Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
firm_
headquarters =
num_offices = 15
num_attorneys = approximately 950
num_employees =
practice_areas = General practice
key_people = Kenneth M. Doran, Managing partner [ [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Lawyers/kdoran Doran's firm profile] ]
revenue = $908 million (2007)
date_founded = 1890
founder =
company_type = Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.gibsondunn.com www.gibsondunn.com]
dissolved =

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is a global law firm, founded in Los Angeles in 1890. The firm is one of the leading firms in the US (a 'Big Law' firm) and is one of the top 20 law firms globally. Gibson Dunn has almost 1000 attorneys and over 2000 staff located in 15 offices around the world (in North America, Europe and Asia). Gibson Dunn clients include some of the world's largest multinational corporations in all major industries, leading government entities, commercial and investment banks, start-up ventures, emerging growth businesses, partnerships and individuals.

"Corporate Board Member"/FTI Consulting asked corporate general counsel which law firms they would most want to represent their companies on national matters. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher ranked 7th.

Awards

*According to the 2007 Vault guide, Gibson is the 7th most selective law firm in the country in terms of the lawyers it gives offers to join.
*According to "The American Lawyer", Gibson's summer program was ranked 3rd overall by summer associates in 2005.
*The firm was ranked 9th on the American Lawyer's A-List.

Notable cases

*Partner Theodore Olson was 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 in Bush's first term, 2001-2004.
*In the 2007 Montana Supreme Court case "Seltzer v. Morton", 154 P.3d 561, the Court upheld a $9.9 million punitive damages award assessed against Gibson Dunn for malicious prosecution and abuse of process.

Notable accomplishments

*Advised long-standing client Vivendi parent company of subsidiary Vivendi Games in its $19 billion merger with Activision to form Activision Blizzard.
*Provided legal counsel to PeopleSoft after Oracle launched an unsolicited (ultimately successful) $6.3 billion tender offer (hostile takeover) in 2003.
*Legal advice to IAC/InterActiveCorp in its $685 million acquisition of Hotwire.com.
*Advised General Electric in its €2 billion acquisition of Instrumentarium Corporation.
*Represented insurance companies in Hurricane Katrina-related litigation over whether insurers should cover flood damage. [http://www.law.com/jsp/llf/PubArticleLLF.jsp?id=1208169988451]

Notable clients

* Associated Press
*Callaway Golf Company
*CBS Corporation
*Citigroup
*CNN (Cable News Network)
*Diamler Chrysler
*Enterprise Rent-A-Car
*Ford Motor Company
*Fox Broadcasting Company
*Fox Studios
*General Electric
*General Motors Corporation
*Goldman Sachs
*Honda Motor Company
*Intel Corporation
*Los Angeles Times
*MGM Mirage
*Microsoft
*National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
*New York Times
*Nissan Motors
*Sony Pictures
*Toyota Motor Company
*Universal Pictures
*Viacom
*Wall Street Journal
*Walmart
*Walt Disney Company
*Warner Music Group
*Washington Post
*Wells Fargo Bank

Notable attorneys

*Theodore Olson
*F. Joseph Warin
*Miguel Estrada
*Eugene Scalia
*Howard B. Adler
*Robert C. Bonner
*Debra Wong Yang
*Mel Levine
*Dick Zimmer
*William Rustum
*Robert Cooper
*Dean Kitchens

Locations

* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Brussels Brussels]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/CenturyCity Century City]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Dallas Dallas]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Denver Denver]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Dubai Dubai]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/London London]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/LosAngeles Los Angeles]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Munich Munich]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/NewYork New York, NY]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/OrangeCounty Orange County]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/PaloAlto Palo Alto]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Paris Paris]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/SanFrancisco San Francisco]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/Singapore Singapore]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/Offices/WashingtonDC Washington, D.C.]

References

External links

* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/ Official Firm Website]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/100.html LawPeriscope Profile]