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.
Seven Gibson Dunn attorneys were named among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2016.
March 30, 2016
Denver Business Journal named Denver partner Monica Loseman among its 40 Under 40 Class of 2016. The annual feature recognizes “40 outstanding local professionals under age 40 for their business success and community contributions.” The list was published on March 18, 2016.
March 18, 2016
Latin Lawyer named the financing for Blackstone’s acquisition of GE Real Estate Mexico as its Corporate Finance Deal of the Year at its annual awards dinner.
March 17, 2016
New York partner Mylan Denerstein was selected to serve on the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform as one of 27 appointed commissioners.
March 17, 2016
The Daily Journal featured Los Angeles partner Amy Forbes as an honoree in its 2016 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year awards. Forbes is featured for her work leading the Gibson Dunn team that developed a successful strategy to secure approval of an NFL-ready stadium in under eight weeks.
March 16, 2016
San Francisco Business Times named San Francisco partner Joshua Lipshutz among its 40 Under 40 Class of 2016. The annual feature recognizes “dynamic leaders” who have “shown perseverance, vision, passion and imagination in their pursuits.” He is one of only two lawyers on the list, which was published on March 10, 2016.
March 10, 2016
Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae was featured in Law360 as part of its Trial Pros Q&A series. The Q&A [PDF] was published on March 4, 2016.
March 4, 2016
Real Estate Capital named Gibson Dunn as the U.S. Legal Adviser of the Year in its 2015 Awards, which recognizes “outstanding performance in 2015.” The firm was recognized in the only legal adviser category out of 27 real estate industry categories.
March 1, 2016
Asian-Mena Counsel featured KKR’s investment in CA Media, an Asian media portfolio of The Chernin Group, and its creation of Emerald Media in partnership with The Chernin Group, among its Deals of the Year for 2015, which recognized regional deals “demonstrating size, uniqueness, complexity and innovation.” Gibson Dunn represented The Chernin Group in the transaction.
March 1, 2016
Who's Who Legal and Global Investigations Review have named Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin and New York partner Lawrence Zweifach to their list of the World’s 10 Most Highly Regarded Investigations Lawyers based on a survey of clients and peers.
February 29, 2016
Best Lawyers® named Brad Roach as the 2017 Lawyer of the Year for Singapore Energy. Those selected as Lawyer of the Year received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers' survey by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
February 26, 2016
The Asian Lawyer named Hong Kong partner Kelly Austin as the Regulatory/Compliance Lawyer of the Year at its annual Asia Legal Awards 2016. The publication noted that Austin is “regionally renowned for her finesse and practicality in helping companies both local and global navigate highly sensitive government and corporate internal investigations, particularly those involving FCPA and anti-money laundering.” The awards were published on February 26, 2016.
February 26, 2016
The Recorder named Gibson Dunn as the winner in the Securities category of its 2016 Litigation Department of the Year competition, which recognizes “California litigation practices that delivered exceptional results on their clients' most critical and challenging matters.” Los Angeles partner Marcellus McRae was also named a Game Changer.
February 26, 2016
Global Arbitration Review listed Gibson Dunn in the ninth edition of GAR 100, its annual guide to the international arbitration capabilities of law firms.
February 18, 2016
The Daily Journal recognized four Gibson Dunn cases in its annual feature on Top Verdicts in California for 2015. Depomed Inc. v. Horizon Pharma PLC, in which Gibson Dunn obtained a rare preliminary injunction in Horizon's hostile takeover bid of Depomed, was recognized as one of the seven cases featured in the Top Plaintiffs' Verdict by Impact list.
February 17, 2016
Washington, D.C. partner Mark Perry was named Appellate Lawyer of the Year at Benchmark Litigation’s 2016 U.S. Awards dinner, which recognizes the “country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their work over the past twelve months.” In addition, Benchmark Litigation honored Clements v AT&T, in which Gibson Dunn defeated an action on behalf of AT&T, among its “Impact Cases of the Year.” The awards were presented on February 11, 2016.
February 11, 2016
Gibson Dunn earned seven firm rankings and 17 individual rankings in the 2016 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific. The firm was recognized in China Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption and in the following International Firms categories: China Corporate/M&A, India Corporate/M&A, Indonesia Corporate & Finance, Philippines Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, Singapore Corporate/M&A, and Singapore Energy & Natural Resources. The following lawyers were ranked individually in their respective categories: Kelly Austin – China Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption; Sébastien Evrard – China Competition/Antitrust; Priya Mehra – India Corporate/M&A; Jai Pathak – India Corporate/M&A, and Singapore Corporate/M&A; Robert Pé
February 9, 2016
BTI Consulting named Jeffrey Chapman, Eric Feuerstein, Stephen Glover, Beth Ising, Dan Mummery and Jay Tabor to its 2016 BTI Client Service All-Stars List, featuring an “elite group of attorneys recognized by clients for client service excellence.” Gibson Dunn was recognized as one of eight firms to have at least five BTI Client Service All-Stars.
February 8, 2016
Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2017 has recognized nine partners as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas: Cyrus Benson — International Arbitration; Tom Budd — Real Estate Finance; James Cox — Employment Law; Charlie Geffen — Private Equity Law; Stephen Gillespie —Banking & Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law; Wayne McArdle — Private Equity Law; Philip Rocher — Litigation; and Alan Samson — Financial Services, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Law. The UK list was announced on January 27, 2016.
January 27, 2016
Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top four Private Equity Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Private Equity practice was profiled [PDF] on January 27, 2016.
January 27, 2016