Kevin Kelley joins Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced that Kevin Kelley has joined the Firm's New York office as a partner. Kelley is a member of the Corporate Department and the Corporate Transactions and Securities practice group. Kelley was formerly the global head of Clifford Chance's US Securities Group.

"I am extremely pleased and excited to have joined the Gibson Dunn team," said Kevin Kelley. "Gibson Dunn is one of a handful of the strongest firms in the US and is making strong progress in its global efforts. I am looking forward to bringing my global capital markets experience to their strong platform and working together to build a premier global capital markets practice."

Kelley?s practice encompasses a broad range of corporate and securities transactions particularly those involving non-US issuers engaging in US public and private securities offerings and exchange offers. He has significant expertise representing issuers and underwriters in global public and 144A offerings of debt and equity securities, compliance with US securities laws and NYSE and Nasdaq listings by foreign issuers, exchange offers, private placements and privatizations.

"We are very pleased that Kevin Kelley has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner in our New York office. Kevin's skill set and strong practice will enhance our already strong capital markets practice, and add depth to our cross-border practice in Europe and Latin America," said Ken Doran, Managing Partner.

Gibson Dunn's unmatched SEC expertise and access, together with Kelley's experience with cross-border securities offerings, solidifies Gibson Dunn's place in an elite group of premier firms. Kelley's relationships in the international banking community, his years of experience with clients such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Bear Stearns, ABN AMRO and Merrill Lynch will further enhance the service Gibson Dunn can provide to global financial institutions. Gibson Dunn has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Palo Alto, Century City, Orange County, Dallas and Denver. European offices include London, Paris, Munich and Brussels.