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

Gibson Dunn is advising Ovintiv in its $2.7 billion acquisition of NuVista Energy Ltd.   Our Houston corporate team is led by partner Cynthia Mabry and includes partner Tull Florey and associates Alan Williams and Muriel Hague. Partner Shalla A. Prichard and of counsel Ryan Searfoorce are advising on financing aspects.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/gbZ2m7Ws

Gibson Dunn lawyers offer an in-depth look at how newly announced tariffs and the ongoing government shutdown shaped Q3 disclosure trends across the Life Sciences sector. Read their latest commentary and perspectives from the past month in our Biotech Briefings blog, where they examine the first life sciences M&A transaction to close after launching during the shutdown and offer insights into how deal activity can continue to thrive even amid regulatory uncertainty. Check out our blog: https://lnkd.in/ecbhiSkH Contributors include: Ryan Murr, Branden Berns, Melanie Neary, Bradley Smith, Aaron Briggs, Xuan Hong Tran

The Gibson Dunn Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group secured an important win in its representation of the ad hoc group of creditors and DIP lenders of First Brands in the Houston bankruptcy court. After intense negotiations with the creditors' committee, Onset, and the company, the court approved the $4.4 billion DIP financing, including the 3:1 rollup structure and related fees and expenses.   Our team was led by Scott Greenberg (New York), Global Chair of the BRR group, and included partners AnnElyse Scarlett Gains (Washington, D.C.), Jason Goldstein (NY), Stephen Silverman (NY), Matthew Williams (NY), Eugene Y. Park (NY), and Lee Wilson (NY); of counsel Christina Brown (NY); and New York associates Tommy Scheffer, Jonathan Dunworth, and Eric H. Hwang.   Gibson Dunn’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group specializes in representing creditor and stakeholder groups in the nation’s largest and most complex restructurings and is a pioneering leader in the liability management space. Learn more about our BRR team: https://lnkd.in/gdRhQrKQ

Gibson Dunn advised Platinum Equity and Solenis on the acquisition of NCH Corporation, an expert in middle-market water treatment and industrial solutions. Our corporate team was led by partners Ari Lanin (Century City), Evan D'Amico (Washington, D.C.), and Daniela Stolman (Century City) and included associates Paul C. Lee (Washington, D.C.), Samuel Harris (Orange County), Michelle Lou (Los Angeles), Héctor González Medina (Los Angeles), and Kriti Hannon (Orange County). Partner Dora Arash (Los Angeles) and associate Yixue (Bree) Gong (Palo Alto) advised on tax aspects. Partner Sean Feller (Century City) advised on benefits. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exgVDTew

Congratulations to our outstanding Labor and Employment Practice Group, which for the ninth year in a row was honored at The National Law Journal Awards as Litigation Department of the Year in the L&E category — an incredible achievement by an exceptional team.    Two Gibson Dunn partners were also honored at the awards: Brian Rosenthal (New York, Intellectual Property) took home the award for Winning Litigator—Defense, and Rachel Levick (Washington, D.C., Environmental Litigation and Mass Torts) was named a Washington D.C. Rising Star.   Read more about our winning Labor and Employment practice at https://lnkd.in/gREtsBZg and about all our winners on our website. 

Gibson Dunn is advising Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, on its majority investment in NetVendor, a leading provider of vendor compliance management software for the multi-family and commercial real estate industries.   Our corporate team is led by partner Abtin Jalali (San Francisco, Century City) and includes Dallas associates Kiel Sauerman, Uyen Tu, and Riley Gesling. Partner Matthew Donnelly (New York, Washington, D.C.) and associate Josiah Bethards (Dallas) are advising on tax aspects; New York partner Daniel Angel and associate Jacqueline Malzone are advising on IP aspects; and partner Michael Collins (Washington, D.C.) and associate John Curran (New York) are advising on benefits. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gRJdS4nr

Our lawyers provide an overview of key class action-related developments during the second quarter of 2025.

Gibson Dunn is advising Daikin Applied Americas on its acquisition of Chilldyne, a leader in negative pressure liquid cooling systems for high-performance and AI data centers.   The Gibson Dunn corporate team includes partner Stephen Olson (Houston) and associates Jonathan Sapp (Dallas), Joseph Kmetz (Houston), and Gerald Kimani (Houston). Partner Michael Cannon (Dallas) is advising on tax aspects. Partner Gina Hancock (Dallas) is advising on benefits.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/gxF6uhub

Partner Robert Spano (London and Paris), former president of the European Court of Human Rights, was a guest on the BBC World Service Newshour radio program. The conversation took place on the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, created to prevent the types of atrocities seen during World War II. Robert discussed the “profound impact” the Convention has had on the European political landscape.   “The big impact of the Convention has been to allow for voices in society which are vulnerable – minorities, discriminatory animus towards those that do not have political support – those voices have been heard,” he said. He also addressed the impact of the European Court on Human Rights.   “We’re talking about the police having to have a law in order to wiretap people,” Robert said. “Imagine, that was not the case before the European Court of Human Rights said that was necessary.” He added that “the teachings of the Second World War, which have cropped up again in many states of Europe, have been enforced and sanctioned by the European Court of Human Rights.”   Listen to the interview (starts at 37:20): https://lnkd.in/es4ATZVr