PFAS Litigation: Expert Depositions and Scientific Evidence

Mr. Brown develops and implements proactive, strategic solutions to the most complex environmental, health, and safety challenges companies face. He partners with clients to protect their interests and to advance business objectives throughout the full lifecycle of environmental and products liability litigations and regulatory matters. Mr. Brown's practice focuses on environmental litigation, environmental regulation, product liability, toxic torts, ESG, and transactional due diligence. He has successfully defended claims in numerous federal and state courts across the country, including the first two natural resource damage actions to ever go to trial in New Jersey (both of which resulted in complete defense verdicts). Mr. Brown also regularly counsels buyers, sellers, lenders, and underwriters on the full spectrum of environmental issues that may affect transactions. He has extensive experience addressing litigation and regulatory matters involving natural resource damages, contaminated sediments, and emerging chemicals of concern, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Mr. Brown has been recognized by both Chambers USA and Legal 500 for his expertise in environmental and toxic tort litigation, including PFAS litigation.

Mr. Schifrin is first and foremost a litigator. He is adept at synthesizing complex facts and legal argument in support of his clients. Mr. Schifrin brings these skills to bear in his practice of complex litigation across the country, handling pharmaceutical, products liability, and toxic tort matters. His practice also includes extensive work preparing and defending expert witnesses at deposition and trial. Mr. Schifrin has considerable experience preparing corporate witnesses in both their personal and representative capacities. He also has extensive experience managing corporate discovery issues, including the review and analysis of corporate documents to prepare strategic defenses to likely liability themes.