Editing Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

{{Infobox Law Firm
| name           = Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
| logo           = [[File:GDC-Logo-blue.png|200px|Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher]]
| headquarters    = [[Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles)|Wells Fargo Tower]]<br>[[Los Angeles, California]]
| num_offices     = 18
| num_attorneys   = Approximately 1,200
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| practice_areas  = General Practice
| key_people      = Kenneth M. Doran, Managing Partner<ref>[http://www.gibsondunn.com/Lawyers/kdoran Kenneth M. Doran's firm profile]</ref>
| revenue         = {{profit}} [[United States dollar|US$]]1.54 billion (2015)<ref>[http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Gibson+Dunn+%26+Crutcher AmLaw 100, the Early Numbers: Gibson Dunn]</ref>
| date_founded    = 1890
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'''Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP''' is a global [[law firm]], founded in Los Angeles in 1890. The firm includes approximately 1,200 [[Lawyer|attorneys]] and 2,000 staff located in 18 offices around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is best known for its litigation practice, which has been named the top "Litigation Department of the Year" in the United States by [[The American Lawyer]] in three of the last four biannual rankings, most recently in 2016.<ref name="americanlawyer.com">http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202536262203/Meet-the-Winners-Litigation-Department-of-the-Year?slreturn=20160117223125</ref> On the transactional side, the firm is known for its land use and real estate practices.<ref>http://www.gibsondunn.com/practices/pages/LND_detail.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.law360.com/articles/502160/real-estate-group-of-the-year-gibson-dunn</ref>

[[The American Lawyer]] ranks Gibson Dunn second among national law firms on the "A-List," which measures firms' ability to balance financial success with associate satisfaction, pro bono commitment, and diversity. A survey for the 2017 Vault Law Firm Rankings placed Gibson Dunn as the number one law firm in appellate litigation, and among the top five nationally for antitrust, real estate, commercial litigation, and white-collar investigations.<ref>http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/gibson-dunn-crutcher-llp/company-rankings</ref>

==Notable cases==
The firm's attorneys have argued more than 100 cases before the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref>[http://www.gibsondunn.com/news/Pages/GibsonDunnAttorneysArgueTheir100thCaseBeforeTheUSSupremeCourt.aspx Gibson Dunn - Gibson Dunn Attorneys Argue Their 100th Case Before The U.S. Supreme Court<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Some of the more notable cases include:
* The firm represented [[Apple, Inc.]] in its patent infringement suit against [[Samsung]] (''[[Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.|Apple v. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202561487535&Judge_Blocks_Sales_of_Samsung_Phone_That_Apple_Says_Infringes_Patents&slreturn=1|title=Judge Blocks Sales of Samsung Phone That Apple Says Infringes Patents|date=2012-06-29|accessdate=2014-09-28}}</ref> The injunction was vacated in October 2012 based on the results of the trial.<ref>[http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/08/27/samsung-tipped-appeal-us-galaxy-tab-10-1-injunction-tablet-ruled-innocent/ Samsung to appeal US Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction after tablet ruled innocent &#91;Update: Request filed&#93;], thenextweb.com, August 27, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.</ref><ref name="nexusok">{{cite journal |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/us-apple-samsung-patent-idUSBRE89A11C20121011 |title=U.S. court clears Samsung phone, setback for Apple |author=Diane Bartz |publisher=Reuters |date=Oct 11, 2012 |accessdate=Oct 11, 2012 }}</ref>
* The firm is representing [[Mark Zuckerberg]], founder of [[Facebook]], in a $17 billion contract dispute with purported seed money financier [[Paul Ceglia]].<ref>[http://abovethelaw.com/2011/05/gibson-dunn-goes-medieval-on-facebook-plaintiff/ 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...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* The firm is representing [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] in its long-running, $27 billion environmental dispute in [[Ecuador]].<ref>[http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202437356128 Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn - Law.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://westlawnews.thomson.com/Securities_Litigation/News/2011/02_-_February/Chevron_accuses_Ecuadorean_plaintiffs_of_extortion/ Chevron accuses Ecuadorean plaintiffs of extortion<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* 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.<ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/06/20/what-does-wal-mart-ruling-mean-for-class-actions/ What Does Wal-Mart Ruling Mean For Class Actions? - Law Blog - WSJ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* The firm is representing the [[Dole Food Company]] in a multibillion-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.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202437356128&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn - Law.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*The firm is defending [[Intel]] against several multibillion-dollar antitrust lawsuits filed by [[AMD]] and the [[European Union]].<ref>''AMD v. Intel''</ref>
* In 2009, the firm represented [[NBC Universal]] in its contract dispute with [[Conan O'Brien#Departure from Tonight Show|Conan O'Brien]].<ref>[http://abovethelaw.com/2010/01/bye-everybody-bye-an-end-in-sight-for-the-conan-leno-nbc-debacle/ ‘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...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* The firm represented [[Viacom]] in its billion-dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against [[Google]] and [[YouTube]] in [[Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.]].<ref>[http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2010/10/ted-olson-viacom-youtube.html Viacom Taps Ted Olson for YouTube Appeal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After multiple rulings at the District Court and Appellate Court, the case was settled in 2014.<ref name=Reuters20140318>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/18/us-google-viacom-lawsuit-idUSBREA2H11220140318|date=March 18, 2014|last=Stempel|first=Jonathan|publisher=Reuters|title=Google, Viacom settle landmark YouTube lawsuit}}</ref>
*Governor [[Chris Christie]] hired Gibson, Dunn attorney Randy Mastro to conduct an internal investigation of the circumstances surrounding the [[Fort Lee lane closure scandal]] and representing the Governor in a later federal investigation.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/nyregion/christie-bridge-inquiry.html?hp&_r=0|title = Hiring by Christie Suggests He May Be on the Defensive | publisher = New York Times |date=16 January 2014 }}</ref> The firm was later criticized by U.S. District Judge [[Susan Wigenton]] for its methods of record keeping, and accused the firm of "opacity and gamesmanship."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Porter|first1=David|title=GWB Closure Defendants Want to Put Christie Lawyers on Stand|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/George-Washington-Bridgegate-Defendants-Put-Christie-on-Stand-NYC-389499931.html|accessdate=9 August 2016|publisher=NBC 4 NY|date=8 August 2016}}</ref>

