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Seeger Weiss, the plaintiffs firm best known for its drug industry mass torts cases, is getting into the environmental litigation game with the addition of a three-lawyer team from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and a new Boston office.
Matthew Pawa will join Seeger Weiss as a partner and lead the new practice, the firm said Monday, calling him “a pioneer in the use of tort theories against polluters” and noting his role in early cases seeking to hold energy companies responsible for climate change.
Pawa has remained closely involved in climate change litigation, and he said he will continue to look for ways to hold polluters liable for environmental damage.
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Seeger Weiss launches environmental practice with trailblazing litigator Matt Pawa, opening its first Massachusetts office
February 8, 2021 GMT
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Seeger Weiss LLP is proud to announce the launch of a new environmental practice group, to be headed by pioneering environmental litigator Matt Pawa and located in a new Boston-area office.
“Seeger Weiss is proud of the work we’ve done on important cases involving environmental harm such as representing the City of New York against the biggest contributors to the climate crisis and consumers defrauded by the Dieselgate scandal,” said cofounding partner Christopher A. Seeger. “Now, with Matt’s help, we expect to take this work to a new level. We’re excited to go after the companies who have profited by harming our environment.”
Plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss LLP said Monday it's expanding into the Boston area and launching a new environmental practice led by a litigator who for years has represented local governments and individuals in disputes over issues including toxic pollution and climate change.