North America - United States • Environment
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
The environmental litigation team at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP specializes in the prosecution and defense of civil and criminal environmental litigation, with expertise that spans environmental liability, toxic tort actions, violations of the clean air and water acts. Washington DC-based duo Stacie Fletcher and Daniel Nelson stand at the helm, the former handling a spread of cases falling under enforcement defense and environmental pollution, including oil spills, air contamination and hazardous waste, while the latter deals with toxic tort litigation, personal injury claims and class action litigation. Over in Los Angeles, Patrick Dennis handles litigation within the manufacturing, energy, aerospace and oil and gas spaces, alongside Abbey Hudson, who is an expert in incident response, enriched by her post-incident e-discovery and evidence preservation skills. San Francisco-based Peter Modlin represents clients in toxic tort actions, product liability, citizen lawsuits, enforcement actions and natural resource damages, while DC’s Michael Murphy is a name to note for ESG issues, often dealing with enforcement and civil actions involving air, water and waste allegations.
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Daniel W. Nelson practices in the Litigation Department as co-chair of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group, and he is a member of the Class Action and Complex Litigation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, and Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Groups. Dan has a national complex litigation practice. He has served as the lead defense counsel for clients in the courts of more than 30 states, and he has defended more than 200 class action lawsuits, including as lead trial counsel in securing a defense verdict in a certified class action jury trial. He has represented clients at the trial and appellate levels in cases that span a wide range of areas, with a particular focus on environmental and mass tort litigation, complex business litigation, antitrust litigation, and class action litigation.
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Abbey Hudson is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on environmental matters and complex trial litigation. She devotes a significant portion of her time to helping clients navigate environmental and emerging regulations and related governmental investigations. Legal 500 United States named Abbey a Next Generation Lawyer in the category of Industry Focus – Environment – Litigation.
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Stacie Fletcher, Daniel Nelson