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Penny Madden is an English qualified Queen’s Counsel and serves as Co-Partner-in-Charge of the London office at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Transnational Litigation Practice Group. She has a wide range of experience in all key aspects of international arbitration with particular expertise in shareholder, telecommunications, SPA, energy, international trade and insurance disputes. She repres...

Neil Robson decodes complex UK and EU regulations to provide practical regulatory and compliance advice to financial services firms. He represents a range of financial market participants — hedge and private equity fund managers, investment advisors, broker-dealers and proprietary traders — that are based or doing business in the UK or the EU. Neil's extensive working knowledge of this complicated sector allows his clients to both meet their business objectives and satisfy regulat...

Pillsbury Corporate partner Osama Abu-Dehays is known throughout the Middle East and North Africa for his commercial, technology, media and telecommunications law experience. Based in London, Osama represents broadcasters, football leagues and telecom/technology providers. He crafts licensing deals, litigates intellectual property disputes, and advises on regulatory and corporate matters. Osama has drafted media and sports regulations, and has advised on numerous high-profile, politically sen...

Mr. Anderson is highly experienced in private capital arrangements, with a particular focus on the establishment and ongoing operations of asset management structures; portfolio investments in liquid markets, infrastructure, real estate and technology; and compensation for fund principals.

Stephen A. Thierbach is a US-qualified corporate partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. A senior U.S. securities lawyer, he advises issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders on complex, innovative and multi-jurisdictional offerings of equity, equity-related and debt securities. He has a broad capital markets transactions practice, with a focus on initial public offerings and secondary offerings, and has represented corporates, investment banks, private equity firms ...

Vladimir Maly is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Derivatives. Vladimir, who practices law in London, United Kingdom, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Vladimir is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Pawel Szaja is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law. Pawel, who practices law in London, United Kingdom, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Pawel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Till Lefranc is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Lefranc is a member of the Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets practice groups. Mr. Lefranc’s practice focuses on private equity, M&A and capital markets transactions across Europe. He advises clients on cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, growth capital investments, buy-outs, shareholder arrangements, minority investments, and management equity arrangements. He also a...

Rob Day is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions and Sports Groups. Rob’s practice focuses on public and private M&A, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures, private equity and portfolio company transactions. His clients include global corporations, asset managers and private equity houses, advising on their strategically important transactions across financial services, consumer, sports, media a...

Steven Finizio's practice focuses on international dispute resolution. Mr. Finizio also serves as an arbitrator. He has particular experience with energy, financial services, shareholder, joint venture and M&A, and manufacturing issues. He has advised clients regarding disputes under the rules of most of the well-recognized international arbitration institutions and governed by the laws of jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa and the US, as well as under bilateral and regional investment...