Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

About this office:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm. Consistently ranking among the world's top law firms in industry surveys and major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global marketplace with 1000 lawyers and 16 offices in major cities throughout the United States and Europe. Committed to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients. Gibson Dunn's representative 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.

The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn the 2010 Litigation Department of the Year. In awarding this honor, the magazine dubbed Gibson Dunn's litigators the "Game Changers," adding, "when other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson Dunn for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues."

Dallas, Texas Office Profile: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP opened its Dallas office in the early 1980s and was one of the first national law firms to establish a permanent presence in Texas. Gibson Dunn's Dallas office today is home to some of the most talented lawyers in the Southwest practicing in a wide range of areas, including complex commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, intellectual property, corporate securities, tax, real estate, restructuring, labor and employment, and ERISA. In each of these and other areas of practice, the Firm's Dallas-based lawyers function as integral members of various national practice groups, several of which are co-chaired by Dallas partners. Lawyers in the Firm's Dallas office have deep expertise in many industries and sectors, including energy, retail, healthcare, transportation, financial services, utilities, pharmaceuticals, insurance, construction, semiconductors, computers, software, media, telecommunications, and e-commerce.

Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate and Constitutional Law; Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Capital Markets; Class Actions; Corporate Governance; Corporate Transactions; Crisis Management; Electronic Discovery and Information Law; Emerging Technologies; Energy and Infrastructure; Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits; Financial Institutions; Global Finance; Government and Commercial Contracts; Health Care and Life Sciences; Insurance and Reinsurance; Intellectual Property; International Arbitration; International Trade Regulation and Compliance; Investment Funds; Labor and Employment; Latin America ; Legal Malpractice Defense; Litigation; Media, Entertainment and Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions; Outsourcing Transactions; Private Equity; Public Policy; Real Estate; Securities Enforcement; Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation; Tax Appeals; White Collar Defense and Investigations.

NLRB Approves Changes to Expedite Union Elections
Olivia A. Jennings,Karl G. Nelson, December 6, 2011
On November 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board voted 2-1 to move forward with revisions to its rules that will expedite union-organizing elections. The vote to revise the NLRB's rules--supported by unions and Democrats but opposed by business groups, congressional Republicans, and the...

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