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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Offices

1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON DC 20036-5306
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Daniel Nelson

Work Department
Environment: Litigation
Position
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.
Education
University of Michigan – 1993 Juris Doctor; Colgate University – 1990 Bachelor of Arts
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Environment > Environment: litigation
The environmental litigation and mass tort team at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acts for top-tier clients on a range of domestic and international disputes, including civil and criminal matters, bet-the-company litigation, and product liability cases. It is well versed in issues pertaining to catastrophic environmental disasters and has recently been handling a number of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions cases. The practice is led by Stacie Fletcher and Daniel Nelson, with Fletcher recommended for enforcement and defense matters brought by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and various state agencies, and Nelson a key name for class actions and environmental and mass tort litigation. In Los Angeles, Abbey Hudson is a key name for regulatory work, compliance and government investigations, as well as ESG matters, while Patrick Dennis is active in litigation in the manufacturing, energy, aerospace, real estate, and oil and gas sectors. David Fotouhi is an EPA alumnus with considerable experience of enforcement and regulatory issues, while Perlette Jura, who splits her time between LA and Washington DC, is a name for trial and appellate litigation and often handles cross-border matters. Rachel Levick was recently promoted to partner. Named attorneys are based in DC unless otherwise stated.
United States > Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
The enviable client base at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s Washington DC-based road transportation industry practice comprises auto manufacturers, large rental car companies, automobile trade associations, and companies involved in the manufacture of materials for the transportation industry. It covers a broad array of specialisms, including litigation, appellate matters involving punitive damages, environmental matters and franchising work. The group also fields experts in antitrust and unfair competition issues, false advertising claims, class actions, and labor and employment matters, along with international trade and anti-dumping issues. The group is additionally well known for its longstanding efforts to ensure that punitive damage awards and procedures comply with constitutional requirements. In the rail space, the firm consistently handles railroad critical matters in the federal and state courts, as well as before regulatory bodies. The principal advisers are Raymond Ludwiszewski, whose career includes several years in senior US government legal positions, and experienced trial and appellate advocate Thomas Dupree Jr. Also key to the group’s offering are Theodore Boutrous Jr in Los Angeles, who acts in federal and state appellate courts throughout the US, while Daniel Nelson focuses on environmental and mass tort litigation, along with business, antitrust and class action claims.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment: litigation United States > Environment
- Rail and road: litigation and regulation United States > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense