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Gibson Dunn Names Newly Promoted Texas Partners

December 18, 2024 Mark Curriden

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has admitted five new Texas lawyers to its partnership.

The Los Angeles-founded firm, which has about 180 lawyers in Dallas and Houston, announced Wednesday that the following lawyers have been made partner:

John Adams (Dallas) — Litigation

Gina Hancock (Dallas) — Executive compensation

Scott Hvidt (Dallas) — Litigation

Sophie Rohnke (Dallas) — Privacy and cybersecurity

Adam Whitehouse (Houston) — M&A

Twenty-six corporate law firms operating in Texas have now announced their 2024-25 partnership classes as of Dec. 18. In all, there will be 121 new corporate law partners come Jan. 1 — 72 are men, 49 are women; 63 are based in Houston and 46 office in DFW. New corporate transactional practice leads litigation 75 to 46.

The full list of new partners for 2024-25 can be found on The Texas Lawbook’s Firm Management landing page.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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