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.
The Los Angeles Business Journal has named partners Michael Farhang and Debra Wong Yang to its 2015 list of "Most Influential Lawyers: White Collar and Cyber Crime".
July 27, 2015
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Bill Dawson as its "Litigator of the Week" for winning dismissal of novel False Claims Act claims against Sanofi-Aventis that were brought by generic drug manufacturer Amphastar Pharmaceuticals.
July 16, 2015
The Denver Business Journal has named partner Robyn Zolman to its list of Top Women in Energy. Zolman, whose practice focuses on securities regulation and capital markets transactions, was honored for her work on behalf of clients like The Williams Companies and for her community involvement.
July 10, 2015
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Matthew D. McGill as its Litigator of the Week [PDF] for his success on behalf of BlueMountain Capital Management LLC in major bondholders’ challenge to a Puerto Rico debt restructuring law. On July 6, 2015, the First Circuit unanimously affirmed the U.S.
July 9, 2015
Bisnow has named John Chesley as Top 40 Under 40 Attorney, featuring “DC-area lawyers who are 40 and under and have distinguished themselves.” Chesley was noted for his dual practice in government contracts litigation and white collar defense, highlighting his victory in securing a dismissal on behalf of general counsel of a prominent Mid-Atlantic broker-dealer who was charged with “failure to supervise” a broker who stole a significant amount of money from his own clients. Chesley was also noted for his significant pro bono practice, including a case for the Innocence Project. The profile ran on July 6, 2015.
July 6, 2015
Private Equity Real Estate magazine named Eric Feuerstein, Fred Pillon, Alan Samson and Jesse Sharf to its “PERE: A Decade, 100 Most Influential” list. They were recognized as "go-to lawyers for many top private equity real estate firms." The list was published on July 2, 2015.
July 2, 2015
The National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn as the winner of the White Collar category in its annual Washington Litigation Departments of the Year competition.
June 29, 2015
The Federal Bar Council named Gibson Dunn New York associate Matthew Benjamin its Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service 2015 honoree. The award recognizes lawyers who have gone above and beyond in making an extraordinary contribution in the area of pro bono service.Benjamin was honored for launching a program to provide pro bono representation to criminal defendants in the Alternative to Incarceration and post-conviction drug re-entry programs of the U.S.
June 25, 2015
National Law Journal named Gibson Dunn's co-chair of the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group, Scott Hammond, to its Regulatory & Compliance Trailblazers 2015 list. Hammond was selected for his role in developing and implementing the DOJ's Corporate Leniency Program during his time as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement - the highest ranking career lawyer in the Antitrust Division. This "exemplary list catalogs the extraordinary accomplishments of innovative thinkers and leading practitioners" and was published in the June 22, 2015 issue.
June 22, 2015
Six Gibson Dunn partners were recognized in the 2015 Guide to World-Class Employment Lawyers by Human Resource Executive (HRE) magazine and Lawdragon, an online legal directory. Los Angeles partner Catherine Conway and Washington, DC partner Eugene Scalia were named among the 100 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers in the nation.
June 17, 2015
Gibson Dunn earned 38 practice area rankings, including eight top-tier rankings in the 2015 edition of The Legal 500 – United States, and 16 partners were named Leading Lawyers in their respective practices.The firm achieved first-tier rankings in the following categories: Antitrust - Cartel Antitrust - Civil litigation/class actions Labor and employment - litigationLitigation - AppellateLitigation - Commercial litigationLitigation - Supreme CourtLitigation - White-collar criminal defenseReal estate and construction - Real estate The partners named as Leading Lawyers are Gary Spratling (Antitrust: Cartel), Daniel Swanson (Antitrust: Civil litigation/Class Actions), Karen Manos (Government Contracts), Patrick Dennis (Environmental Litigation), Eugene Scalia and Willi
June 3, 2015
Century City partner Scott Edelman has been selected as the 35th Learned Hand Award honoree by the Los Angeles chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in recognition of his sustained and deep commitment to the community. The Judge Learned Hand Award was established in memory of Judge Learned Hand, Senior Judge of the U.S.
June 3, 2015
The Daily Journal has named partner Jesse Cripps to its 2015 list of Top Labor & Employment Lawyers. The list features attorneys whose work “is having a broad impact on the legal community, the nation and society.” Cripps was honored for his work handling class action employment defense. The list published in the June 3, 2015 issue of the Daily Journal.
June 3, 2015
The National Law Journal ranked Gibson Dunn as one of the top intellectual property practices nationally in its 2015 Intellectual Property Hot List. Gibson Dunn was recognized for its work on behalf of CLS Bank before the U.S.
June 1, 2015
NYSE Governance Services, a leading provider of corporate governance, risk, ethics and compliance services, and global business advisory firm FTI Consulting, Inc., recognized Gibson Dunn in their annual America’s Best Corporate Law Firms study, a comprehensive ranking by U.S.
May 26, 2015
In the 2015 edition of Managing IP Handbook, Gibson Dunn was recognized amongst the top International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation and Patent Contentious firms in the United States.
May 26, 2015
In its 2015 edition, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business awarded Gibson Dunn 79 first-tier rankings, of which 27 were firm practice group rankings and 52 were individual lawyer rankings. Overall, the firm earned 253 rankings – 68 firm practice group rankings and 185 individual lawyer rankings. Gibson Dunn earned top-tier rankings in the following practice group categories: National – Antitrust National – Antitrust: Cartel National – Appellate Law National – Corporate Crime & Investigations National – FCPA National – Outsourcing National – Retail National – Securities: Litigation National – Securities: Regulation National – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Commercial) CA – Antitrust CA - EnvironmentCA – Corporate/M&A: Southern Cal
May 26, 2015
Law360 has named Gibson Dunn as one of its eight 2015 Texas Powerhouses, recognizing the firm's Dallas office with “its partners and 'gilt-edged' associates handling the biggest-ticket litigation and corporate work for clients that have come to rely on the firm for billion-dollar disputes and billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions." The Texas Powerhouse list was published on May 18, 2015, and the firm's profile was published on May 21, 2015.
May 21, 2015
Law360 named Gibson Dunn as a 2015 California Powerhouse, noting that with the firm's "deep California roots and penchant for tackling high-stakes matters, Gibson Dunn has helped shape the Golden State economy and legal landscape by notching landmark trial victories, blazing a trail in appellate work and steering multibillion-dollar transactions." The 15 firms on the list were recognized for “their sizable presence in the Golden State and their significant regional accomplishments over the last year.” The California Powerhouse list was published on May 18, 2015, and the firm's profile was published on May 21, 2015.
May 21, 2015
Gibson Dunn was named Real Estate Team of the Year by Chambers and Partners at its annual Chambers USA Awards dinner on May 20, 2015. The awards recognize law firms’ “preeminence” and “reflect notable achievements over the past 12 months.” This year, the firm was also shortlisted for Antitrust Team of the Year. Debra Wong Yang was shortlisted in the individual category of Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, and Randy Mastro was shortlisted in the Litigation: Business Trial Lawyer category.
May 20, 2015