Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Gustav W. Eyler has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.  Eyler most recently served for five years as Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch, having worked before then in other senior roles at DOJ.  At Gibson Dunn, he will serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s FDA and Health Care Practice Group and will represent clients in government investigations and enforcement actions related to consumer protection, fraud, and privacy laws.  He joins more than 60 former federal prosecutors and enforcers at the firm.

“We are delighted to welcome Gus back to Gibson Dunn,” said F. Joseph Warin, Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Litigation Department in the Washington, D.C. office, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Global White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group.  “After successive senior positions in a variety of significant DOJ roles, Gus returns to the firm where he started his career.  His government experience, particularly as Director of the Consumer Protection Branch, has given him significant experience across a range of criminal, civil and regulatory enforcement and policy issues that will be a tremendous resource to our clients.”

“We are very excited to have Gus back,” said Thomas H. Dupree Jr., Co-Partner-in-Charge of the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn.  “He has broad government experience at a senior level.  He is smart, driven, and extremely talented.  He will be a strong addition to multiple practices across the firm.”

“I am thrilled to return to Gibson Dunn,” said Eyler.  “The white collar practice at Gibson Dunn has an unmatched record of success in handling complex government investigations and prosecutions.  I am proud to rejoin that practice and to work again with the firm’s outstanding people.”