Richard Dudley is a Partner and the Chief People Officer at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and is based in the firm's New York office. In this role, he oversees the full human resources function as well as firm-wide investments in lawyer and staff development partnering with leadership and business units across the organization on key initiatives. He is also a member of the firm's Office of the General Counsel and continues to advise the firm on a number of risk management and related issues.
Before assuming this role, Richard served as a Deputy General Counsel where he helped oversee the full operations of the Office of General Counsel. He advised the firm and its attorneys on the range of issues facing a global partnership, including professional responsibility and legal ethics, conflicts of interest, engagement terms, the defense of claims against the firm, professional and employment liability programs, information governance, cybersecurity, the firm's adoption of artificial intelligence, and vendor management.
Prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, Richard was a member of the firm's Litigation Practice, with substantial trial, appellate, and investigative experience in complex civil matters, with an emphasis on commercial and transnational litigation. He helped lead the representation of one of the largest multinational energy companies in the defense of enterprise-level litigation, including multibillion dollar RICO and climate-related tort matters. Richard also represented clients in regulatory and internal investigations focused on securities, anti-corruption, and False Claims Act issues.
Richard earned his Juris Doctor in 2012 from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as an Executive Editor on the Virginia Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy from Georgetown University in 2009.
Capabilities
- Law Firm Defense
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Crisis Management
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- University of Virginia - 2012 Juris Doctor
- Georgetown University - 2009 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
- New York Bar