With a strong presence across the US, Norton Rose Fulbright is turned to by a diverse roster of energy, petrochemical, manufacturing, and transportation clients, among others, for litigation and regulatory support. Splitting his time between Los Angeles and Washington DC, Scott Burton has had long-standing experience in NGO litigation, government enforcement investigations, and contaminated site remediation, whereas Chicago's Brett Young covers tort matters. The two co-head the team. Another key practitioner in Chicago is Eddie Lewis, who lends his former experience as a chemical engineer to clients on major industrial incidents, while over in LA, Joseph Drapalksi handles product liability litigation.
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Key clients
- American Coatings Association
- Baze Chemical
- Becker Specialty Corp.
- BHP Corporation
- California Retailers Association
- EOG Corporation
- Emcor
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- FLH Kanawha River LLC (FLH)
- Goodman Global, a member of the Daikin Group
- INEOS Americas
- Invenergy
Work highlights
Advising Invenergy on defending the first legal challenge to California offshore wind development, involving complex regulatory and environmental litigation over the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Project, valued in the billions.
Advising ExxonMobil on Superfund clean-up and multi-party mediation for cost allocation and multi-billion-dollar remediation of contaminated sediments at Portland Harbor in Oregon.
Defending KMCO in high-profile regulatory investigations, enforcement actions and multi-plaintiff litigation arising from the catastrophic Crosby, Texas chemical plant explosion, including environmental lawsuits brought by state authorities and crisis management under intense public scrutiny.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Scott Burton; Brett J. Young
Other key lawyers
Eddie Lewis; Joseph Drapalksi; Brittany Covert Pruski