July 5, 2018
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has named litigation partners Thomas H. Dupree, Jr. and Cynthia Richman as Co-Partners in Charge of the Washington, D.C. office, effective July 1, 2018.
They succeed litigation partners Daniel W. Nelson and Andrew Tulumello, who served in the role for the past seven years. Nelson’s practice focuses on class action and environmental litigation and mass tort litigation, and Tulumello will continue his appellate and complex litigation practice.
“We are grateful for Dan and Drew’s leadership and commitment to the firm’s D.C. office,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “We are confident that Cindy and Tom will continue to help us grow and develop the D.C. office.”
“I am proud to be a part of Gibson Dunn. Our lawyers’ dedication to excellence and collaborative spirit are inspiring,” said Dupree. “The D.C. market continues to be a strategic focus for the firm, and we are well positioned to continue to thrive in this fast-paced environment.”
About Thomas H. Dupree, Jr.
Dupree is an experienced trial and appellate advocate, who has argued more than 80 appeals in the federal courts, including in all 13 circuits as well as the United States Supreme Court.
He served in the Civil Division at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2007 to 2009, ultimately becoming the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. In that capacity, he served as the division’s second-in-command, overseeing the more than 900 lawyers in the Civil Appellate, Commercial, Federal Programs and Torts branches, as well as the Office of Immigration Litigation and the Office of Consumer Litigation.
He graduated in 1997 with honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as an Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review.
About Cynthia Richman
Richman has been recognized as a leading competition lawyer in Law360, The National Law Journal, Legal Times and The Best Lawyers in America. Her experience includes handling a wide range of high-profile litigation matters (before district and appellate courts), mergers, and counseling matters touching virtually every aspect of antitrust law.
She clerked for Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
She graduated in 2002 magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Executive Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.