Ricardo Pagulayan is an associate in Baker Botts' Environmental, Safety and Incident Response group and sits in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Ricardo's practice focuses on environmental litigation and regulatory compliance.

During law school, Ricardo interned at the main regional office for U.S. EPA Region II in New York, where he worked on various matters involving emerging chemicals and solid waste. Ricardo also served as an executive editor on the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law and was selected to be among the first cohort of students to staff the Columbia Environmental and Climate Justice Clinic.

Prior to law school, Ricardo worked as a Paralegal Specialist in the Environmental Defense Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he assisted with trial preparation for a wide array of toxic waste and pollution matters.