Scott Gilmore

Partner
Washington, DC

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OVERVIEW

Scott Gilmore, partner at Hausfeld, is an accomplished international lawyer who represents plaintiffs in complex cases involving human rights, environmental justice, terrorism, whistleblowers, and gross corporate misconduct. Recognized as a “Lawyer of the Week” by The Times of London, Scott was named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Environmental & Energy Law Lawyers (2021) and 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2020). Scott also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. He is fluent in French.

Working towards a diverse, equitable, and inclusive world is paramount to Scott who is an active member of our Racial Justice working group.

Clients

Scott has represented an array of clients from around the world, including the heirs of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was assassinated in Syria; Darfur genocide survivors; indigenous peoples threatened by climate change; families recovering Nazi-confiscated artworks; and whistleblowers exposing global corporate fraud.

EVENTS

Climate change & litigation: now and in the future

22 Apr 2022

"Civil Litigation as a Tool for Human Rights Accountability for Iran," Atlantic Council (Dec. 15, 2020), Panelist
"The Role and Impact of Litigation and Other Legal Processes on Accountability in the Cyber Security and Spyware Market,” Citizen Lab Workshop on Transparency and Accountability in the Spyware and Cybersecurity Industry Through Litigation, Regulation, and International Frameworks (Sept. 16, 2019), Speaker
"Daesh’s Attack on Iraq’s Yazidi Community," United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in collaboration with the German and Iraqi Permanent Missions to the UN (Dec. 19, 2017), Speaker
"International Criminal Justice: Achievements and Challenges in Syria and Beyond," UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (July 17, 2017), Panelist
"Digital Rights, Digital Repression: The Dual Roles of Technology in Human Rights," Google Conference, (Oct. 19, 2016), Speaker
"Corporate Social Responsibility and International Justice," American Society for Legal History Conference (Oct. 30, 2015), Presenter
"70 Years After Nuremberg: New Challenges for International Justice," U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Oct. 21, 2015), Speaker
"Accountability in Sri Lanka," U.S. Senate Human Rights Caucus (Sept. 15, 2015), Panelist
"All Tomorrow’s Massacres: Toward a Cybersecurity Framework for Mass Atrocity Crimes,"American Society of International Law Mid-Year Meeting, (Oct. 21, 2012), Presenter

- Children v. the Climate Crisis: Chiara Sacchi et al. v. Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, and Turkey – In which Hausfeld and co-counsel Earthjustice represent 16 children from around the world, including Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor, in a complaint filed before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child alleging violations of children’s rights to life, health, and culture by five members of the G20 whose failure to reduce carbon emissions is perpetuating climate change.
- Colvin v. Syrian Arab Republic – In which Scott, as lead counsel, won a $303.6 million judgment against the Syrian government on behalf of the family of Marie Colvin, a war correspondent for the Sunday Times who was tracked, targeted, and killed in 2012 by Syrian government forces.
- Samathanam v. Rajapaksa – In which Hausfeld represents a group of Sri Lankan torture survivors under the Torture Victim Protection Act who allege they were subjected to years of arbitrary detention and abuse in Sri Lanka under the authority of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at the time a U.S. citizen and Defense Secretary of the island nation.

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