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 Daily Journal named Century City partner Wayne Barsky to its 2014 Top Intellectual Property Attorneys list. The annual feature recognizes leading California-based litigators who “have helped to advance technological innovation and change the law during the past year, handling work critical to the future of the entertainment, medical and technology industries.” The list was published in the April 9, 2014 issue.
April 9, 2014
Who’s Who Legal named Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin as its 2014 Investigations Lawyer of the Year, making him the first lawyer to win the award for the field of investigations.
April 7, 2014
Global Investigations Review named Washington, D.C. partners Michael Diamant and John Chesley to its inaugural “40 Under 40” list, which features “the best of the first generation of global investigations lawyers.” Diamant’s profile and Chesley’s profile were published in the April 2014 edition of Global Investigations Review.
April 1, 2014
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Orin Snyder as Litigator of the Week for his victory for Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg in securing the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by plaintiff Paul Ceglia, who claimed that he was entitled to a 50 percent stake in the company. On March 25, 2014, a U.S.
March 27, 2014
Gibson Dunn has been ranked 12th among the top 23 law firms featured in the BTI Client Relationship Scorecard 2014, “the firms with the absolute best client relationships.” As one of the 23 BTI “Power Elite,” Gibson Dunn “outperforms more than 95% of the market serving large corporate clients in building and maintaining client relationships.” Rankings were determined using two main criteria: strong, well-established relationships as a client’s primary law firm and vibrant, enthusiastic client recommendations. The list was published on March 25, 2014.
March 25, 2014
Brussels partner Andrés Font Galarza and associate Pablo Figueroa were honored by the Institute of Competition Law and George Washington University Law School's Antitrust Writing Awards 2014 as the winner in the Business Economics category for their article, “RPM Under EU Competition Law: Some Considerations From a Business and Economic Perspective” [PDF] originally published in the November 1, 2013 issue of CPI Antitrust Chronicle. Recipients were honored at the Antitrust Writing Awards gala dinner on March 25, 2014 in Washington D.C.
March 25, 2014
San Francisco partner Mary Murphy and Washington, D.C. partner Helgi Walker were featured in Law360 as part of its “Female Powerbrokers” Q&A series. Mary Murphy’s Q&A was published on December 9, 2013, and Helgi Walker’s Q&A was published on March 24, 2014.
March 24, 2014
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Mary Murphy was named a recipient of Legal Momentum’s Ninth Annual Women of Achievement Award, which honors women who have broken through to the top of their field.
March 20, 2014
Fortune magazine named Ted Olson, along with David Boies, to its list of the “World’s Greatest Leaders: 9 dynamic duos.” Cited as “living symbols of bipartisan consensus,” Ted and David are recognized as “once-opposing gladiators … who joined forces to successfully strike down California’s law against same sex marriage, and are now taking on Virginia’s.” The list was published March 20, 2014.
March 20, 2014
Century City litigation partner Scott Edelman has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Edelman was inducted during the College’s 2014 Spring Meeting at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California.Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada.
March 14, 2014
In the 2014 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Gibson Dunn earned 119 total rankings – 32 firm practice group rankings and 87 individual rankings. The firm and its attorneys were recognized globally and in the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East regions.
March 13, 2014
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Randy Mastro as Litigator of the Week for his victory for Chevron in winning a ruling from U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan that the $9.5 billion judgment issued in Ecuador against the company was obtained by fraud and corruption in a racketeering effort by plaintiffs’ lawyer Steven Donziger. The article highlighted memorable trial moments, including Randy’s blistering examination of the former Ecuadorean judge who issued the judgment.
March 6, 2014
Gibson Dunn has been named “Law Firm of the Year” for European deals in the 2013 Global Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) Awards. The firm was recognized for its high-profile real estate transactions in Europe in 2013.
March 3, 2014
California Lawyer featured partner Theodore Olson as an honoree in its 2014 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year Awards. The CLAY Awards featured 57 attorneys in 19 areas of practice based on their achievements in the legal field in 2013. Olson was honored for his work successfully challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 before the U.S.
March 1, 2014
Gibson Dunn earned five firm rankings and 11 individual rankings in the 2014 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific. The firm was recognized in Brunei General Business Law and in the following International Firms categories: India Corporate/M&A, China Corporate/M&A, Singapore Corporate/M&A, and Singapore Energy & Natural Resources.
February 18, 2014
BTI Consulting named partners Linda Curtis, Brian Lane, Jonathan Layne, Veronica Lewis, Ronald Mueller, Theodore Olson and William Scherman to its 2014 BTI Client Service All-Stars list. The All-Stars list features an “elite group of standout attorneys” identified by corporate counsel as those who provide “the absolute best client service,” demonstrating attributes such as “putting the clients’ needs first, understanding the clients’ legal and business objectives – and how legal advice impacts them, responsiveness, anticipating the needs of clients – and proactively solving or preventing issues, achieving the clients’ targeted goals." The Firm was recognized as one of three firms to have seven BTI Client Service All-Stars. The list was published on Febr
February 3, 2014
Ron Kirk was named one of the “28 Men of Change” by BET Networks and ICON MANN in a special initiative for Black History Month featuring “inspirational figures” from multiple countries and a wide array of industries. The initiative “will share the journeys of 28 contemporary trailblazers whose formula for success includes empowering others, and who credit their personal and professional advancement to their continued investment in philanthropy … Each individual selected continues to inspire many different generations with his vision, ability, commitment and success in creating positive changes throughout the world.” The profile was aired on February 1, 2014. See Press Release.
February 1, 2014
Partners Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Miguel Estrada, Randy Mastro, Theodore B. Olson and Helgi Walker were named among the 2013 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, a guide to the nation’s top lawyers.
January 29, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named one of Law360’s top Employment Practices of the Year. The series selected seven winners based on the significance, size, complexity and number of matters the groups worked on in 2013. The profile of the group was published on Law360.com on January 27, 2014.Gibson Dunn was also named to Law360’s Practice Group of the Year in seven other categories – Appellate, Bankruptcy, Class Action, Competition, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment and Real Estate. In recognition of this accomplishment, Law360 also named Gibson Dunn one of two Law Firms of the Year for the number of Practice Group of the Year awards.
January 27, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named one of Law360’s top five Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year. The series features five firms selected for the significance, size, complexity and number of matters the groups worked on in 2013.
January 24, 2014