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Gibson Dunn hires Paul Weiss products-liability lead Kimberly Branscome and two partners
Gibson Dunn hired a three-partner mass-torts and product-liability trial team from Paul Weiss on September 18, 2026. Kimberly Branscome joins as co-chair of the practice; Yahonnes Cleary and Jonathan Tam join as partners. Branscome and Tam are based in Los Angeles and Cleary in New York, adding first-chair trial depth in pharmaceutical, medical-device, consumer, and industrial matters.
Announcement (Bloomberg Law) → · Gibson Dunn
Key points
- Kimberly Branscome left Paul Weiss to join Gibson Dunn as co-chair of mass torts and product liability.Bloomberg LawGibson Dunn
- Paul Weiss partners Yahonnes Cleary and Jonathan Tam joined Gibson Dunn as partners in the same group.Bloomberg LawGibson Dunn
- Branscome and Tam practice in Los Angeles; Cleary practices in New York.Gibson Dunn
- The team’s first-chair trial work covers pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer product, and industrial mass-tort matters.Gibson Dunn
- Gibson Dunn said the hire complements its appellate and pretrial product-liability strength with trial leadership.Bloomberg Law