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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

USA Guide 2023

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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Provided by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
USA
Offices
US: Dallas, Denver, Houston, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Washington, DC; International: Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Paris, Riyadh, Singapore
Firm Overview
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, a leading international law firm, consistently ranks among the world’s top law firms in industry surveys and major publications. The firm is distinctively positioned in today’s global marketplace with more than 1,800 lawyers and 21 offices. For more information visit www.gibsondunn.com.
Main Areas of Practice

Antitrust & Trade Regulation:

Gibson Dunn handles leading-edge matters on U.S. and international competition issues, including: cartel and government civil investigations, class action treble damage litigation, private antitrust litigation, government review of mergers and acquisitions and trade regulation matters.

Appellate:

One of the nation’s leading appellate practices, Gibson Dunn has broad experience in complex appellate litigation at all levels of the state and federal court systems. The practice has been involved in matters covering an array of constitutional, statutory, regulatory and common-law issues.

Business Restructuring & Reorganization:

Gibson Dunn has extensive experience in US and multinational insolvencies. Its lawyers regularly represent official creditors’ committees, ad hoc creditor groups, secured lenders, investors and the debtor/company side (including DIP and exit financing) in out-of-court work-outs and Chapter 11 cases.

Commercial Litigation & Arbitration:

The American Lawyer named Gibson Dunn a Finalist in its 2022 Litigation Department of the Year competition, noting that “when news breaks and the pressure rises, clients call Gibson Dunn’s litigators to regain control.”This award follows our unprecedented four wins in this biennial competition. The firm represents many Fortune 500 companies in cases involving securities fraud, antitrust, administrative law, environmental law, white-collar crime, business torts, among others. Many of these cases include class action claims and involve hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars in alleged damages.

Corporate & Securities:

Gibson Dunn is an international leader in public and private company mergers, stock and asset purchases, tender and exchange offers, restructurings and acquisitions out of bankruptcy, divestitures and spinoffs, leveraged buyouts and private equity investments, strategic investments and joint ventures, special committee representations and cross-border M&A transactions. Our Capital Markets practice represents issuers, underwriters and investors in a variety of securities transactions around the world.

Energy & Infrastructure:

Gibson Dunn has extensive experience in the industrial, commercial, financial and political issues that are inherent in the development, financing, construction and operation of major energy and infrastructure facilities.

Finance:

The firm represents lenders, borrowers, underwriters and issuers in a range of debt and structured finance transactions, including: leveraged loans, high-yield bond offerings, mezzanine and subordinated debt, project finance, equipment financings, restructurings and securitizations.

Intellectual Property:

Gibson Dunn offers strategic insights and solutions to complex IP issues, including litigating critical IP disputes, negotiating licenses and joint ventures, navigating regulations governing privacy, trade and the protection of IP and advocating for change in IP law and policy.

Labor & Employment:

Representations include some of the most prominent employment matters in the country, including high-stakes wage-and-hour class actions, major gig economy cases, #MeToo-related probes, high-profile ERISA cases, nationally recognized Sarbanes-Oxley ‘whistleblower’ cases and aggressive advocacy on OSHA issues. The firm also provides comprehensive advice on a full range of executive compensation and benefits issues.

Media, Entertainment & Technology:

The firm represents both established and emerging media, entertainment and technology companies in their most important and complex corporate and IP transactions, litigation, antitrust, internal investigations and other legal challenges. The group’s transactional lawyers are recognized for their experience in M&A, complex film finance transactions and joint ventures.

Real Estate:

Gibson Dunn handles the most sophisticated real estate transactions worldwide, including real estate finance, development, sales and acquisitions, land use and environmental, leasing and workout transactions.

Securities Litigation, Regulation & Corporate Governance:

A recognized leader in the defense of securities class actions, derivative litigation and SEC enforcement actions, the firm advises companies on disclosure, accounting and regulatory issues for domestic and foreign regulatory bodies. Partners include nationally recognized securities class action defense counsel and former senior officials with the SEC, DOJ and FINRA.

White Collar Defense & Investigations:

The firm defends prominent companies and executives against federal and state prosecutions and has conducted numerous sensitive internal investigations in areas including anti-money laundering; computer and IP crimes; environmental violations and compliance; FCPA matters; forfeiture (civil and criminal); health-care fraud; privacy; procurement fraud; securities, financial institution and accounting fraud; and tax offenses. The practice includes former federal and state prosecutors and officials, many of whom served at high levels within the DOJ, SEC and other key investigative arms of the government.

International Work:

A long-term European presence and offices in Asia and the Middle East give the firm considerable experience in representing clients with international business interests requiring a coordinated response within and across national borders. In 2023, Gibson Dunn significantly expanded in the Middle East, with the opening of an Abu Dhabi office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market.

Ranked Offices

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USA - Head office
USA
  • Dallas
    2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100, Dallas, Texas, USA, TX 75201
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    Denver
    1801 California Street, Suite 4200, Denver, Colorado, USA, CO 80202-2642
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    Houston
    811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas, USA, 77002-6117
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    Irvine
    3161 Michelson Drive, Irvine, California, USA, CA 92612-4412
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    New York
    200 Park Avenue 47th floor , New York, New York, USA, NY 10166-0193
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    Palo Alto
    1881 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California, USA, CA 94304-1211
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    San Francisco
    555 Mission Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, California, USA, CA 94105-0921
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    Washington, DC
    1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA, 20036-5306
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Global Practice Guide
Sanford W Stark
Saul Mezei
Terrell Ussing
Anne Devereaux
Authored by
Sanford W Stark, Saul Mezei, Terrell Ussing, Anne Devereaux
Article • Mar 2023
Global Practice Guide
Sanford W Stark
Saul Mezei
Terrell Ussing
Anne Devereaux
Authored by
Sanford W Stark, Saul Mezei, Terrell Ussing, Anne Devereaux
Article • Mar 2023
Global Practice Guide
Sanford W Stark
Saul Mezei
Terrell Ussing
Anne Devereaux
Authored by
Sanford W Stark, Saul Mezei, Terrell Ussing, Anne Devereaux
Article • Mar 2023

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP rankings

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Antitrust
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
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Antitrust
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Antitrust
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Lawyers
Daniel G Swanson
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Daniel G Swanson
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Band 1
Rachel Brass
2
Rachel Brass
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Band 2
Sam Liversidge
4
Sam Liversidge
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Band 4
Banking & Finance
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Banking & Finance
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Banking & Finance
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Cromwell Montgomery
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Cromwell Montgomery
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Band 1
Linda Curtis
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Linda Curtis
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Band 1
Melissa Barshop
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Melissa Barshop
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Up and Coming
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Jeffrey Krause
1
Jeffrey Krause
1
Band 1
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
3
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
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Stewart L McDowell
2
Stewart L McDowell
2
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Ryan A Murr
3
Ryan A Murr
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
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Patrick W Dennis
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Patrick W Dennis
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Senior Statespeople
Peter Modlin
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Peter Modlin
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Thomas Manakides
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Thomas Manakides
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Healthcare
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Heather Richardson
5
Heather Richardson
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Insurance: Insurer
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Insurance: Insurer
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Deborah Stein
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Deborah Stein
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