EPA’s Former Top Lawyer Under Trump Returns to Gibson Dunn

David Fotouhi, the former EPA acting general counsel under President Donald Trump, has returned to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP—his former firm—as a partner in its environmental litigation and enforcement area.

Fotouhi’s practice will be centered on environmental litigation, including administrative law, regulatory challenges, enforcement defense, cost recovery actions, and mass tort litigation, Gibson Dunn said in a statement. He will also focus on agency rulemakings, adjudications, and compliance counseling.

• As acting general counsel, Fotouhi was essentially the Environmental Protection Agency’s top lawyer and was involved in mapping out litigation strategy. He took over from former general counsel Matthew Leopold ...