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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.

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Real Estate Group of the Year

Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top 10 Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Real Estate practice was profiled [PDF] on January 27, 2016.

January 27, 2016

Asian Legal Business Recognizes Gibson Dunn for CSR

Asian Legal Business named Gibson Dunn to its 2016 CSR List. The list recognizes the corporate social responsibility initiatives of 25 law firms in Asia "that clearly have their hearts in the right place when it comes to giving back to their communities." The list was published in the January 2016 issue.

January 25, 2016

Osma Hudda Named to The Lawyer’s Hot 100 List

​London partner Osma Hudda has been named to The Lawyer's Hot 100 2016 list [PDF], featuring "the best lawyers in the business – the cream of the crop from in-house, private practice and the Bar." Hudda is one of just 10 litigators to appear in the list.

January 25, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Transportation Group of the Year

​​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top three Transportation Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Transportation practice was profiled [PDF] on January 21, 2016.

January 21, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Sports Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top six Sports Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Sports practice was profiled [PDF] on January 19, 2016.

January 19, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Employment Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top seven Employment Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Employment practice was profiled on January 15, 2016.

January 15, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Food & Beverage Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top four Food & Beverage Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Food & Beverage practice was profiled [PDF] on January 14, 2016.

January 14, 2016

F. Joseph Warin and Jose Fernandez Named Among Top Latin America Lawyers

​Latinvex named New York partner Jose Fernandez and Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin to its 2016 Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers list, which recognizes "the leading attorneys from international law firms that are involved in the legal business in Latin America."  Selection was based on "a combination of factors, including recent track record on major deals and business, prominence of firm in Latin America and rankings by third parties." The list was published on January 13, 2016.

January 13, 2016

Penny Madden Appointed Queen’s Counsel

​London partner Penny Madden is one of 107 new Queen's Counsel appointed in the 2015-16 Queen's Counsel Competition and is one of only three solicitors appointed.  The award of Queen's Counsel is for excellence in advocacy in the higher courts.

January 11, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Competition Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top eight CompetitionPractice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Competition practice was profiled [PDF] on January 8, 2016.

January 8, 2016

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

​Gibson Dunn was ranked No. 4 in the 2016 edition of Global Competition Review's GCR 100 – Global Elite [PDF], a list of the world's top 25 antitrust practices.  The firm was also ranked No.

January 8, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Class Action Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top nine Class Action Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Class Action practice was profiled [PDF] on January 6, 2016.

January 6, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Securities Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top eight Securities Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Securities practice was profiled on January 6, 2016.

January 6, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named Litigation Department of the Year

The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn the winner of its biennial "Litigation Department of the Year" [PDF] competition for the third time since 2010.  Although The American Lawyer noted that Gibson Dunn was a "tough sell" for its judges since it "already won top honors in General Litigation twice in the last three contests, and was a runner-up in the third," the publication concluded that Gibson Dunn's record warranted the recognition again:  "Time and again, Gibson Dunn litigators set out to win big rather than just escape defeat, and they succeeded.

January 5, 2016

Gibson Dunn Named 2015 Life Sciences Group of the Year

​Law360 named Gibson Dunn one of the top five Life Sciences Practice Groups of the Year for 2015. The firm's Life Sciences practice was profiled [PDF] on January 5, 2016.

January 5, 2016

Brian Lutz Named Litigator of the Week

​The Am Law Litigation Daily named Brian Lutz as its "Litigator of the Week" in connection with his litigation win on behalf of Gibson Dunn’s client, Depomed Inc., a Bay Area pharmaceutical company that was the target of a hostile takeover attempt by Horizon Pharma plc.

December 24, 2015

Gibson Dunn Ranked No. 1 in Litigation Power Rankings

The American Lawyer named Gibson Dunn No. 1 in its 2016 Litigation Power Rankings [PDF], which reviews law firms' performance in the publication's Litigation Department of the Year competitions.  The publication noted, "As a metaphor for its dynasty in The American Lawyer Litigation Department of the Year contest, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher likes to invoke the New York Yankees of Ruth and Gehrig.

December 22, 2015

Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Law Firm of the Year

​Law360 recognized Gibson Dunn as one of its three 2015 Firms of the Year [PDF], which recognizes the firms that received the most Practice Group of the Year awards.  Gibson Dunn was named among Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year in 10 categories: Class Action, Competition, Employment, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Private Equity, Real Estate, Securities, Sports, and Transportation, the most that any firm received.  In addition, Law360 named Gibson Dunn an All-Star in three practices: Competition, Labor & Employment and Securities, featuring firms that have been designated Practice Groups of the Year multiple times in the past five years .  The Firms of the Year were featured in an article published on December 20, 2015.

December 20, 2015

Alexander Southwell Named Cybersecurity Trailblazer

​The National Law Journal named Alexander Southwell among its 2015 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Trailblazers [PDF].  Southwell was recognized for his work successfully representing a prominent executive search firm facing a serious cyberattack and mitigating the fallout of the crisis.

December 14, 2015

F. Joseph Warin Named White Collar Trailblazer

The National Law Journal named F. Joseph Warin among its 2015 White Collar Trailblazers [PDF], which was published on December 14, 2015.

December 14, 2015