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 has named Theane Evangelis to its 2016 list of MVPs in the Class Action category [PDF]. The list profiles attorneys who have "distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals".
December 6, 2016
The National Law Journal named Orange County partner Jeff Thomas among the 20 lawyers featured in its 2016 special report on Winning Litigators [PDF]. The "battle-tested litigators" were selected because "they score big wins in court" and because they've "mastered their craft." Thomas was featured for winning a $3 billion verdict for Hewlett Packard following a five-week jury trial. The report was published on December 5, 2016.
December 5, 2016
The National Law Journal named DC partner Matthew McGill to its 2016 Litigation Trailblazers list. He was recognized for his litigation successes against sovereigns. The list ran in the December 5, 2016 issue.
December 5, 2016
Global Competition Review named Veronica Lewis to its top Women in Antitrust 2016 list [PDF], which featured 100 women at the helm of law firms' competition practices around the world.
November 30, 2016
The 2016 edition of LMG Life Sciences highlighted five Gibson Dunn practices — Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, Product Liability and White-Collar/Government Investigation — in the area of Life Sciences.
November 29, 2016
Lawyers Alliance for New York presented New York partner David Feldman and associate Shellie Weisfeld Freedman with its 2016 Cornerstone Award, honoring outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofits.
November 17, 2016
BTI Consulting has ranked Gibson Dunn No. 8 on its annual list, the BTI Client Service A-Team 2017, which features the law firms "delivering the absolute best levels of client service." The list was compiled from 330 in-depth interviews with legal decision makers at the world's leading organizations. The list was issued in November 14, 2016.
November 14, 2016
Gibson Dunn's Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong offices were recognized in 15 categories in the 2017 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, and Energy.
November 14, 2016
New York partners Barbara Becker and Mylan Denerstein were named to New York Law Journal’s inaugural list of Top Women in the Law, honoring 30 women from nearly every sector of the law who have “contributed to the profession well beyond the billable hour as volunteers on legal boards and committees, task forces and commissions.” Becker and Denerstein's profiles [PDFs] were published on November 14, 2016.
November 14, 2016
Hong Kong partner Patricia Tan Openshaw has been named the winner in the “Best in energy and natural resources” category by Euromoney Legal Media Group at its annual Asia Women in Business Law Awards.
November 9, 2016
The German publication JUVE recommended Gibson Dunn's Munich and Brussels offices in the 2016/2017 edition of its annual directory. The firm was recommended in the Munich region and recognized in the Antitrust, Compliance Audits and Investigations, Corporate and M&A categories.
November 8, 2016
Gibson Dunn was recognized with four firm and 16 individual rankings in the 2016 edition of Chambers UK. The firm was recognized in the categories: Corporate/M&A: High-end – London, International Arbitration – UK-wide, Litigation: Highly Regarded – London, and Real Estate Finance – London.
November 4, 2016
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® awarded Gibson Dunn Tier 1 rankings in 130 practice area categories in its 2017 “Best Law Firms” [PDF] survey. Overall, the firm earned 168 rankings in eight metropolitan areas and nationally.
November 1, 2016
In the 2017 edition of Benchmark Litigation, Gibson Dunn was recognized in seven national litigation practice areas and earned the publication's highest recommendations for the firm's litigation practices in California, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. Of the seven national litigation categories, the firm is ranked in Tier 1 in Antitrust, Appellate, General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Securities and White Collar Crime categories and in Tier 2 in Product Liability.
October 20, 2016
The Los Angeles Business Journal named Los Angeles partner Perlette Michèle Jura as a Rising Star Attorney of the Year at its annual Leaders in Law Awards.
October 18, 2016
Asian Legal Business has named AP Renewables’ $US225 million climate bond as Philippines Debt Finance Deal of the Year at its annual Philippines Law Awards.
October 14, 2016
The National Law Journal named Washington, D.C. partner Stephen Glover and Century City partner Jonathan Layne among its 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazers. Glover was recognized for his work representing Marriott International in its $13.6 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels. Layne was recognized for his record of notable M&A transactions over the past decade.
September 26, 2016
Gibson Dunn was recognized as one of Law360’s Pro Bono Firms of 2016, featuring 20 law firms that “demonstrated their steadfast interest in the public interest” and took on “some of the most consequential legal topics of our time without pay.” This is Gibson Dunn’s fifth consecutive year as a Law360 Pro Bono Firm of the Year.
September 26, 2016
The American Lawyer named the Argentine bonds litigation settlement as the 2016 Global Dispute of the Year: Grand Prize winner at its annual Global Legal Awards.
September 26, 2016
The Recorder named Palo Alto partner Lisa Fontenot and San Francisco partner Stewart McDowell were named to its 2016 Women Leaders in Tech Law list, recognizing lawyers handling “game-changing, law-shaping, market-moving work in and around the technology sector.” The honorees were featured on September 26, 2016.
September 26, 2016