James A. Pardo is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's New York office. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, including class actions, product liability and multi-party mass tort cases.
James works closely with corporate clients to identify, evaluate and address potential environmental, toxic tort and products liabilities before they occur. He has helped many companies develop and implement environmental/health/safety compliance programs, and has served as lead environmental/toxic tort counsel on dozens of mergers and acquisitions, real property transactions and other corporate financing matters. James has successfully handled numerous cases involving alleged violations of hazardous waste, clean water and clean air laws in federal and state courts, and has represented clients in enforcement actions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and various state agencies. He has extensive experience in insurance coverage matters and private cost-recovery disputes under both CERCLA and state Superfund laws, and has represented several corporations and officers in federal and state criminal investigations for alleged environmental violations.
James also maintains an active commercial litigation practice. He is currently representing a major health care software company in several breach of contract matters, and recently won an important victory for a biotechnology client in a research fraud arbitration case. James represents several Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 pharmaceutical, chemical, banking/finance, satellite services and automotive clients in various business-related litigations and arbitration matters.
While at law school, James was a member of the Northwestern University Law Review. Prior to joining the Firm, James served as a law clerk to the Honorable James H. Brickley, former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He is a member of the New York bar, and has been admitted to practice before several state and federal courts.
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- New Research Finds Shale Natural Gas Production Emits Less Fugitive Methane Than Previously Reported - (Posted On Tuesday, December 04, 2012)
- The Fine Print of Natural Gas Property Rights: Cautionary Lessons from Western Ohio and New York - (Posted On Friday, November 09, 2012)
- Reconsideration Motion Fails in Middlefield - (Posted On Saturday, July 28, 2012)
- Department of Interior Secretary Endorses Federal Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing - (Posted On Thursday, July 26, 2012)
- New York Governor Floats Idea to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing in Majority of New York Counties - (Posted On Wednesday, July 25, 2012)
- Indiana Adopts "Emergency" Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Disclosure Rule - (Posted On Tuesday, July 24, 2012)
- Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Updates in California and Pennsylvania - (Posted On Thursday, May 24, 2012)
- EPA Releases Final Permitting Guidance for Fracing with Diesel Fuel - (Posted On Wednesday, May 23, 2012)
- Recent Developments in Federal and State Efforts to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing - (Posted On Thursday, May 03, 2012)