Mary Rose Alexander > Latham & Watkins LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Combining strong litigation experience with deep regulatory prowess, and appreciated for its ability to ‘work with their clients to collaboratively develop winning strategies’, Latham & Watkins LLP is well-positioned to advise energy and natural resources clients, among others, both from a risk management and compliance perspective as well as in the defense of high-stakes nationwide litigation. The firm is able to tap into a strong bench of versatile litigators throughout the country, many of whom have substantial experience of trying high-profile toxic tort matters, including in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. Based out of Chicago but with trial experience in federal and state courts throughout the country, Mary Rose Alexander  is well-known and liked by both chemical and energy sector clients for her ability to achieve favorable results, including in toxic tort and public nuisance cases involving complicated scientific matters, as well as in disputes involving alleged contravention of environmental regulations. Drawing upon significant environmental regulatory knowledge, New York-based Gary Gengel  is appreciated by clients within the defense, automotive and chemicals sectors, among others, for his ability to provide a holistic offering across compliance, remediation and toxic tort litigation matters. Boston-based Gwyn Williams heads up the overarching product liability, mass tort and consumer class action group which houses the underlying toxic tort offering. Kegan Brown left the firm during 2023.

Co-chaired from the Washington DC office by Janice Schneider and James Barrett, the environment, land & resources team at Latham & Watkins LLP expertly handles a variety of environmental litigation cases, relating to climate change, air quality, toxic tort and natural resources. The team is home to Chicago’s Mary Rose Alexander , who represents clients in class actions, product liability, industrial accidents and toxic tort trials alongside trial lawyer Robin M. Hulshizer who, with environmental experience, is known by clients across the oil and gas, energy, manufacturing industries, particularly for her work on greenwashing and environmental justice-based claims. Over in New York, Kegan Brown  specializes in natural resources claims, in addition to product liability case, particularly those involving PFAS, while DC’s Stacey VanBelleghem handles climate change and air quality matters.