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.
Washington Business Journal has named DC of counsel Daniel Chung to its annual 40 under 40 list, recognizing those who have displayed business excellence while maintaining a commitment to the community. Chung was noted for his former federal prosecutor convictions and his work with Washington-based Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center. His profile was published on May 1, 2015.
May 7, 2015
National Law Journal named Barbara Becker and Debra Wong Yang to its list of Outstanding Women Lawyers, featuring 75 of the most accomplished female attorneys working in the legal profession today. Selected from hundreds of nominations, the lawyers were selected for their successful practices, professional leadership roles, performance in significant cases, influence and stature, representation of the underserved, and efforts to improve diversity in the profession. The feature ran on May 4, 2015.
May 7, 2015
Who’s Who Legal named Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin as its 2015 Investigations Lawyer of the Year for the second year in a row. Winners are the “most widely recognised for their achievements by the global legal market” as determined by private practitioners and in-house counsel. Warin was honored at an awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C. on April 27, 2015.
May 7, 2015
In its 10th annual "Power 100" list, Washington Life once again recognized Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker, noting her major victory for Verizon by winning the "net neutrality" appeal and her Sixth Circuit victory for Ford that ruled it did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The list was published on May 1, 2015.
May 1, 2015
The Hollywood Reporter named partners Scott Edelman and Ruth Fisher to its eighth annual 2015 Power Lawyers list, which features 100 of the entertainment industry’s most powerful attorneys. The list appeared in the April 29, 2015 issue.
April 29, 2015
The Recorder named Gibson Dunn a finalist in its 2015 Litigation Department of the Year competition. The firm was one of three firms named in the overall category.
April 27, 2015
Daniel Nelson, William Scherman, Andrea Neuman and Peter Seley were named by The National Law Journal to its Top 50 Energy & Environmental Trailblazers list. Nelson was selected for his case management construct for environmental mass torts representations. Scherman was selected for his influence on FERC and related litigation and enforcement representations. Seley and Neuman were selected for employing a seldom-used federal statute to dramatically turn the tables in a $9.2 billion Ecuadorian environmental litigation fraud on behalf of Chevron.
April 27, 2015
Gibson Dunn received 23 rankings in Chambers Europe 2015: 15 individual rankings and eight firm rankings. The firm was recommended in the following categories: Competition/European Law – Belgium; TMT: Regulatory – Europe-wide; Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability – France; Restructuring/Insolvency – France; Tax – France; Compliance – Germany; Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market – Germany; and Litigation: Highly Regarded – UK.
April 27, 2015
The Daily Journal has named partners Wayne Barsky and William Rooklidge to its list of the 75 top intellectual property litigators. Barsky was named to the list for his work defending clients in IP litigation, including LiveJournal Inc.
April 22, 2015
Washington, D.C. partner John F. Olson was named the inaugural Chair of the Board of Trustees of the newly launched American College of Governance Counsel, a professional, educational and honorary association of lawyers widely recognized for their achievements in the field of governance. The mission of the College is to promote a high level of professional standards among governance practitioners and a better understanding and broader adoption of best governance practices within business organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.amgovcollege.org/index.html.
April 21, 2015
Concurrences Journal and George Washington University Law School Competition Law Center recognized Gibson Dunn in its 2015 Antitrust Writing Awards for both "Best Business Articles" and "Best Newsletters" on April 15, 2015.
April 20, 2015
Mylan Denerstein served as the Keynote Speaker and was the Professional Achievement Honoree at the Association of Black Women Attorneys' (ABWA) Twenty-First Annual Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholarship Luncheon. ABWA’s awards luncheon recognized the achievements of its honorees and awarded scholarships to law students who demonstrated community service and personal financial need. The event took place on April 18, 2015 at Del Frisco’s Steakhouse in New York. For more information on ABWA, please visit http://abwanewyork.org/.
April 18, 2015
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Helgi Walker as its Litigator of the Week for her success on behalf of Ford Motor Co. before the en banc Sixth Circuit.
April 16, 2015
Variety named partners Ruth Fisher, Ari Lanin and Stephen Tsoneff to its Legal Impact Report, an annual list of the top transaction and litigation attorneys in the entertainment industry. Associate Ben Ross was named to the “Up Next” section of the feature. The list was published on April 14, 2015.
April 14, 2015
The Burton Awards have named Marc Fagel and Lauren Escher among the 35 law firm winners of its 2015 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards for their article, “A Harbinger of the SEC’s Tough New Approach to Public Company Reporting Fraud.” The Burton Awards, a non-profit program run in association with the Library of Congress, was established to honor the finest accomplishments in law, including writing, reform, public service and interest, regulatory innovation, and lifetime achievements in the profession.
April 8, 2015
The American Lawyer named New York partner Eduardo Gallardo as a 2015 Dealmaker of the Year. Am Law selected 20 transactions to “spotlight creative thinking, novel approaches and innovative work.” Gallardo was honored for his representation of Related Fund Management LLC and Corvex Management LP in their successful campaign to remove and replace the entire board of CommonWealth REIT (since renamed Equity Commonwealth). His profile was published in the April 2015 issue.
April 2, 2015
Global Investigations Review has named Los Angeles partner Debra Wong Yang and Hong Kong partner Kelly Austin to its inaugural Women in Investigations list, where they highlight 100 high-powered women in the profession from around the world. GIR's Women in Investigations special report published April 1, 2015.
April 1, 2015
Six Gibson Dunn attorneys were named among Law360’s Rising Stars for 2015. Rising Stars are selected based on their “career accomplishments in their respective practice areas.” The following lawyers were recognized: Los Angeles partner Theane Evangelis and San Francisco partner Joshua Lipshutz in Appellate; Denver partner Robyn Zolman in Capital Markets; Los Angeles partner Farshad Morè in Hospitality; Washington, D.C. partner Amir Tayrani in Product Liability; and, New York associate Mary Kay Dunning in White Collar.
March 27, 2015
Asian Legal Business has named Murphy Oil’s sale of $2 billion in energy assets to Pertamina its M&A Deal of the Year at its annual Malaysia Law Awards.
March 27, 2015
International Financial Law Review has named the Overseas Shipping Group Chapter 11 as the Restructuring of the Year at its IFLR Americas Awards 2015. OSG’s restructuring was one of 2014’s largest and most complicated successful Chapter 11 cases.
March 26, 2015