- Managing Partner: Kenneth M Doran
- Chairman of International Management Committee: Bernard Grinspan
THE FIRM:
With more than 1000 lawyers in 15 locations worldwide, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is distinctively positioned for doing business in today's global marketplace. The firm is consistently ranked as a leading law firm in corporate M&A securities transactions and has advised on some of the largest and most complex US, European, Middle East and Asian corporate deals. It is also consistently ranked as one of the top litigation firms in the US and has been involved in large cross-border disputes. The firm's offices operate on an integrated basis so that clients may draw on the depth, expertise and other resources provided by its multioffice structure. This ensures that specialists with expertise in different legal disciplines are utilised, regardless of location.
MAIN INTERNATIONAL AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Paris: The Paris office handles primarily complex corporate transactions including insolvency restructuring and financial distress, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, asset and investment management, public offerings and financing. It includes a public law practice whose lawyers have considerable experience in privatisations, public-private partnerships, regulatory law and complex transactions. The Paris lawyers also advise clients in relation to significant litigation and international arbitration matters, represent corporations in developing and negotiating executive and employment agreements, and counsel with regard to the management of contractual and labour law issues. Another area of expertise is the planning of tax structures for clients who have multi-jurisdictional assets and investments.
London: The London office provides representation in all aspects of corporate work including insolvency and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, commercial real estate, finance, project finance, capital markets and taxation, as well as dispute resolution and international arbitration, corporate and regulatory investigations, competition and labour and employment. The London office lawyers provide legal advice on a wide range of business issues to internationally listed companies, large private companies, investment banks, private equity firms and venture capital firms, start-up ventures and many other organisations with international operations and ambitions.
Munich: Gibson Dunn's Munich office opened in 2002. It is home to a multilingual team of German lawyers, including dual-qualified lawyers, who work closely with Gibson Dunn's other international offices. The Munich lawyers handle domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and real estate transactions and capital markets work, as well as joint ventures and restructurings. Gibson Dunn's Munich office also specialises in German and European antitrust and competition law and strategic advice on the interface between IP and antitrust law. In addition, Gibson Dunn's Munich lawyers represent clients in the fields of German and international tax and labour law.
Brussels: The Brussels office represents clients before the European Commission and EU national competition authorities across all industries in complex mergers, acquisitions and joint venture clearances, Article 81 and 82 EC Treaty cases (and national equivalents), cartel investigations, competition law audits and compliance programs, State aid schemes and intellectual property rights protection. The Brussels office holds a leading position in advising both major market actors and regulators across the European Union in the communications (telecommunications, broadcasting/media and information technology) sectors. In addition, the Brussels office has significant experience in the financial services sector, as well as in the aviation, security and pharmaceutical sectors. Brussels office attorneys also provide advice on community law issues, including free movement of goods and services, trade law issues (including anti-dumping, customs law and WTO matters), procurement issues and government contracts benefiting community funding programmes, product harmonisation and certification measures in accordance with EC requirements.
Dubai: Located in the financial centre of one of the most rapidly growing regions in the world, the Dubai office is dedicated to servicing the needs of the firm's many clients in the Middle East, including local companies, banks, family offices and government agencies, as well as US, European, Asian and other companies doing business in the Gulf. The Dubai office works as an integrated team with Gibson Dunn's 14 other worldwide offices and has the capabilities to handle complex and innovative transactions and comprehensively serve clients' needs across disciplines throughout the Middle East.
Singapore: The Singapore office gives the firm enhanced capacity to serve the business needs of its international clients throughout Asia and around the world. Focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, energy and infrastructure finance (including project finance), real estate, private equity, capital markets transactions, finance and restructurings, the Singapore office delivers exceptional service to the firm's clients in this rapidly growing region of the world. With US, English, Indian, Australian and Brunei law capabilities, the Singapore office provides truly worldwide coverage for clients.