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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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United States • Environment

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Environment: litigation

With a strong nationwide presence, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP benefits from capabilities in both environmental litigation and regulatory matters, enabling the firm to expertly handle cases spanning enforcement investigations, multimedia enforcement actions, and mass tort litigation, among other areas. Princeton’s John McGahren is deputy chair of the global environmental practice and acts on citizen suit actions, as well as on Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act proceedings. Los Angeles’ David Schrader leads the product, torts, and environmental practice, alongside deputy Randall Mark Levine, who acts out of Washington DC. Levine regularly assists clients in the energy, health sciences, and pharmaceutical industries on litigation, and Duke McCall, also in DC, is a key contact for work on climate change and emerging contaminants.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘This team is very efficient and centered; it focuses on what's best for the client even when that means a leaner litigation strategy; and it knows the opponent's weak points and how to exploit them while remaining fair and professional.’

  • ‘Duke McCall is a great strategist, with a strong sense of where the case should head and how to steer it there; he knows when to attack, and when to lie low and nudge the opponent into realizing the weakness of the opponent's position; he is a great team player and a consummate professional.’

  • ‘The firm has excellent bench strength, and the litigation team works seamlessly with the environmental lawyers. The deep bench makes it well-suited to large, complex, bet-the-company disputes.’

  • ‘The litigators I work with at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius make the effort to understand how to accomplish certain goals within the framework of the environmental issues in the case.’

  • ‘The breadth of experience the Morgan, Lewis & Bockius team brings is impressive. They are creative in approach and strategy, but also practical when it comes to the needs and goals of a client. The attorneys are both good listeners and great communicators. They listen to my needs. ’

  • ‘John Gisleson and his litigation team are top-notch, extremely qualified, and knowledgeable. John is one of the most skilled trial lawyers that I have ever encountered.’

Key clients

  • Balchem Corporation
  • Celanese Corporation
  • CNA Holdings LLC
  • Crown Central LLC
  • Perimeter Solutions
  • Reusable Industrial Packaging Association
  • Sediment Management Working Group
  • Superfund Settlements Project
  • The RCRA Corrective Action Project
  • The Chemours Company (Chemours) and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (DuPont)
  • Valero Energy Corporation
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Work highlights

Representing the Celanese Corporation in the cleanup of the Lower Passaic River Superfund Site, the largest and most expensive EPA remediation project to date, with costs exceeding $1.4 billion.
Representing Perimeter Solutions, a firefighting foam manufacturer, as lead national counsel in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam multi-district litigation involving PFAS-related environmental and toxic tort litigation in the United States, involving over 2,000 cases filed against the client and other industry defendants.
Represents Sherwin-Williams, one of approximately 100 potentially responsible parties (PRP), in connection with the cleanup of the Passaic River and Newark Bay in New Jersey. Sherwin-Williams had a paint manufacturing facility near the Passaic River.
Practice head

John McGahren; David Schrader; Randall Mark Levine

Other key lawyers

Duke McCall; Rick Rothman; Stephanie Feingold