Rail and road: litigation and regulation

Granta Nakayama

A partner in the Environmental practice with a focus on energy, Granta represents companies in a range of regulatory and enforcement matters. With training as a nuclear engineer and more than a decade of experience as a practicing engineer and technical manager, Granta represents clients with products or services regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with state government agencies such as the California Air Resources Board. He defends companies in enforcement actions and litigation involving regulations and rate proceedings, and represents their interests in agency rulemakings and Congressional matters.

David Benz

David is a member of the firm's Transportation practice group. He focuses his practice on matters involving freight railroad regulation, contracting and strategy. In particular, he assists clients in understanding their rights under federal law, in reducing their rail transportation shipping costs, and in meeting regulatory requirements of the Surface Transportation Board and other federal agencies.

Ryan Ford

Senior associate

Natalie Zagari

Andy Bertron

Partner

Karyn Booth

Karyn is a partner and leader of the Transportation practice. She advises clients on commercial and regulatory transportation matters involving rail, motor, ocean and air carriers. She represents manufacturers; oil and gas, chemical, auto and other industrial companies; retailers; trade associations; and intermediaries before the STB, DOT, FMCSA, FMC and other federal agencies in economic and safety proceedings. She counsels clients on rail competition, rate, construction and other matters, truck safety, international ocean, and hazmat compliance and enforcement. She has extensive experience with transportation and logistics contracts, advises on risk mitigation and transportation policy, and handles commercial transportation disputes.

Susan Clare

Susan Clare, a partner in the Trial and Global Disputes Practice, is the Co-Chair of the Automotive and Transportation Litigation Team.  Susan represents clients in the automotive/transportation, life sciences, and consumer products industries in high-exposure product liability, mass tort, and other complex litigation. With experience in all phases of complex litigation, Susan represents companies in individual, class action and multi-district proceedings in federal and state courts across the country. She is skilled at handling the types of issues that frequently accompany the highest-exposure matters, such as cases involving recalled and foreign-manufactured products, media attention, government investigations, allegations of consumer fraud, jurisdictional challenges, insurance disputes, and extensive expert discovery.

Steven McKelvey

Partner

Eric Bilik