Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that George Stamas, Mark Director, Andrew Herman, and Alexander Fine have joined the firm as partners. Stamas will work in the firm’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices, while Director, Herman and Fine will be based in the Washington, D.C. office and also will work regularly in the New York office. They all join from Kirkland & Ellis, continuing their corporate, mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices.
“We are delighted to add this distinguished team to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “George, Mark, Andrew and Alex are talented, highly regarded lawyers and energetic business developers. They have strong contacts in the legal and business communities in D.C., New York and internationally. Their addition will significantly strengthen our M&A, private equity and corporate practices not just on the East Coast but across the firm worldwide.”
“Many of us here at Gibson Dunn have worked opposite of this group in a number of transactions, and we have the utmost respect for them,” said Stephen Glover, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and Co-Chair of the M&A Practice Group. “Our combined practice will create a D.C. corporate powerhouse that will firmly establish our position as a leader in high-end corporate and M&A. In addition, their private equity and public company M&A experience will complement and expand our national and international practice.”
“We are excited about the opportunity to join the firm,” said Stamas. “We have long admired Gibson Dunn’s culture and collaborative approach to servicing clients. We are committed to joining the team and further developing our practice together. We wish the very best to our former colleagues, who we hold in high regard.”
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