From a behavioural standpoint, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher offers essential support to clients navigating complex investigations and high-stakes litigation. On the transactional side, the team regularly advises on Phase II merger control proceedings. Practice head Ali Nikpay is well known in the market for his expertise in complex mergers, cartel matters, and sector-wide investigations. Deirdre Taylor maintains a broad practice encompassing cartel and abuse of dominance investigations. Attila Borsos advises a global client base of multinational companies and private equity firms on merger control and foreign investment matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Superb client relationships, substantive knowledge and practical execution. The people at the firm made all the difference.'
‘Local market knowledge, global scale and execution on a massive global project.'
‘Consistently top for worldwide or UK bet the company competition and FDI assignments.'
'Their knowledge of and access to regulators, responsiveness, creativity, finding solutions, and grit is unparalleled.'
‘Ali Nikpay is a living legend, our go-to person for high-stakes antitrust assignments and the sort of lawyer you want to put in front of your CEO for a bet-the-company deal.'
'Deirdre Taylor, Claire Shepherd, and Alana Tinkler are the future’s next stars. They are superbly connected, knowledgeable, and responsive. Attila Borsos is the lawyer to hire in Brussels for sophisticated multi-jurisdictional merger control. ’
Key clients
- RedBird IMI
- Hologic
- SES S.A.
- John Laing Group
- P&O Ferries Holdings Limited
- Arlington Capital Partners
- Fender Musical Corporation
- UBS AG
- Credit Suisse
- Elliott Investment Management
- KKR & Co
- Inflection AI.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Ali Nikpay
Other key lawyers
Deirdre Taylor; Attila Borsos; Claire Shepherd; Alana Tinkler