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Top Women Lawyers

May 9, 2012

Ruth Fisher

Firm: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Location: Century City Practice Type: Corporate Transactions


In the aftermath of the financial crisis and the rush to consolidate and cut costs that ensued in the entertainment and media industry, Fisher has been busy.


Last year, she played a pivotal role in Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, advising French mass media and telecommunication conglomerate Vivendi SA in the $5.8 billion sale of its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal to General Electric Company.


Although the Vivendi deal was a relatively sma...

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