Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Theodore B. Olson , Washington, D.C. ( Randy M. Mastro , Andrea E. Neuman , Caitlin J. Halligan , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, William E. Thomson , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Deepak Gupta , Washington, D.C. ( Gregory A. Beck , Jonathan E. Taylor , Gupta Beck, Washington, D.C.; Justin Marceau , John Campbell , Denver, Colorado, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellants Steven Donziger, The Law Offices of Steven R. Donziger, and Donziger & Associates, PLLC.
Burt Neuborne , New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellants Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo and Javier Piaguaje Payaguaje.
Winston & Strawn, Washington, D.C. ( Eric W. Bloom , Lauren B. Schuttloffel , Eric M. Goldstein , Nassim H. Hooshmandnia , of counsel), filed a brief for Amicus Curiae The Republic of Ecuador, in support of neither party.
Gross Belsky Alonso, San Francisco, California ( Jonathan Moore , Terry Gross , Adam C. Belsky , Monique Alonso , San Francisco, California; Thomas Bennigson , Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, California, of counsel), filed a brief for Amici Curiae Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, 350 Bay Area, Center for Environmental Health, CT Citizen Action Group, Food and Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Global Exchange, The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, The International Accountability Project, Justice in Nigeria Now!, Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, Media Alliance, Pachamama Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, Rights Action and Sunflower Alliance, in support of Defendants-Appellants.
Donald K. Anton , Canberra, Australia, filed a brief for Amici Curiae International Law Professors, in support of Defendants-Appellants.
G. Robert Blakey , Paradise Valley, Arizona, filed a brief as Amicus Curiae, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Christopher J. Walker , Columbus, Ohio ( Kate Comerford Todd , Tyler R. Green , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., of counsel), filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Faegre Bakers Daniels , Minneapolis, Minnesota ( Aaron D. Van Oort , Jeffrey P. Justman , of counsel), filed a brief for Amici Curiae Keith S. Rosenn, Francisco Reyes, and Raul Nunez Ojeda, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg, New York, New York ( Richard J. Holwell , of counsel), filed a brief for Amici Curiae Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Jurists, in partial support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Richard A. Samp , Washington, D.C. ( Cory L. Andrews , Washington Legal Foundation, of counsel), filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Roger P. Alford , Notre Dame, Indiana, filed a brief for Amici Curiae Business Roundtable and International Law Scholars, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jesse P. Levine , New York, New York ( William B. Shipley , Genthod, Switzerland, of counsel), filed a brief for Amici Curiae Richard Janda, Juan C. Pinto, and Carolina Cruz Vinaccia, in support of Defendants-Appellants.
Richard L. Herz , Washington, D.C. ( Marco B. Simons , Jonathan G. Kaufman , Michelle Harrison , Benjamin Hoffman , of counsel), filed a brief for Amicus Curiae EarthRights International, in support of Defendants-Appellants.
G. Elaine Wood , New York, New York, filed a brief for Amicus Curiae Legal Momentum, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee.
Schwarcz, Rimberg, Boyd & Rader, Los Angeles, California ( K. Lee Crawford-Boyd , Los Angeles, California; Judith Kimerling , New York, New York, of counsel), filed a brief for Amici Curiae Proposed Huaorani Intervenors, in partial support of Defendants-Appellants.
Before: KEARSE, PARKER, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.