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Abbey Hudson

Abbey
Hudson

Partner

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ahudson@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 213.229.7954

FAX:+1 213.229.6954

Los Angeles

333 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197 USA

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PRACTICE

Transnational Litigation Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Abbey Hudson is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on environmental matters and complex trial litigation. She devotes a significant portion of her time to helping clients navigate environmental and emerging regulations and related governmental investigations.

Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation and Regulatory Compliance. Ms. Hudson has handled all aspects of environmental and mass tort litigation and regulatory compliance.  She has provided counseling and advice on environmental and regulatory compliance to clients on a wide range of issues, including supply chain transparency requirements, comments on pending regulatory developments, and enforcement counseling.  She has experience handling California environmental matters that involve the California Air Resources Board, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the California Geologic Energy Management Division, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board – Los Angeles Region.

Litigation. Over the past decade, Ms. Hudson has litigated several of the firm’s most high-profile complex cases.  She specializes in helping clients navigate incident response including crafting big picture media and litigation strategies.  Ms. Hudson also has an expertise in post-incident e-discovery and evidence preservation.

Some of Ms. Hudson’s most recent non-confidential matters include:

  • Tellez v. Dole Food Co.: securing dismissal with prejudice of U.S.-filed toxic tort claims alleging that DBCP caused reproductive harm.
  • Manspeaker v. Intel, Meyers v. Intel, Rodriguez v. Intel: multi-jurisdictional transgenerational tort disputes.
  • Hollingsworth v. Perry: the federal constitutional challenge to California’s ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8.
  • You v. Japan: defended vehicle manufacturers against alien tort and RICO claims brought on behalf of a purported class of Korean citizens.
  • Representation of oil companies in connection with civil litigation, environmental enforcement actions, and community complaints.
  • Compliance and enforcement counseling addressing Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and FIFRA topics in a variety of industries such as chemical manufacturing, consumer product and textile manufacturing, and upstream oil and gas operations.
  • Representation of a major television studio in litigation involving an artist’s “first opportunity” in spin-offs, resulting in settlement of all claims.

Community and Firm Involvement. Ms. Hudson served on the firm’s associates committee, and currently services on the firm’s community affairs and diversity committees.  Additionally, Ms. Hudson helped launch and helps run the firm’s LGBT Women’s initiative.  In 2017, Ms. Hudson was named one of the 40 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 by the National LGBT Bar Association.  Ms. Hudson also has an active pro bono practice.  She is a certified trainer for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and traveled to Kenya and Tanzania with Lawyers Without Borders to facilitate the training of Kenyan and Tanzanian advocates and judges on how to successfully bring to trial claims under those countries wildlife conservation laws.

Education and Background. Ms. Hudson earned her law degree from Columbia University, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, a finalist in the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition, and president of OutLaws, Columbia’s LGBT law student organization.  Ms. Hudson received her Bachelor’s degree with distinction in Political Science from Yale University in 2003.

EDUCATION

Columbia University - 2009 Juris Doctor

Yale University - 2003 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Publications - February 18, 2021 | 3 Key Environmental Takeaways From Biden’s First 30 Days
Client Alert - December 1, 2020 | California Air Resources Board Approves Significant Changes to Stationary Source Emissions Reporting Requirements, Increasing Number of Reportable Chemicals to 1,300
Client Alert - November 18, 2020 | California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle & Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Deployment
Client Alert - May 27, 2020 | Gaps in the EPA’s COVID-19 Temporary Enforcement Policy: What Regulated Entities Should Consider as Compliance Issues Arise Due to the Pandemic
Publications - April 10, 2020 | Calif. Organic Waste Regs Mean Sweeping Changes For Cos.
Publications - February 27, 2020 | Community Shared Solar: Promising Option For Calif. Builders
Publications - February 10, 2020 | Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard Price Cap Is A Trade-Off
Client Alert - November 13, 2019 | New York Lengthens the Limitations Period for Public Water Suppliers to Sue for Alleged Water Contamination
Publications - June 25, 2019 | New York State Enacts Sweeping Emissions Reduction Law
Article - November 2, 2017 | A New Approach To Climate Analysis Under NEPA?
Client Alert - April 18, 2017 | 2016 Year-End Transnational Litigation Update
Article - January 14, 2016 | Courts Make Doing Good Abroad Bad For Business At Home
Article - November 17, 2015 | Recent Trends In Environmental Nuisance Law
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