more than 350 in-depth interviews with top legal decision makers at the world’s leading organizations.

December 6, 2019