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In their @Law360 article “Key Concerns to Confront in FDIC Brokered Deposit Proposal,” partners Jason Cabral (New York), Matt Gregory (Washington, D.C.), and Ro Spaziani (New York) describe the major changes proposed recently by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to its brokered deposits rules and share their key concerns and takeaways.

The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, which was created in 2023 and has exclusive, statewide jurisdiction over appeals involving the State and appeals from the State’s new Business Court.

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

For the eighth year running, Gibson Dunn has been named the winner in the Litigation Department of the Year, Labor and Employment category by The National Law Journal Legal Awards. The awards “recognize outstanding achievements, innovation, and dedication within the legal community … [and] applaud the unwavering commitment to justice, integrity, and advocacy displayed by legal professionals across the nation.”   The National Law Journal Legal Awards will be presented on October 24 in Washington, D.C.   For more information about the awards, visit: https://lnkd.in/gaCZu9Je

The California Supreme Court has held that the Civil Discovery Act independently authorizes courts to impose monetary sanctions for engaging in discovery misconduct and patterns of discovery abuse. 

Our lawyers provide their mid-year securities enforcement update.

Gibson Dunn has again been recognized in the International Tax Review (ITR) World Tax guide as one of the world's leading tax advisory practices. This year, we achieved rankings in 10 categories: California – General Corporate Tax; District of Columbia – General Corporate Tax; District of Columbia – Tax Controversy; France – General Corporate Tax; France – Transactional Tax; Hong Kong – Private Client; New York – Transactional Tax; UK – General Corporate Tax; UK – Indirect Tax; and UK – Transactional Tax.   Congratulations also to our partners on their individual rankings: Sandy Bhogal (London), Tax Controversy – Highly Regarded; Elaine Chen, Hong Kong – Highly Regarded, and Women Leader in Tax; Benjamin Fryer (London), General Corporate Tax – Notable Practitioner; Saul Mezei (Washington, D.C.), Tax Controversy – Highly Regarded; Sanford Stark (he/him) (Washington, D.C.), Tax Controversy – Highly Regarded, and World TP – Highly Regarded; and Jeff Trinklein (London), Notable Practitioner. Additional information can be found at: https://lnkd.in/d8qQCK68

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has granted summary judgment to our client, Ryan, LLC, in its challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Rule. The Rule would have retroactively invalidated over 30 million employment contracts and preempted the laws of 46 states. The court set aside the Rule, with nationwide effect, ordering that “the Rule shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect on its effective date of September 4, 2024 or thereafter.”   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gZ-wNVUw

Eleven Gibson Dunn lawyers have been named by The Best Lawyers in America® as 2025 Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas and cities. Congratulations to Wayne Barsky (Los Angeles – Litigation: Patent); Ted Boutrous (Los Angeles – Bet-the-Company Litigation); Jessica Brown (Denver – Employment Law: Management); Gregg Costa (Houston – Criminal Defense: White-Collar); Michael P. Darden (Houston – Oil and Gas Law); Miguel Estrada (Washington, D.C. – Bet-the-Company Litigation); Tull Florey (Houston – Corporate Law); Ronald Kirk (Dallas – Sports Law); Doug Rayburn (Dallas – Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Karen Alexandra Spindler (San Francisco – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice); and Beau Stark (Denver – Corporate Governance Law – Corporate Law). The lawyers selected received particularly high ratings in the Best Lawyers survey by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Only one lawyer in each legal community is selected as the Lawyer of the Year for each practice area. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g7b9x8y9

In an article in The National Law Journal, our associates David Casazza (Washington, D.C.), Elizabeth A. Kiernan (Dallas), and Addison Bennett (Washington, D.C.) discuss the future of prudential barriers in bankruptcy appeals following a Gibson Dunn team’s victory persuading a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court to reject one prudential barrier in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum.   #SCOTUS #Bankruptcy