Scott D. Gilbert - Lawyer in Washington, DC

Scott Gilbert brings 40 years of high-profile experience and innovation in complex multi-party dispute resolution to his legal practice.Scotts expertise centers around developing cutting-edge initiatives, settlements, and litigation involving insurance, products liability, commercial torts and bankruptcy. His strong leadership and unique legal strategies are reflected in his successful representation of clients on controversial issues such as asbestos, silica, IUDs, breast implants, heart valves, pharmaceuticals, other mass torts, natural disasters and environmental contamination, as well as commercial and professional liability. These matters have involved tens of billions of dollars in claims.Scott currently is deeply involved in all facets of the legal fight against opioids. He is serving a prominent role in state and tribal matters, the National Prescription Opiate Litigation in Ohio, and various bankruptcy matters.An internationally recognized innovator in the field of strategic alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Scott has crafted creative and workable solutions to some of the most complex legal challenges in the United States and abroad, including mass torts, financial crises, and international relations.Scott also has served as an expert witness in litigation and in insurance arbitrations in the United States and England, a mediator in complex commercial disputes and an arbitrator in American Arbitration Association (AAA) proceedings. Scott has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Duke University Law School, where he has taught Legal Strategy for nearly a decade.