News About Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn, Cooley advise on Merck’s $9.2bn purchase of flu drug-maker Cidara

Gibson Dunn also advised Merck on its $10bn acquisition of Verona Pharma earlier this year

14 Nov 2025

Hausfeld defeats Gibson Dunn-repped Apple in landmark £1.5bn class action suit

Result marks first case brought under UK’s collective action regime to reach successful conclusion at trial

24 Oct 2025

Prominent London M&A partner swaps Latham for Gibson Dunn

Energy specialist Simon Tysoe joins after a decade at Latham

16 Oct 2025

Wachtell, Kirkland lead on EA’s record $55bn deal to go private

Six law firms called in for video game maker’s acquisition by consortium that includes Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF, the largest take-private investment in history

29 Sep 2025

Orrick adds Gibson Dunn oil and gas co-chair in London

Anna Howell joins alongside newly-minted partner Mitasha Chandok just a week after Orrick added four finance partners in London from Cadwalader

15 Sep 2025

Gibson Dunn names international arbitration co-chair as head of new Zurich office

Christopher Harris KC, who joined the firm in July, is appointed partner in charge of the office

2 Sep 2025

Gibson Dunn taps 3 Verulam Buildings for senior arbitration hire in London

Christopher Harris KC joins US firm to take up arbitration leadership roles

24 Jul 2025

BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO

Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies

17 Apr 2025

Gibson Dunn adds DLA Piper investment funds co-chair in London

James O’Donnell joins alongside of counsel Hannah Watson Fanin as US firm builds on City investment funds practice

21 Feb 2025

Paul Hastings hires AI expert from Fried Frank in New York to head up new tech practice

Amir Ghavi is a leading practitioner on AI and other disruptive technologies

4 Feb 2025

MoFo recruits senior private equity M&A partner in Singapore from Gibson Dunn

Scott Jalowayski replenishes MoFo’s Asia corporate bench following defections to CMS and Baker McKenzie

9 Jan 2025

Gibson Dunn names new London co-managing partners

Robert Carr and Osma Hudda replace Ali Nikpay and Penny Madden KC

7 Jan 2025

One Essex Court adds Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s former Asia arbitration head

Paul Tan joins the set to expand its footprint in Singapore and the wider Asia region

19 Nov 2024

K&L Gates hires former Gibson Dunn oil and gas co-head in Singapore

Partner Brad Roach joins with a senior associate

11 Nov 2024

Verizon persuades court to throw out $847m 5G patent infringement verdict

US judge grants retrial as jury’s verdict is ‘against the great weight of the evidence’

2 Oct 2024

Gibson Dunn hires Google’s chief privacy officer to expand AI practice

Keith Enright joins a growing group of former Silicon Valley executives at US firm

25 Sep 2024

Gibson Dunn adds private equity duo in London from White & Case

Partner Will Summers joins alongside newly-minted of counsel Michael Skouras

2 Sep 2024

Estée Lauder ends hunt for next GC with KraftHeinz hire

Rashida La Lande replaces Deirdre Stanley, who left the company in April

7 Aug 2024

Two Swiss lawyers sanctioned by UK Takeover Panel for role in MWB Group ‘sham’

Firms including Gibson Dunn, RPC, Taylor Wessing and Fladgate advise on ‘historic enforcement ruling’

1 Aug 2024

Fox News Media hires Gibson Dunn partner to head up legal team


Katherine Moran Meeks joins as GC, replacing Bernard Gugar

25 Jul 2024