North America - United States • Dispute resolution
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Led from Tampa by David Weinstein and drawing upon environmental regulatory and litigation experts spread throughout the country, Greenberg Traurig LLP is well-positioned to help clients fend off multi-plaintiff civil litigation suits, as well as regulatory enforcement actions, irrespective of geographical location. The firm is particularly adept at handling MDLs, regularly working the case up and also representing the client at the trial stage, if necessary. Based in Chicago, seasoned trial lawyer Francis Citera is ‘an excellent legal strategist’, who excels in handling environmental/toxic tort MDLs/class actions, where he is noted for his ability to achieve favorable results at the motions stage, often obtaining summary judgments and outright dismissals prior to trial. Tampa-based Christopher Torres is also recommended and regularly helps to dismiss or limit claims relating to environmental and toxic torts at the motions stage, through the decertification of a class as well as the exclusion of expert witnesses.
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- 'Frank Citera is an excellent legal strategist.'
Key clients
- State of North Dakota
- Union Pacific Railroad
- BP
- National Foam, Inc.; parent Angus International Safety Group, Ltd.; and related entities
- T.T. International Co., LTD
- Charlotte County
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Mosaic Fertilizer LLC.
- Ovivo USA LLC
- Metropolitan Transit Authority
- The Coalition To Keep East Hampton Airport Open Ltd.
- Pluris Wedgefield, LLC
Work highlights
- Secured a federal court dismissal for Lockheed Martin Corporation in Grayson, a property diminution and medical monitoring class action, and defense judgment in Vandestreek, a companion wrongful death action arising from glioblastoma.
- Secured a preliminary injunction against the US Department of Interior mandating that Bureau of Land Management resume quarterly lease sales of oil and gas in North Dakota after cancelling such actions in violation of federal law – which harmed North Dakota’s sovereign administration of its own independent authority over state and private mineral development.
- Won a $89m judgment in favour of T. T. International Co., LTD in a cross-border matter that involved a complex business dispute and highly valuable allowances for hydrofluorocarbons,
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David Weinstein