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With several landmark decisions this term, the U.S. Supreme Court accelerated a substantial transformation of the law governing actions by regulatory agencies. Washington, D.C. partners Stuart Delery and Matt Gregory discuss what these major cases mean for regulatory agencies going forward, particularly against the backdrop of other significant Supreme Court administrative law decisions in recent years. Listen to the webcast: https://lnkd.in/gcQtjq49 #SCOTUS #RegulatoryAgencies #AdministrativeLaw

Partner Perlette Jura has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys 2024 list, which recognizes “superb litigation specialists” who “go to the proverbial mat to fight for their clients before judges and jury.”   Perlette is Co-Chair of the firm’s Transnational Litigation Practice Group and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice Group. “[She] has consistently been at the forefront of the transnational litigation that is shaping the law around the country,” writes the Los Angeles Business Journal. The publication also highlighted her work in “high-profile disputes like the hotly contested Chevron Ecuador battle.”   More details can be found at https://lnkd.in/gT2tzduT.   #Litigation #Trial 

The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA) has enacted amendments to the DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations that aim to simplify and expand the Prescribed Company regime.   #DIFCA

Our Federal Circuit Update summarizes the current status of a couple petitions pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and recent Federal Circuit decisions concerning damages, trade secret misappropriation, patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and induced infringement. #SCOTUS #FederalCircuit

Gibson Dunn took the top spot in the Rising Stars of 2024 list published by Law360, which recognizes lawyers “under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” Congratulations to our 13 partners honored this year: Russell Balikian (Telecommunications – Washington, D.C.), Jaysen Chung (Intellectual Property – San Francisco), Colin Davis (Securities – Orange County), Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter (Cybersecurity & Privacy – Palo Alto), AnnElyse Scarlett Gains (Bankruptcy – Washington, D.C.), Andrew Kaplan (Mergers & Acquisitions – New York), Julian Kleinbrodt (Competition – San Francisco), Lindsay Paulin (Government Contracts – Washington, D.C.), Matthew Schwartz (Sports & Betting – New York), Ryan Stewart (Employment – Washington, D.C.), Rahul Vashi (Energy – Houston), Betty Yang (Trials –  Dallas), and Charline Yim (International Arbitration – New York). Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gcbbEgyq

New York partner and co-leader of our DEI Task Force Mylan Denerstein recently took part in the Global Black Economic Forum during ESSENCE Fest 2024 in New Orleans. The forum explored the wide "misinformation and confusion about DEI" in the current U.S. landscape, "debunked the myths and set the record straight." Washington, D.C. partner and co-leader of our DEI Task Force Zakiyyah Salim-Williams also spoke at ESSENCE Fest, at a Chief Diversity Officer Summit on "What You Need to Know About Debunking Legal Myths & Disinformation." For more about ESSENCE Fest: https://lnkd.in/e5eAiaHS

Gibson Dunn welcomes Kate Napalkova, who has joined the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group as a partner in our New York office.   Kate advises public and private companies, private investment funds, boards of directors, and management teams on a broad range of compensation and employee benefit matters. She is experienced in the negotiation and implementation of benefit and compensation plans, as well as compensation-related securities and corporate governance matters.   https://lnkd.in/eTVe4VNc   #ExecutiveCompensation #EmployeeBenefits

Gibson Dunn's lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

Congratulations to our client Welltower Inc. on closing the $1.035 billion private offering of Welltower OP's 3.125% exchangeable senior notes due 2029. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Welltower Inc. and are exchangeable into shares of common stock of Welltower Inc. Our team was led by partners Andrew Fabens (New York) and Stewart McDowell (San Francisco) and included associates Lawrence Lee (New York), Sarah Mitchell Ediger (Denver), Ian Mwiti Mathenge (Abu Dhabi), and Lily Paulson Stephens (New York). Partner Brian Kniesly and associate Adam Gregory (New York) advised on tax.   More information can be found at https://lnkd.in/gw62s6_a

Our lawyers examine the rule proposed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to expand its jurisdiction over covered real estate transactions. #InternationalTrade #CFIUS #ForeignInvestment #RealEstate