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 was named one of Law360’s top 10 Competition Practices of the Year. The series selected the 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 24, 2014.Gibson Dunn was also named to Law360’s Practice Group of the Year in seven other categories – Appellate, Bankruptcy, Class Action, Employment, 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 24, 2014
LatinFinance named Red de Carreteras de Occidente’s MXN7.5 billion euro-peso project bond as its Structured Financing Deal of the Year for 2013. The publication stated, “Project bonds and local currency debt have each drawn growing appetite from investors.
January 23, 2014
Latinvex named New York partners Randy Mastro and Kevin Kelley to its 2014 Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers List. The list recognizes “the leading attorneys from international law firms that are involved in the growing 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 22, 2014.
January 22, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named one of Law360’s top Real Estate Practice Groups of the Year. The series features 10 firms selected for the significance, size, complexity and number of matters the groups worked on in 2013.
January 17, 2014
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Washington, D.C. partners Helgi Walker and Thomas H. Dupree, Jr. as Litigators of the Week for their respective appellate court victories. Walker obtained two favorable D.C. Circuit rulings in two days in high profile cases, with Am Law noting her successful representation of Verizon in the FCC’s net neutrality dispute. Dupree was noted for his debut in the U.S.
January 16, 2014
The American Lawyer named Gibson Dunn No. 1 in its 2014 Litigation Power Rankings, which reviews law firms’ performance in the publication’s Litigation Department of the Year competitions. The ranking was published on January 15, 2014.
January 15, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named of one of Law360’s top Class Action Groups of the Year. The firm’s Class Actions Practice Group is one of the 10 practice groups that have won the distinction in all four years of the award.
January 9, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named one of Law360’s top Intellectual Property Practice Groups of the Year. The series features 10 firms selected for the significance, size, complexity and number of matters the groups worked on in 2013.
January 6, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named one of Law360’s top Appellate Practice Groups of the Year. The series features six firms selected for the significance, size, complexity and number of matters the groups worked on in 2013.
January 2, 2014
The American Lawyer named Gibson Dunn a finalist in its biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” competition. In recognition of the firm’s “cascade of litigation triumphs,” the magazine commented that the firm “won seemingly unwinnable defense verdicts,” and “not content with just winning a case, Gibson Dunn likes to annihilate its opponents – and change the law along the way.” Gibson Dunn was also honored as a finalist in the antitrust competition, and Miguel Estrada was named a “Litigator of the Year.” The firm was featured in the magazine’s January 2014 issue.
January 2, 2014
Gibson Dunn was named one of Law360’s top five Bankruptcy Practice 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 2, 2014
Law360 named Gibson Dunn as a Law Firm of the Year, selecting just two firms for this distinction. The recognition was given to the two firms that won the most number of Practice Group of the Year awards. Gibson Dunn was named Practice Group of the Year in eight categories – Appellate, Bankruptcy, Class Action, Competition, Employment, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment and Real Estate. The Practice Groups of the Year were selected for the significance, size, complexity and number of the matters the groups worked on in 2013.
January 1, 2014
Project Finance International named MidAmerican Energy’s Solar Star Funding as its 2013 Power Deal of the Year – Americas, calling it a “stand-out deal, even among the many unique and innovative renewable transactions done in 2013.” New York partner Peter Hanlon represented MidAmerican in the transaction. According to PFI, “it was the largest single renewable energy project finance bond offering executed in history ….
December 30, 2013
Best Lawyers has recognized six London partners as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas: James Cox – Employment Law, Cyrus Benson – International Arbitration, Philip Rocher – Litigation, Wayne McArdle – Private Equity Law, Thomas Budd and Alan Samson – Real Estate Finance, and Alan Samson – Real Estate Law.
December 12, 2013
Gibson Dunn was named by The Recorder as a finalist for its inaugural California Litigation Department of the Year competition. The firm was also named a finalist in the Antitrust, Product Liability and Securities categories.
December 6, 2013
Law360 has named partner Miguel Estrada among its 2013 list of MVPs in both Appellate and Class Actions. The list of MVPs featured attorneys in 26 practice areas “whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot” on the list. Estrada is one of eight attorneys featured in the appellate category and one of three in the class actions category. He is featured for successfully representing Comcast in a consumer class action convincing the U.S.
December 2, 2013
Dallas Business Journal named Dallas partners Robert Walters, Jay Tabor and Robert Little to its list of Who's Who in Energy 2013, featuring “the movers and shakers in the energy industry.” Who's Who in Energy recognizes individuals whose position, knowledge or expertise from all different fields help guide the sector.
November 22, 2013
Fifteen partners were ranked by Washingtonian Magazine in its Best Lawyers list in their respective practice areas: Miguel Estrada, Barry Goldsmith, Joseph Kattan, William Kilberg, Brian Lane, Ray Ludwiszewski, Karen Manos, C.F.
November 21, 2013
For the third year in a row, Hong Kong partner Kelly Austin has been named the Best Lawyer in the Corporate Governance category by Euromoney Legal Media Group at its Asia Women in Business Law Awards. The awards recognize “the achievements of the firms setting the standard in female-friendly work practices, and women leading the field in the legal sector across Asia.” Winners were honored at an awards ceremony on November 20, 2013.
November 20, 2013
Law360 has named partner Josh Krevitt among it 2013 list of MVPs in intellectual property. The list of MVPs featured attorneys in 26 practice areas “whose exemplary work on critical litigation, mammoth deals and first-of-their-kind global matters earned them a spot” on the list. Krevitt is one of 10 attorneys featured in the intellectual property category. He is featured for successfully defending a U.S.
November 15, 2013