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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
HeadquartersWells Fargo Tower
Los Angeles, California
No. of offices18
No. of attorneysApproximately 1,200
Major practice areasGeneral Practice
Key peopleKenneth M. Doran, Managing Partner[1]
RevenueIncrease US$1.47 billion (2014)[2]
Date founded1890
Websitewww.gibsondunn.com

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is a law firm, founded in Los Angeles in 1890. The company has over 1,000 attorneys and 2,000 staff located in 18 offices around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

On the transactional side, the firm is particularly known in land use and real estate law.[3][4] The firm's best-known attorneys and alumni include former United States Solicitors General Theodore Olson and Ken Starr, Eugene Scalia, and Miguel Estrada.

Awards and recognition

Gibson Dunn's headquarters in the Wells Fargo Center, Los Angeles

Gibson Dunn ranks as the number one firm in Souther California, the number one firm in appellate litigation, and within the top ten firms in seven different practice areas on Vault's 2016 law firm rankings.[5][6][7]

In 2012, American Lawyer named Gibson Dunn the "Top Litigation Department" of the year for a second consecutive time.[8]

In a branche-internal survey by vault.com in 2015, the company was ranked 11th in the top 100 most prestigious law firms to work for.[9]

  • American Lawyer recognized Gibson Dunn as the "Top Litigation Department of the Year" for 2010, explaining that "when other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson Dunn for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues."[10] In 2012, American Lawyer bestowed this honor on Gibson Dunn for the second consecutive time, stating that the firm possesses "The Complete Game," having "racked up another stack of victories in some of the country's thorniest cases."[8]
  • American Lawyer ranks Gibson Dunn 2nd among national law firms on the prestigious "A-List," which measures firms' ability to balance financial success with associate satisfaction, pro bono commitment, and diversity.[11]
  • Gibson Dunn ranks 5th nationally in the 2011 Corporate Board Member / FTI Consulting survey of 300 corporate legal directors asking which national law firm they would most want representing their companies on national matters.[12]
  • Vault ranks more than 120 Gibson Dunn lawyers among the leading lawyers in their respective practices. In 2011, the firm achieved a total of 35 first-tier rankings in the fields of antitrust, appellate litigation, general commercial litigation, securities regulation, real estate, labor & employment, sports & entertainment, corporate mergers & acquisitions, and private equity.[13]
  • The Chambers USA Guide ranks more than 120 Gibson Dunn lawyers among the leading lawyers in their respective practices. In 2011, the firm achieved a total of 35 first-tier rankings in the fields of antitrust, appellate litigation, general commercial litigation, securities regulation, real estate, labor & employment, sports & entertainment, corporate mergers & acquisitions, and private equity.[13]
  • The Chambers USA Guide ranks Gibson Dunn as one of four firms in Band 1 for California Real Estate Law. Of the top four firms for California Real Estate Law, Gibson Dunn is the only firm also in Band 1 for California Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use. [14]
  • U.S. News ranked Gibson Dunn in the first tier for Real Estate Law. [15] Vault ranked Gibson Dunn as the #4 law firm for Real Estate Law in the nation. Gibson Dunn is the only law firm headquartered in California that is in the top 15 for Real Estate Law.[16]
  • Vault has ranked Gibson Dunn as the #1 law firm for Appellate Litigation since 2011.[17]

