Taft partner Rob Bilott was featured in recent podcasts, interviewed, and quoted in the articles below on his work to increase awareness of the dangers of PFAS chemical contamination: 

• “Perfluorinated: towards a global scandal?” franceinfo.
• “Perfluorinated: according to the American lawyer who fought against DuPont, the firm knew the risks of PFOA, an “eternal pollutant”, for decades,” franceinfo.
• “Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging and Makeup with Rob Bilott,” RFK Jr The Defender Podcast.
• “New Legislation on PFAS May Affect Your Fire Suppression System,” Environmental Leader.
• “DuPont’s Worst Nightmare: Building a legal case that would change history, with Rob Bilott,” Out of Hours: The Podcast.

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.