Gibson Dunn was founded in Los Angeles in 1890. It has since grown to 20 offices throughout four continents. In the United States, the firm has 10 offices in California, Texas, Colorado, New York and Washington D.C. Its greatest presence is in California, where it has five offices throughout the state.
The firm maintains a strong presence in California, where it
has top tier M&A practices in Southern California. Additionally, its Denver, D.C., Dallas and Houston offices are standouts in their respective states in corporate practice areas.
The banking team acts on the borrower side of financing transactions such as multicurrency credit agreements, term credit facilities, ABLs and construction loan facilities. These transactions are part of larger acquisition finance, project finance, construction finance or refinancing matters.
In regulatory financial services, the team represents banks and financial institutions in regulatory advice regarding Federal Reserve policy compliance, derivatives and corporate governance matters.
Gibson Dunn also has a depth of experience in capital markets on all sides. In debt capital markets, the firm acts for issuers and underwriters in investment grade, high yield, convertible, fixed rate and floating rate bond issuances. On the equity capital markets side, the firm also represents issuers and underwriters in IPOs, common share offerings, convertible preferred stock offerings and at-the-market equity programs. The capital markets team also frequently advises clients in the banking and financial services industry about derivatives issuances, specifically swaps and futures. These transactions also usually have a regulatory component with which the regulatory financial services team will assist.
Most of the standout investment funds team is based in New York, where it assists private equity and asset management firms in fund
formation. There is
a frequent crossover between the investment funds and private equity practices due to the clientele.
The M&A practice deals with public and private strategic acquisitions and joint ventures on the buy and sell side. It has large pockets of partners in the practice in the New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Palo Alto and Denver offices, who frequently involve each other in cross border matters.
The private equity practice is based in California, New York, Washington and Dallas. It advises private equity firms on both the buy and sell side in high value acquisitions and joint ventures, ranging from $100 million to $5 billion.
The project development team is highly skilled in the infrastructure industry, where it represents sponsors and developers in project acquisitions, financing, bidding and construction. Additionally, the team has a lot of experience working on PPP projects.
In restructuring and insolvency, the firm advises creditors and debtors in
out-of-court financial restructurings, Chapter 11 and 15 proceedings.
Key clients for the firm include Marriott International, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Fox, Wells Fargo Securities, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, US Chamber of Commerce, Capital One, Leonard Green & Partners, JP Morgan Asset Management,
WndrCo,
RedBird Capital Partners, The Williams Companies, PepsiCo, NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3, Denver Great Hall, AIG and Aetna.
