Laura Stanley is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group. Laura previously served as an economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she developed regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Laura graduated with high honors from The George Washington University Law School and was awarded Order of the Coif. Laura served as an Articles Editor of the George Washington Law Review, and she was awarded the ABA Gellhorn-Sargentich Award for the best student essay in administrative law. Laura received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from James Madison University.
She previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ryan D. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Stephen S. Schwartz of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Capabilities
- Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Appellate and Constitutional Law
- Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- George Washington University - 2022 Juris Doctor
- George Mason University - 2015 Master of Arts
- James Madison University - 2013 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Hon. Ryan D. Nelson, 2023 - 2024
- US Court of Federal Claims, Hon. Stephen S. Schwartz, 2022 - 2023