PFAS & Emerging Contaminants
McGuireWoods’ environmental regulatory and litigation lawyers draw on deep PFAS experience in complicated tort litigation to counsel clients on the ever-changing regulation of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants — from proposed maximum contaminant limits under the Safe Drinking Water Act and disclosure obligations under the Toxic Release Inventory Program, to CERCLA (Superfund) litigation and billion-dollar claims in class action and other lawsuits.
Clients also seek counsel on insurance coverage and recovery, as well as arbitration and litigation of coverage matters. The firm’s insurance recovery team’s willingness to pursue claims in state and federal courts around the country through trial has led to recovery of approximately $1 billion per year, each of the past three years, on behalf of policyholder clients.
Clients depend on McGuireWoods’ advocacy to influence national and state policies concerning PFAS. Our PFAS and emerging contaminants team offers clients in-depth advice and support during the enactment of laws and the development of scientific guidelines that shape regulations. We also engage regulators as they contemplate policies, regulations and guidance impacting clients, and advocate clients’ positions before lawmakers as they weigh adopting standards more stringent than federal ones.
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McGuireWoods’ PFAS and emerging contaminants team includes lawyers with real-world PFAS experience who support clients as they assess and mitigate their PFAS risk; develop and apply business and operational responses to changing PFAS laws and regulations at federal and state levels; consider cutting-edge testing and disposal questions; and defend litigation as it arises, including navigating and coordinating national scientific defenses in novel contexts.
Nationwide ranking for environment and statewide environment rankings in North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
– CHAMBERS USA
Nationwide ranking for environmental litigation and environmental regulatory.
– THE LEGAL 500 U.S.