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A resounding victory for the Gibson Dunn Washington, D.C. softball team, who made us proud by winning the law firm league softball championship! Never Dunn defeated Covington & Burling convincingly in the semifinals (29-4) and then went on to top Katten Muchin 15-10 in the championship game. Teams from Latham & Watkins, Williams & Connolly, McDermott Will & Emery, and the SEC took part in the league.   The team included associates, paralegals, a 2024 summer associate, a librarian, and a partner. Kudos to all our champions: John Chesley, Zane Clark, Nat Deacon, Robyn DeLeo, Brian Gorman, Laura Gaudio, Brett Kohler, Jessica Matsuda, Cameron Pritchett, Matthew Sappington, Jack Strachan, Sam Whipple, Josh Zuckerman.

“An experience of a lifetime” is how Los Angeles partner Theane Evangelis describes her first-ever argument before the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, in a case that was watched and widely reported across the country. The Court ultimately agreed with Theane that cities have the authority to enforce public-camping regulations and that laws banning public encampments do not violate the Eighth Amendment. Theane summarizes many aspects of the case in her interview with the Daily Journal, noting that every justice asked questions, that the justices were clearly concerned with the “practical implications” of the case, and that the Court’s ruling resulted in immediate action by state and local governments to address encampments. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Supreme Court decision that’s had such an immediate, practical impact.” The Daily Journal recently recognized Theane as one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers.

Gibson Dunn advised global asset manager BlackRock on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a minority ownership stake in the Saudi Bahrain Pipeline Company from Bapco Energies, the integrated energy company leading the energy transition in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The transaction represents Bapco Energies’ first asset monetization and reflects BlackRock’s commitment to investing in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Our team was led by London partner Kavita Manipadam Davis and included associates Patrick Garrett (London), Charles Case (Abu Dhabi), and Omar Morsy (Dubai). For additional information: https://lnkd.in/eja_EiHB

Gibson Dunn advised Dril-Quip, a developer, manufacturer, and provider of highly engineered equipment and services for the global offshore and onshore oil and gas industry, on its merger with Innovex Downhole Solutions, a global provider of mission-critical technologies and services across the well lifecycle for the oil and gas industry. Our Houston corporate team was led by partner Gerry Spedale and included of counsel Robbie Hopkins and associates Ashley Whittington, Adri Langemeier, Kyle Clendenon, and Ben Blefeld. Senior counsel Greg Nelson and associate Hayden Theis, also in Houston, advised on tax, and partner Sean Feller (Century City) and associate Kayoko Fong (Dallas) advised on benefits. Additional details are available at: https://lnkd.in/gqnzmGqe

Los Angeles partner Chris Dusseault, named one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers by the Daily Journal, spoke with the publication about some of his notable recent cases, including two in which he represents the Berkshire Hathaway affiliate HomeServices of America in connection with allegations of a conspiracy to inflate real estate commissions: “high-stakes” cases that are “causing significant changes in the real estate industry,” an industry that “touches the lives of many Americans and involves what is often their single most valuable asset” — their home. Being brought in on appeal, as he was in the first of the two cases for HomeServices and has been in numerous other cases, is both a challenge and an opportunity “as we are often able to identify and articulate in a simple way why the outcome was wrong and why it must be reversed.”

In this sixth episode of our podcast “A View from the Bench,” Washington, D.C. partner George Jarrod Hazel and Houston partner Gregg Costa draw on their experience as both trial lawyers and judges to share their perspectives on what can help to win — or lose — a case at trial. In a lively exchange that includes substantial agreement as well as some notable differences of opinion, they consider the relative importance of opening and closing arguments, expert testimony, jury selection, cross-examination, the presentation of a defense, the use of visuals, and — in what has become an increasingly rare event — the testimony of the defendant. Their discussion is interspersed with numerous examples from cases they tried or presided over.  “A View from the Bench” features George Hazel and Gregg Costa discussing their careers as judges, their return to private practice, and the current state and future of trials. https://lnkd.in/gfcpVBj7

In an interview with the Daily Journal, Los Angeles partner Ted Boutrous discusses his three recent 9th Circuit wins in his commercial litigation practice, as well as his other passion: free speech issues. Ted has handled numerous First Amendment cases and is currently representing NBCUniversal as it seeks to broadcast the U.S. v. Donald Trump trial in Washington, D.C.; defending MSNBC’s Joy Reid in a New York defamation suit; and representing the Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization Mississippi Today against defamation claims by a former Mississippi governor. “I do love this part of my practice,” Ted says.    The Daily Journal recently named Ted one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers.  

Our lawyers share early insights from the insider trading policies filed by S&P 500 companies under the SEC’s new exhibit requirement.

Hong Kong’s regulators have published their Consultation Conclusion on a legal framework for stablecoin issuers.

Partners Sandy Bhogal (London) and Eric Sloan (New York and Washington, D.C.) are the contributing editors for Global Legal Insights’ Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2024. The publication covers developments across 14 jurisdictions and includes overviews of corporate tax work over the past year, key developments affecting corporate tax law and practice, the tax climate in each jurisdiction, developments affecting the attractiveness of each jurisdiction for holding companies, an industry sector focus, and a look at the year ahead. Sandy and Eric are the Co-Chairs of our Tax Practice Group. More information about the publication can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eFg86r2q