Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP maintains a substantial global private equity practice, advising a broad range of large-cap sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and alternative investment managers. The practice head is formed of Richard Birns, who brings experience in leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, and divestitures to the team; John Pollack, who is an expert in mandates stemming from highly regulated industries, notably aerospace and defense; Century City-based Ari Lanin, who routinely advises private equity sponsors, public companies and portfolio companies on M&A, stock and asset acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships; and Michael Piazza, who is the resident oil and gas expert in the Houston office. In the wider team, Christopher Lang‘s practice spans buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity sponsors. Matthew Schwartz is routinely called upon by private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and their portfolio companies. Christopher Harding sits in the San Francisco office and specialises in transactions across the enterprise software, technology, healthcare and consumer sectors. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York unless otherwise stated.