Webcasts | December 16, 2025
Join us for a half-hour recorded briefing covering several M&A practice topics. The webcast is part of a series of quarterly webcasts designed to provide quick insights into emerging issues and practical advice on how to manage common M&A problems. Topics covered include the use of “clean teams” in M&A diligence, the impact of state “HSR” laws, and lessons from Activision II regarding M&A sale processes.
MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:
This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of .50 credit hour, of which .50 credit hour may be applied toward the area of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.
Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact CLE@gibsondunn.com to request the MCLE form.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of .50 hour in the General category.
California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.
PANELISTS:
Alexander Orr is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn where his practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Orr advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors and special committees in a wide variety of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, joint ventures, equity and debt financing transactions and corporate governance matters, including securities law compliance. Mr. Orr has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, and in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, for his work in mergers and acquisitions.
Jamie France is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group.Jamie represents clients in antitrust merger and non-merger investigations before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, as well as in complex private and government antitrust litigation. She also counsels clients on a range of antitrust merger and conduct matters. Her experience encompasses a broad set of industries, including healthcare, technology, consumer goods, retail, pharmaceuticals, software, financial services, and gaming. Jamie has been recognized in the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust.
Sophia (Vandergrift) Hansell is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Sophie served as an attorney in the Mergers IV Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, where she focused on merger review and enforcement litigation. Leveraging her experience in government enforcement, Sophie’s practice focuses on complex antitrust litigation and investigations before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general. She also has experience counseling companies on a broad range of competition issues relating to M&A transactions, including pre-deal risk assessments, transaction negotiations, and gun jumping issues. Sophie also develops and executes strategies to secure merger clearance with U.S. and foreign competition authorities. She has been recognized by “Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation” guide for three consecutive years (2023-2025), and named a “Rising Star” in Antitrust and Competition by IFLR in 2021 and by Euromoney Legal Media Group in 2020.
Stephen Glover is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn who has served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Stephen has an extensive practice representing public and private companies in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt offerings, and corporate governance matters. His clients include large public corporations, emerging growth companies and middle market companies in a wide range of industries. He also advises private equity firms, individual investors, and others. Stephen has been ranked in the top tier of corporate transactions attorneys in Washington, D.C. for the past nineteen years (2005 – 2025) by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers. He has also been selected by Chambers Global for the past five years as a top lawyer for USA Corporate/M&A. Chambers has singled out Stephen as the only “Star” corporate lawyer in the District of Columbia. Stephen has also been named Washington, D.C. “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America® in the 2026 edition for Securities/Capital Markets Law, and in 2018 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law. In 2018, he was recognized by BTI Consulting as a BTI Client Service All-Star MVP for making the Client Service All-Star list in four consecutive years.
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