Microplastics Regulation and Litigation: Emerging Trends, Significant Cases, Key Takeaways

Mr. Blaschke focuses on complex litigation involving scientific or technical issues, as well as general litigation. As a partner in our Environmental and Mass Tort and Toxic Tort practices, he represents energy, pharmaceutical, consumer product and chemical industry clients in state and federal courts throughout the country. Mr. Blaschke's experience ranges from large-scale multiparty litigation to individual product liability actions. He also advises clients on environmental laws and regulations, including the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

Ms. Nesbitt focuses her national practice on helping businesses in heavily regulated industries such as energy, chemical manufacturing, the built environment and banking. She brings deep experience in environmental litigation, guiding clients through complex disputes, regulatory enforcement actions and cost-recovery claims. Ms. Nesbitt also helps organizations build and maintain robust sustainability and compliance programs, addressing everything from green-marketing risks to climate-related disclosure obligations. In addition, she counsels clients at the forefront of emerging areas of law—including microplastics regulation, extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes and evolving plastic-packaging liabilities—translating cutting-edge science and regulation into practical risk management strategies. Ms. Nesbitt currently serves as co-leader of the firm’s Extended Producer Responsibility and Greenwashing Defense & Litigation practice groups.