Clients regularly turn to Mayer Brown for litigation related to asbestos exposure, water contamination, and radiological remediation. The firm’s practice spans an array of industries, with a particular focus on the chemical, medical device, and pharmaceutical segments. Co-heading the team alongside New York's Henninger Bullock, Chicago-based Michael Olsen represents Veolia S.A. in state and federal courts in connection with the Flint Water Crisis, while also defending Union Carbide Corp. and Amchem Products, Inc., against asbestos claims. Bullock serves as national counsel for GlaxoSmithKline in a variety of product liability matters. Also in Chicago, Gina Aiello is a key name in PFAS and asbestos litigation. Davina Pujari and Christopher Rheinheimer joined the team in San Francisco from WilmerHale. Pujari brings extensive experience in environmental cases under the Clean Water Act and Lacey Act to the team, while Rheinheimer specializes in state and federal enforcement defense matters. Daniel Ring, Richard Bulger and Priya Desai departed the firm.
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Key clients
- Veolia S.A.
- Union Carbide
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Automotive Alliance for Innovation
- The Big Ten Conference
- Tetra Tech EC, Inc.; Tetra Tech, Inc.
Work highlights
Acted for Veolia North America in the US District Court for the Western District of New York, obtaining a complete dismissal of claims challenging the City of Buffalo’s 2015 suspension of water fluoridation.
Representing Union Carbide and its former subsidiary, Amchem Products, Inc. (NKA Bayer CropScience, Inc.), as co-national counsel in asbestos litigation.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Henninger Bullock; Michael Olsen
Other key lawyers
Gina Aiello; Davina Pujari; Christopher Rheinheimer