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GIBSON DUNN — NEW TRANSITION PERIOD POLICY

To All Associates and Of Counsel – U.S.:

I am pleased to announce a new transition period policy designed to assist our associates and of counsel attorneys who are returning from an extended period of leave related to a new child.

We recognize that in many cases it takes time to transition back into the full-time practice of law following a leave. As part of the Firm’s commitment to support attorneys during such transitions, we will relax our hours expectations for the first 3 months after returning from leave to 75% of targeted pace without any corresponding impact on compensation. This benefit will apply automatically to U.S. associates and of counsel who are the birth mothers and/or primary caregivers of a new baby, adopted child or foster child and are returning from an eligible leave. A similar benefit will apply to lawyers on flex time – i.e., they may work at 75% of their approved flex-time pace during this transition period. This new transition period policy is effective retroactively from the start of this compensation year (November 1, 2016).

Additional details are available in the Firm’s leave policy, which can be assessed here. Please feel free to direct any questions to Stacy Glover, Chief Human Resources Officer; Brenda Kleidosty, Director of Professional Development; or Zakiyyah Salim-Williams, Chief Diversity Officer. Please also do not hesitate to reach out to Stacy, Brenda or Zakiyyah for any other assistance. We are strongly committed to supporting our lawyers and their families not only during this transition period but at all other times as well.

Ken

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