Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Able to field multi-faceted teams with expertise at the trial and appellate levels on civil litigation, as well as having the capacity to respond to any related governmental investigations that may occur, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is well-positioned to provide sophisticated defense strategies for manufacturing and energy clients across a range of toxic tort matters relating to contaminants in the air, water, and soil. The defense of asbestos-related claims remains a particular strength of the firm, an area where it was afforded even greater nationwide firepower following the arrival at the New York office in January 2023 of experienced trial lawyers Jill Berryand Paul Scrudato from ArentFox Schiff. On the West Coast, Los Angeles-based Yardena Zwang-Weissman exemplifies the flexible nature of the offering, excelling at handling work at the intersection between environmental, mass tort, and product liability litigation. She continues to be part of a multi-office team, led from Los Angeles by James Dragna, that represents Sempra Energy and SoCalGas in ongoing itigation and regulatory proceedings following a natural gas leak at its Aliso Canyon facility in Porter Ranch, California, in 2015 and 2016. Brady Edwards is one of several high-profile litigators in Texas with a focus on environmental/toxic tort disputes, another being seasoned Dallas-based trial lawyer Brad Nes, who co-heads the legacy liability litigation practice group alongside Berry.