Gibson Dunn Ranked in the 2021 UK Legal 500
Accolades | October 5, 2020
The Legal 500 UK
Gibson Dunn earned 13 practice area rankings in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 UK. Four partners were named to Legal 500’s Hall of Fame, recognizing individuals who receive consistent feedback from their clients for continued excellence, and four other partners were named Leading Lawyers in their respective practices.
The firm was recognized in the following categories:
- Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax
- Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets – Mid-High Cap
- Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition
- Corporate and Commercial: M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+
- Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Public International Law
- Human Resources: Employment – Employers
- Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas
- Public Sector: Administrative and Public Law
- Real Estate: Commercial Property – Investment
- Real Estate: Property Finance
- Risk Advisory: Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (advice to corporates)
Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for 2021 consists of: Steve Thierbach – Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets; Philip Rocher – Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Cyrus Benson – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; and Alan Samson – Real Estate: Commercial Property – Investment and Real Estate: Property Finance.
The partners named as Leading Lawyers are Sandy Bhogal – Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax; Ali Nikpay – Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition; Jeffrey Sullivan – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; and Anna Howell – Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas. Benjamin Fryer has been named a Next Generation Partner for Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax. Additionally, Claibourne Harrison has been named a Rising Star for Real Estate: Commercial Property – Investment, and Mitasha Chandok has been named a Rising Star for Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas. The guide was published on September 30, 2020.
Gibson Dunn’s London office offers full-service English and U.S. law capability, including corporate, finance, dispute resolution, competition/antitrust, real estate, labor and employment, and tax. Our lawyers advise international corporations, financial institutions, private equity funds and governments on complex and challenging transactions and disputes.