Jonathan K. Layne

Jonathan K. Layne, a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Century City office, joined the Firm in 1979 and is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Layne focuses on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings of equity (including IPOs) and debt, corporate finance and securities law, and has extensive experience in Board of Directors, Special Board Committee and corporate governance representations.

Mr. Layne is a graduate of The College of William and Mary where he earned a B.A. in economics and of Emory University School of Law and Emory University Goizueta Business School, where he received a joint JD/MBA degree. He graduated from law school with distinction and was a member of the Order of the Coif and Managing Editor of the Emory Law Journal, and he graduated from business school as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society.

Mr. Layne is a member of the Business Law Sections of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California, and of the Business and Corporations Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the California Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trustees of Emory University, and a past Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of The John Thomas Dye School, an independent elementary school. Mr. Layne also is a frequent lecturer on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law topics.

Mr. Layne has been named to the Daily Journal’s list of “Top 100 Lawyers in California” for 2014. He was selected by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business as an international Leading Lawyer for Corporate/M&A (2013-2014). Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business also ranked him as a Leading Lawyer for Corporate/M&A for Southern California (2005–2014) and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity for California (2007–2014). BTI Consulting named Mr. Layne to its 2014 Client Service All-Stars list, featuring lawyers identified by in-house counsel as those who provide “the absolute best client service.” He also has been named among “Most Influential M&A Advisors” and "The Best of the Bar" for Corporate Transactions by the Los Angeles Business Journal and was named by Best Lawyers as its 2011 Los Angeles Securities Lawyer of the Year.

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Areas of Practice 1) Mergers and Acquisitions, 2) Capital Markets, 3) Fashion, 4) Retail and Consumer Products, 5) Global Finance, 6) Private Equity and 7) Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
Law School Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1979
Education College of William & Mary, B.A., 1975
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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