==Notable transactions==
* The firm advised [[Hewlett-Packard]] in its £7 billion bid for [[Autonomy Corporation]].<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903596904576516403053718850</ref>
* The firm advised [[Kraft Foods|Kraft]] in its $19.7 billion bid for [[Cadbury plc|Cadbury]].<ref>[http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202439404405&Dealmakers_of_the_Weekbr__Barbara_Becker_of_Gibson_Dunn_and_Sarah_Jones_of_Clifford_Chance&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 Dealmakers of the Week:<br/> Barbara Becker of Gibson Dunn and Sarah Jones of Clifford Chance - AmericanLawyer.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Gibson attorneys advised [[Heineken]] in its $7.6 billion buyout of Mexican brewing conglomerate [[FEMSA]].<ref>[http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2010/01/bigbeer.html Cleary, Gibson Dunn Slake M&A Thirst With $7.6 Billion Beer Deal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Political contributions==
According to the [[Center for Responsive Politics]], Gibson Dunn was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $1.45 million, 55% to Democrats.<ref name=topcontributors>{{cite web|title=Lawyers & Lobbyists: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=K&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics}}</ref> Since 1990, Gibson Dunn contributed $6.15 million to federal campaigns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Organizations: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000686&cycle=A|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

==Notable attorneys and staff==
*[[Preet Bharara]], former associate and high-profile [[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York]] from 2009 to 2017.
*[[Robert C. Bonner]], former Administrator of the U.S. [[Drug Enforcement Administration]].
*[[Miguel Estrada]], acclaimed U.S. Supreme Court practitioner and former nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. 
*[[Theodore Olson]], former [[United States Solicitor General]] from 2001 to 2004 under President [[George W. Bush]].
*[[Kelly Perdew]], former associate and reality television star on "The Apprentice." 
*[[Eugene Scalia]], former Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor and son of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
*[[Debra Wong Yang]], former L.A. Superior Court Judge and [[U.S. Attorney]] for the Central District of California.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.gibsondunn.com/}}

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-}}'''Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP''' is a global [[law firm]], founded in Los Angeles in 1890. The firm includes approximately 1,200 [[Lawyer|attorneys]] and 2,000 staff located in 18 offices around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is best known for its litigation practice, which has been named the top "Litigation Department of the Year" in the United States by [[The American Lawyer]] in three of the last four biannual rankings, most recently in 2016.<ref name="americanlawyer.com">http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202536262203/Meet-the-Winners-Litigation-Department-of-the-Year?slreturn=20160117223125</ref> On the transactional side, the firm is known for its land use and real estate practices.<ref>http://www.gibsondunn.com/practices/pages/LND_detail.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.law360.com/articles/502160/real-estate-group-of-the-year-gibson-dunn</ref>
 [[The American Lawyer]] ranks Gibson Dunn second among national law firms on the "A-List," which measures firms' ability to balance financial success with associate satisfaction, pro bono commitment, and diversity. A survey for the 2017 Vault Law Firm Rankings placed Gibson Dunn as the number one law firm in appellate litigation, and among the top five nationally for antitrust, real estate, commercial litigation, and white-collar investigations.<ref>http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/gibson-dunn-crutcher-llp/company-rankings</ref>