Notable cases

  • The firm's attorneys have argued more than 100 cases before the United States Supreme Court.[18]
  • The firm represents Apple, Inc. in its patent infringement suit against Samsung relating to the Galaxy Nexus smartphone, and won an injunction in June 2012 blocking the sale of the Galaxy Nexus phone in the United States.[19]
  • The firm is representing Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, in a $17 billion contract dispute with purported seed money financier Paul Ceglia.[20]
  • The firm is representing Chevron in its long-running, $27 billion environmental dispute in Ecuador.[21][22]
  • The firm is defending Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in the landmark $11 billion employment discrimination class action Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Partner Theodore Boutros, Jr. argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2011. In June 2011, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Ninth Circuit's order certifying the plaintiff class.[23]
  • The firm is representing the Dole Food Company in a multi-billion dollar toxic tort suit in Nicaragua involving allegations of farmworker sterility stemming from Dole's use of certain pesticides. After the firm uncovered substantial evidence of fraud and a conspiracy between the plaintiffs and Nicaraguan judges to extort Dole out of billions with manufactured claims, courts in the United States dismissed multiple related suits against Dole and refused to enforce several Nicaraguan judgments.[24]
  • The firm is defending Intel against several multi-billion dollar antitrust lawsuits filed by AMD and the European Union.[25]
  • Gibson Dunn is currently defending Amazon.com against patent infringement claims relating to the company's development of the Kindle.
  • Partner Ted Olson represented the NFL Players Association during the 2011 NFL lockout.
  • The firm's attorneys sued for the right of same-sex couples to marry by arguing in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger that California's Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Theodore B. Olson acted for two gay couples against Proposition 8. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ordered the ban to be lifted, and that decision stands because the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by supporters of the Proposition for lack of standing.
  • In 2009, the firm represented NBC Universal in its contract dispute with Conan O'Brien.[26]
  • The firm represents Viacom in its billion-dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against Google and YouTube.[27]
  • The firm defended a conglomerate of domestic and international auto manufacturers—including Honda, Toyota, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and Nissan—against a multi-billion dollar global warming lawsuit filed by the State of California. A federal court granted Gibson's motion to dismiss in 2007. Gibson attorneys also represented a coalition of automakers, engine manufacturers, and dealers before the United States Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. EPA.
  • Current partner Theodore Olson served as lead counsel for George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore, which secured Bush's election as President of the United States. Olson subsequently served as United States Solicitor General during Bush's first term, 2001-2004.
  • In January 2014 it was reported that Governor Chris Christie had hired Gibson, Dunn attorney Randy Mastro to conduct an internal investigation of the circumstances surrounding the so-called "Bridgegate" incident.[28]

Notable transactions

Notable attorneys

References

  1. ^ Kenneth M. Doran's firm profile
  2. ^ AmLaw 100, the Early Numbers: Gibson Dunn
  3. ^ http://www.gibsondunn.com/practices/pages/LND_detail.aspx
  4. ^ http://www.law360.com/articles/502160/real-estate-group-of-the-year-gibson-dunn
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/law/best-law-firms-in-each-practice-area/?sRankID=241
  7. ^ [2]
  8. ^ a b American Lawyer Litigation Department of the Year
  9. ^ http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/law/vault-law-100/
  10. ^ Litigation Department of the Year, 2010
  11. ^ 2015 A List
  12. ^ Annual Legal Study Ranks Top 25 Law Firms in the United States, 2011
  13. ^ a b http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=3688&solbar=1&pid=-1&cid=-1&Aid=-1
  14. ^ [3]
  15. ^ [4]
  16. ^ [5]
  17. ^ [6]
  18. ^ Gibson Dunn - Gibson Dunn Attorneys Argue Their 100th Case Before The U.S. Supreme Court
  19. ^ "Judge Blocks Sales of Samsung Phone That Apple Says Infringes Patents". 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  20. ^ Gibson Dunn Goes Medieval on Facebook Plaintiff « Above the Law: A Legal Web Site – News, Commentary, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Cou...
  21. ^ Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn - Law.com
  22. ^ Chevron accuses Ecuadorean plaintiffs of extortion
  23. ^ What Does Wal-Mart Ruling Mean For Class Actions? - Law Blog - WSJ
  24. ^ Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn - Law.com
  25. ^ AMD v. Intel
  26. ^ ‘Bye, everybody, bye!’: An End in Sight for the Conan-Leno-NBC Debacle? « Above the Law: A Legal Web Site – News, Commentary, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, L...
  27. ^ Viacom Taps Ted Olson for YouTube Appeal
  28. ^ "Hiring by Christie Suggests He May Be on the Defensive". New York Times. 16 January 2014.
  29. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903596904576516403053718850.html
  30. ^ Dealmakers of the Week:
    Barbara Becker of Gibson Dunn and Sarah Jones of Clifford Chance - AmericanLawyer.com
  31. ^ Cleary, Gibson Dunn Slake M&A Thirst With $7.6 Billion Beer Deal
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