Taft partner Rob Bilott was featured in recent articles and quoted on is his fight against toxic chemicals: 

• “Persistent farmer whose cows died from a mysterious disease helped unravel the origin of toxic chemicals,” Chicago Tribune.
• “More than 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water from a utility where forever chemicals have been detected, Tribune investigation finds,” Chicago Tribune.
• “Long-banned toxic chemicals remain a global threat,” Crisis Response Journal.
• “Bidding Farewell to the Forever Chemicals,” The Chemical Engineer.

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 documentary “The Devil We Know,” 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 and Green Umbrella.