Raymond Ludwiszewski

Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort

Raymond B. Ludwiszewski is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He joined the firm’s Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group after spending eight years in senior legal positions in the United States government dealing with environmental regulatory issues and litigation in the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department. Some significant matters he has handled include the defense of complex toxic tort “contaminated community” cases, the defense of important environmental civil enforcement cases; the successful challenge of major environmental regulations; the defense of large environmental criminal matters; the prosecution of litigation against the United States and most recently, assisted Stellantis in novel agreement with State of California governing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting zero-emissions technology, including electrification of its automotive fleet. In announcing the resolution, the Company characterized the outcome as a “win-win solution that is good for the customer and good for the planet”. Additionally, he has handled noteworthy Supreme Court litigation, including Nollan v. California Coastal Commission  and First English Evangelical Church v. Los Angeles.