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Our lawyers discuss what Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s data center audit directive means for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Batch Zero Study Process.

Gibson Dunn lawyers bring you the latest in U.S. derivatives news from the past week.

This update covers recent legal news regarding digital assets — including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, digital asset market structure, tokenized assets, and more — in the United States and internationally.

Gibson Dunn represented Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) in its SEC-registered offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Series NN Notes due 2029 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.650% Series YY Notes due 2036. The notes offering closed on August 13, 2026. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. acted as joint book-running managers in the notes offering.   Our team was led by partner Andrew Fabens and included associates Lawrence Lee and Kevin Mills. Partner Edward S. Wei and associate Tianren (Jason) Zhang advised on tax matters.

Gibson Dunn has scored a significant victory for client Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE), with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approving HPE’s settlement of the U.S. Department of Justice’s challenge to the company’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks — notwithstanding vehement opposition to the settlement by a group of state attorneys general.    Our winning team representing HPE across various stages of the case included partners Sam Liversidge, Stephen Weissman, Eric Vandevelde, Daniel Nowicki, Michael Perry, Kristen Limarzi, and Jamie France and associates Courtney Spears, Elizabeth Fosburgh, Kunal Jhaveri, Sam Askari, John Butler, Thomas Tyson, Austin Donohue, Ming Lee Newcomb, Jack Zippel, Soumya B. Kandukuri, and Tate Rosenblatt. For full details of the case: https://lnkd.in/gjgGNSWN

Our lawyers review M&A data and key news items from the past month and look at potential opportunities and trends for the upcoming month. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7gA3hwz

Gibson Dunn advised Quad-C on its investment in Paradigm HSE, a leading provider of health and safety solutions to industrial customers across North America.   Our team was led by partner Andrew Herman and included associates Brennan Halloran and Ethan Anderson. Partner Aaron Adams and associate Eric Olson advised on financing aspects, and partner Matthew Donnelly advised on tax aspects.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/era-gP-H

Commercial Observer highlighted the recent success of Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Practice Group, which has grown by 30 percent over the past two years. Co-Chair Jesse Sharf noted that the team’s ability to handle complicated transactions sets it apart. “I think most of our competitors do not have the development function that we do: joint ventures, fund formation, M&A. We do a ton of M&A work,” he said. Jesse said that he believes Gibson Dunn has the deepest well of legal expertise in commercial real estate. “There are plenty of law firms that are very good at representing users and developers of real estate,” he said. “There are fewer firms that are really good at representing lenders, and far fewer for equity investors.” Co-Chair Eric Feuerstein said that the collaborative culture at Gibson Dunn gives the team a distinct advantage: “Real estate today is becoming far more interdisciplinary, involving investors playing up and down the capital stack at every level of investment. It draws on so many disciplines that it creates many more issues that have to be thought through. That requires lawyers to think outside the box, and to cover numerous issues they traditionally hadn’t worked on. This is a result of how our clients have grown as global asset managers, global banks, investment banks and developers. “The sheer breadth of what clients are doing requires dealing with so many more issues and drawing upon our colleagues in special areas, and that is why our collaborative culture is essential.”

Eight Gibson Dunn lawyers have been named to BTI Consulting Group’s BTI Client Service All-Stars 2026 list, which singles out “the attorneys delivering the absolute best client service.” Congratulations to partners Robert Giannattasio, Rahim Moloo, Kristen Poole, Heather Richardson, Brian Rosenthal, Sonja Ruttmann, and Ilissa Samplin and associate Sarah Mitchell Ediger.

In Biotech Briefings, Gibson Dunn lawyers highlight recent developments that life sciences companies need to know, including the first-half 2026 surge in mid-cap biopharma M&A, a term-by-term drafting guide to contingent value rights, the California Supreme Court's rejection of a "duty to innovate" for drug manufacturers, mid-year False Claims Act enforcement trends, and the SEC staff's sharpened focus on earnings calls as a source of disclosure comments. Stay in touch with the latest developments and insights shaping the life sciences industry through our Biotech Briefings blog: https://lnkd.in/ecbhiSkH Contributors include: Ryan Murr, Branden Berns, Aaron Briggs, Christopher Doherty, Sebastian Fain, Saee Muzumdar, Stephen Glover, Evan D'Amico, Wim De Vlieger, Dirk Oberbracht, George Sampas, Julian Poon, Michael Holecek, Daniel Adler, Matt Aidan Getz, John Collins, Jonathan Phillips, Winston Y. Chan, Jake M. Shields, John Partridge, Jim Zelenay, Michael Dziuban, John Turquet Bravard, Samantha Hay, Francesca Broggini, Kirsten Bleiweiss, Cordelia Achen, Jackson Akselrad, Claire Carter, Betsy Goodwin, Wynne Leahy, Molly Lorente Sorolla (O'Neil), Nicole Martinez, Azad Niroomand, Allonna Nordhavn, Heather Skrabak, Albert Tian, Nell Tooley