New Hire Underscores Gibson Dunn’s M&A Ambitions: New York Brief

Gibson Dunn’s M&A Weapon

Sebastian Fain

Photographer: Bess Adler/Bloomberg Law

A recent hire underscores Gibson Dunn’s grand plans for an M&A practice that has long lived in the shadows of the firm’s litigation prowess, Meghan Tribe reports.

Sebastian Fain has spent 18 years in M&A practice across three firms, guiding deals across a broad swath of industries. Six months ago, the former Wachtell associate made the jump from Freshfields to co-head Gibson Dunn’s cross-border M&A work.

At his new firm, Fain jumped in on a $9 billion deal from Merck and co-led the team that advised Jefferies as a lead financial adviser to Ventyx ...