Gibson Dunn & Crutcher should set an ethical standard for representing fossil fuel companies, a student law group said Wednesday, citing the firm’s work on the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The firm’s work has caused “immense harm to the climate and marginalized communities, particularly indigenous communities,” Law Students for Climate Accountability said in a letter to Gibson Dunn.
The group, which represents students from 50 campuses, also cited the firm’s work for Chevron Corp. related to exploration activities in Ecuador.
The student group’s stand on Gibson Dunn comes just ahead of an April 9 federal judicial hearing on whether Energy Transfer ...
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