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.
EDUCATION
George Washington University Law School, J.D., high honors, Order of the Coif, 2012
McGill University, B.A., with distinction, 2001
BAR ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia
Central District of California
Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association, Member
Associate, George Washington Law Review
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Financial Times
- Scott’s work holding the Syrian government accountable for the killing of famed war correspondent Marie Colvin was hailed as “highly commended” at Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards in 2018.
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers since 2020
- The Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law since 2021
- 500 Leading Environmental & Energy Lawyer in 2021
- 500 Leading Litigators in America in 2022
- 500 Leading Global Litigators since 2023
- 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers since 2024
The Times of London
EXPERIENCE
Environmental & Product Liability
- 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.
Human Rights
- Padre et al. v. MVM - Hausfeld represents families that were unlawfully separated pursuant to the unconstitutional family separation policy implemented during the first Trump administration. The defendant in this class action lawsuit is MVM, Inc., the private security contractor that transported thousands of migrant children away from their parents. The plaintiffs bring human rights claims for enforced disappearance, torture, and cruel and inhumane treatment under the Alien Tort Statute, among other claims.
- 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.
