Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm that consistently ranks among the world’s top firms in major publications and industry surveys. With more than 1,900 lawyers across 21 offices, the firm is positioned to serve clients in today’s global marketplace.

The firm advises on antitrust and trade regulation, including cartel and government investigations, class action litigation, merger reviews, and trade regulation matters. Its appellate practice is recognised among the nation’s leading teams, with experience in complex litigation across all levels of state and federal courts, covering constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and common-law issues.

In business restructuring and reorganisation, Gibson Dunn represents creditors’ committees, creditor groups, lenders, investors, and companies in multinational insolvencies, out-of-court workouts, and Chapter 11 cases. The firm’s commercial litigation and arbitration practice has received repeated recognition, including being named a Finalist in The American Lawyer’s 2022 Litigation Department of the Year competition, following four prior wins. The team represents Fortune 500 companies in high-value disputes involving securities fraud, antitrust, environmental law, administrative law, and white-collar crime, often with class action claims and cross-border dimensions.

The corporate and securities group advises on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, leveraged buyouts, private equity and strategic investments, joint ventures, capital markets transactions, and cross-border deals. The firm’s energy and infrastructure practice provides counsel on the development, financing, and operation of major facilities, while its finance team represents lenders, borrowers, underwriters, and issuers in leveraged loans, bond offerings, project finance, restructurings, and securitizations.

Gibson Dunn has an established intellectual property practice, offering litigation, licensing, joint venture, and regulatory expertise. Its labor and employment practice was recognised as The American Lawyer’s 2022 Labor & Employment Litigation Department of the Year, with experience in wage-and-hour class actions, gig economy cases, ERISA disputes, whistleblower matters, OSHA issues, and executive compensation advice.

The firm also represents clients in the media, entertainment, and technology sectors on corporate transactions, IP disputes, antitrust, investigations, M&A, and finance matters. Its real estate practice handles complex transactions worldwide, including finance, development, acquisitions, leasing, land use, and workouts.

In securities litigation, regulation, and corporate governance, the firm defends securities class actions, SEC enforcement actions, and derivative litigation, with attorneys who include nationally recognised defense counsel and former senior officials from the SEC, DOJ, and FINRA. The white-collar defense and investigations group represents companies and executives in prosecutions, compliance issues, and internal investigations involving anti-money laundering, computer crimes, FCPA, health-care fraud, tax offenses, and financial fraud. Many members of the team are former prosecutors and senior government officials.

The international practice includes US, English, French, Spanish, and German-qualified lawyers, many with dual qualifications. With a long-term presence in Europe and offices in Asia and the Middle East, the firm has substantial experience advising on cross-border legal and business issues.

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Lawyers: 1,900+