Press Releases - Gibson Dunn

Press Releases

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.

Gibson Dunn Adds Securities Litigation Partner James Farrell in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James J. Farrell has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Farrell, formerly a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, will continue his complex civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on securities and professional liability litigation.

July 9, 2021

A Statement in Support of the Jewish Community

Gibson Dunn joins other law firms in publicly denouncing anti-Semitism and the demonization of Jews pervading the press, social media, and the streets of this country.

May 27, 2021

Gibson Dunn Announces its Office and Practice Group Leadership Team, Further Expanding its Ranks of Diverse Firm Leaders

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce its office and practice group leaders across the firm. The partners reflect the next generation of firm leaders and represent a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives.

May 20, 2021

Gibson Dunn Appoints D.C. Partner Joshua Lipshutz as First COO

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Washington, D.C. partner Joshua Lipshutz has been appointed as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position on the firm’s Executive Committee.

May 14, 2021

Former IRS Chief Counsel Michael Desmond Joins Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles and D.C. Offices

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Desmond has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices.

May 3, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Four Regulatory Lawyers, Led by Partner William Hallatt, in Hong Kong

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William Hallatt will join the firm’s Hong Kong office. Hallatt, formerly a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, will continue his financial services regulatory practice.

April 28, 2021

Robert Hur, Former U.S. Attorney for District of Maryland, Joins Gibson Dunn’s D.C. Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Hur has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Hur most recently served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.

April 6, 2021

Former Acting Assistant Attorney General David Burns Returns to Gibson Dunn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that David Burns has rejoined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Burns is returning to the firm after serving in senior positions in both the Criminal Division and National Security Division at the U.S.

April 5, 2021

Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia Returns to Gibson Dunn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Eugene Scalia will return as a partner to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office after serving as the 28th U.S.

March 30, 2021

Gibson Dunn Elects New York M&A Lawyer Barbara Becker as Chair and Managing Partner

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the partnership has elected Barbara Becker as the firm’s next Chair and Managing Partner, effective May 1, 2021.  She succeeds Ken Doran, who has served as Chairman and Managing Partner since 2002.

March 3, 2021

Antitrust Partners and Former FTC Officials Stephen Weissman and Michael Perry Join Gibson Dunn in D.C.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen Weissman and Michael J. Perry have joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as partners.

March 1, 2021

Gibson Dunn Reaffirms Commitment to Racial Justice and Equity with Launch of MLT Black Equity at Work Certification

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce the firm’s newly launched effort in pursuit of the MLT Black Equity at Work Certification. This certification is an innovative roadmap for employers to achieve Black equity in the workplace and will serve as an additional platform for the firm to further advance racial justice and equity.

February 17, 2021

Ashlie Beringer, Former Deputy Counsel at Facebook, Rejoins Gibson Dunn in Palo Alto

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that S. Ashlie Beringer has rejoined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner and will serve as co-chair of the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Group.

February 16, 2021

Former U.S. EPA Acting General Counsel David Fotouhi Returns to Gibson Dunn’s D.C. Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that David Fotouhi has returned as a partner to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. After serving for the past three and a half years in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S.

February 16, 2021

Gibson Dunn Announces Annual Pro Bono Award Winners

Gibson Dunn's Pro Bono Committee is thrilled to recognize the winners of the 2020 Frank Wheat Memorial Awards. 

February 10, 2021

Gibson Dunn Launches Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice, which provides holistic advice to clients on their corporate responsibility and ESG risks and opportunities.

February 4, 2021

Gibson Dunn Announces Annual Pro Bono Award Winners

Gibson Dunn's Pro Bono Committee is thrilled to recognize the winners of the 2021 Frank Wheat Memorial Awards. 

January 27, 2021

Private Equity Partner Lilit Voskanyan Joins Gibson Dunn in San Francisco

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Lilit Voskanyan has joined the firm as a partner and member of the Private Equity Practice Group.

January 19, 2021

U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna Returns to Gibson Dunn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Nick Hanna will join the firm’s Los Angeles office. Hanna, a former Gibson Dunn partner, most recently served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California.

January 11, 2021

Gibson Dunn Adds Real Estate Finance Partner Robert Carr in London

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Carr will join the firm as a partner in the London office. Carr will join from Herbert Smith Freehills and will continue his real estate finance practice at Gibson Dunn.

January 8, 2021