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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 > Industry focus > Environment: litigation
Some of the most prominent companies in the United States and international clients operating in a wide range of sectors seek Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP‘s representation in the full array of environmental litigation matters. Specializing in high-stakes civil and criminal environmental claims, the group is noted for its capabilities in highly complex disputes involving cost recovery actions, enforcement defense, asbetos liability, Superfund sites, permitting obligations and mass tort claims, including multi-party and multi-forum proceedings. The team is managed out of Washington DC by Stacie Fletcher, who handles significant cases under federal and state environmental statutes, and Daniel Nelson, whose notable areas of practice include class action lawsuits and mass tort. In the same office, Raymond Ludwiszewski is a name to note for the defense of environmental civil enforcement cases and complex toxic tort cases. The DC team was further strengthened by the arrival of David Fotouhi, who joined the firm after nearly four years in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Also noteworthy is the group’s offering in California, where Patrick Dennis is counsel of choice for numerous manufacturing, energy, real estate, and construction industry clients. He is based in Los Angeles. Perlette Jura, who co-chairs the ESG practice, and Abbey Hudson are key individuals in LA for multi-district environmental litigation.
United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
Recognized as a ‘premier firm in highly complex, high-value litigation’, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has, over the years, won many notable victories for defendants in critical environmental and toxic tort cases, both at trial and appellate level. As well as regularly achieving success in venues throughout the US, including in traditional plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions, the environmental and toxic tort team, which is led from Washington DC by Daniel Nelson and Stacie Fletcher, has also developed particular strength in handling trans-national cases. In addition, the firm has successfully cultivated expertise in cutting-edge matters relating to climate change, an area that ‘exceptional‘ New York-based trial lawyer Andrea Neuman and seasoned California-based appellate lawyer Theodore Boutrous have been particularly visible.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment: litigation - United States > Industry focus
- Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort - United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Transport: rail and road - litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- 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)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Healthcare: health insurers
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- International Trade > International trade
- 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)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Project finance