Litigation
- Defending a medical sterilization company in personal injury actions in multiple states.
- Defended a chlorinated solvents manufacturer in litigation over dry-cleaning chemicals that allegedly contaminated multiple city sites in Modesto, CA; served as member of the trial team that secured a favorable jury verdict for one site.
- Resolved a threatened citizen suit against an international manufacturer for alleged Clean Water Act violations on favorable terms to client and outside of litigation.
- Defended emergency response services company in a criminal suit over alleged RCRA violations. Our client secured highly favorable plea terms and minimal penalties.
- Secured settlement for a national food product manufacturer in civil litigation with multiple plaintiffs for alleged property damages and personal injuries in relation to waste disposal.
- Member of the trial team that secured a full defense verdict in a toxic tort action for a major chemical company after a two-week jury trial in Louisiana.
- Member of the trial teams that secured favorable settlements in toxic tort suits against an international automotive parts distributor after a four-week jury trial in Louisiana and a two-week jury trial in Philadelphia.
- Recovered 90% of all past and future cleanup costs, approximately $10 million, on behalf of a client following its purchase of a site with groundwater contamination caused by a prior owner's operations in the 1970s.
- Negotiated a favorable pre-litigation cashout in response to a CERCLA contribution suit.
- Lead counsel on a national personal jurisdiction strategy on behalf of a Fortune 500 automotive parts supplier. Directed and worked with local counsel in numerous jurisdictions to secure favorable trial court and appellate rulings, culminating in a pivotal state supreme court reversal of its own prior precedent in favor of the client's position.
- Member of the team that obtained full dismissal and affirmance on appeal for an Am Law 100 firm in the defense of fraud and malpractice claims arising from its representation of a real estate investor.
- Regional counsel for a major chemical company in ongoing toxic tort litigation in several states.
- Member of the litigation team for a national service provider to health care and food industries with facilities in more than half a dozen states.
Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
- Defended a waste management company against debarment following RCRA-related criminal enforcement.
- Counseled a utilities company in environmental enforcement and compliance matters in Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
- Defended a chemical company against an enforcement action by the EPA for past and future clean-up costs at a Superfund site.
- Advising an international transportation and logistics company on environmental matters throughout the country, including strategy for compliance and enforcement matters across multiple states and EPA regions.
- Represented a multinational energy and technical market service provider in a CERCLA enforcement action for legacy liabilities at a former manufacturing facility; negotiations with the EPA reduced the federal and state past response cost demand in the final consent decree by more than $1 million.