Taft's Rob Bilott will deliver the keynote address at the Temple University Law School's Environmental Justice Conference on Apr. 9 in Philadelphia. He will share insights from his decades-long career as an environmental attorney investigating the dangers of "forever chemicals" (PFAS) and reflect on his landmark litigation against DuPont, a case that exposed widespread chemical contamination and its impact on public health. Learn more here.
Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as " The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" in an article published on Jan. 6, 2016, Bilott has represented a diverse array of clients, nationwide, who have been harmed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "Forever Chemicals." His work is the subject of a recent feature film, "Dark Waters," and the documentaries "The Devil We Know," "Burned- Protecting the Protectors," and "Revealed: How to Poison A Planet," and is detailed in his book, "Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-year Battle Against DuPont." Bilott is a member of Taft's Environmental, Litigation, and Product Liability and Personal Injury practices and is a board member of Less Cancer.