Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

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 900 lawyers and 14 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.

Los Angeles Office Profile: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been a part of Los Angeles since the firm's founding. The Los Angeles area office, with locations in downtown Los Angeles and Century City (approximately 10 miles west of downtown), also serves as the firm's national headquarters.

Between our downtown and Century City locations, the Los Angeles Area office comprises one third of the firm's attorneys. We are a recognized leader in representing companies ranging from high technology to manufacturing to professional and related services companies. Most of the firm's practice areas are represented in the Los Angeles area office including corporate, labor and employment, real estate, litigation, intellectual property, corporate tax and personal tax and estate planning. Within these areas we offer specialized expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance (including emerging growth company finance), real estate finance, antitrust law, appellate law, entertainment law, media law, white collar criminal defense, malpractice defense, toxic torts and other environmental matters, consumer class action law, securities litigation global finance, government contracts, employee benefits, and legal issues affecting the telecommunications industry.

Best Practices: Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Antitrust Investigations
Steven Eugene Sletten, April 22, 2008, previously published by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® Counsel to Counsel Forum on March 2008
Situation: Los Angeles based company is facing investigations in several European countries relating to (1) proposed transactions (acquisitions), and (2) alleged anticompetitive activity.

German Federal Cartel Office Sets Record Fine in Abuse Case
Michael Walther, David Wood, James Ashe-Taylor, Nicolas Baverez, Peter Alexiadis, April 22, 2008
Germany's competition authority, the "Federal Cartel Office", has imposed a fine totaling EUR 216 million in a recent case concerning the abuse of market dominance. This was the highest fine ever set for an abuse of market power in Germany. It was at the same time a clear sign that the...

IRS Issues Voluntary Correction Program for Section 409A Operational Violations
December 11, 2007
On December 3 the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2007-100, which provides a limited voluntary correction program for certain operational violations of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the program, many operational violations can be corrected in the year in which the...