Gibson Dunn is pleased to share notable developments about the firm. We invite you to browse the latest announcements across our global organization or search to locate information specific to your interest.
The New York State Supreme Court–Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has unanimously reversed the denial of a resentencing application filed by Gibson Dunn’s pro bono client in a precedent-setting victory under the state’s recently enacted Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA).
December 4, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced that partner Robert Spano has been elected to the board of the International Damage Registry for Ukraine, which will serve as a record of evidence and claims for damage, loss or injury caused to all natural or legal persons by Russia’s international wrongful acts in or against Ukraine.
November 16, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that it is opening an office in Riyadh. The firm’s Riyadh team includes seven partners—each of whom has extensive experience working with clients in Saudi Arabia: Megren Al-Shaalan, Mohammed Bashir, Mahmoud Abdel-Baky, Jonathan Langley, Mohamed AlHasan, Lars Petersen and Ibrahim Soumrany.
November 14, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has elected 35 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024.
November 13, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has launched a new practice, the Global Fintech and Digital Assets Practice Group.
November 13, 2023
Josie Huang, a reporter for NPR member station LAist 89.3 (formerly known as KPCC), reached a $700,000 settlement agreement on Tuesday with Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) related to the journalist’s violent and unlawful arrest while covering a protest in 2020.
November 7, 2023
Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP today announced the Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL), a free legal protection helpline for students who have experienced antisemitism.
November 6, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed an opening brief on behalf of the National Association of Private Fund Managers, Alternative Investment Management Association Ltd., American Investment Council, Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Managed Funds Association, and National Venture Capital Association in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging the new rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulating private fund advisers.
November 2, 2023
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has recognized Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP with its 2023 Thomas L. Sager Award for law firms with more than 650 lawyers.
October 12, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised investor and active manager of core infrastructure assets John Laing on its acquisition of a portfolio of five UK assets from HICL Infrastructure PLC.
September 28, 2023
Gibson Dunn has advised Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan's premier food service company based on sales, on its acquisition of The Snowfox Group, a multi-channel international Japanese food service platform, for $621 million.
September 20, 2023
Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kavita Davis has joined its Global Finance Practice Group as a partner in the London office.
September 18, 2023
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised private equity firm Cinven on the disposal of its stake in the Planasa Group, a global leader in the agri-food sector, to EW Group, a family-owned international group with key businesses in genetics, health, diagnostics, nutrition and food.
September 14, 2023
Following a historic civil rights trial victory earlier this year, Gibson Dunn announced the settlement of the remainder of Deon Jones v. City of Los Angeles.
July 31, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has bolstered its global energy and infrastructure offerings with the hire of a nine-lawyer team in Paris led by partner Darko Adamovic, and including of counsel Vincent Poilleux and Alex Bluett, along with Pauline Portos, Romain Marchand, Etienne Paletto, Youssef Berrada, Emma Lavaysse di Battista and Farida Ouriachi.
July 17, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Greg Nelson has joined the firm as a Senior Counsel.
July 10, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Weinberger will join the firm’s New York office as a partner.
July 7, 2023
International law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is expanding its Projects and Infrastructure team with the hire of two leading industry practitioners, Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock, who have joined the firm in London.
July 3, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin Bettsteller will join the firm’s Los Angeles office.
June 28, 2023
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that L. Kieran Kieckhefer will join the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner.
June 5, 2023