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Matthew G. Parisi

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Matthew G. Parisi Partner

Direct Dial: 914.287.6184 Fax: 914.683.6956 Email Matthew G. Parisi	Practice Areas Environmental Litigation Product Liability Toxic Tort / Complex Litigation
Biography Mr. Parisi is the head of our Environmental Practice Group and a member of our Litigation and Toxic Tort/Complex Litigation Practice Groups. During his more than 13 years with the Firm, Mr. Parisi has acquired substantial trial and litigation experience representing clients in environmental and general commercial matters in state and federal court. Mr. Parisi is an experienced trial lawyer in both environmental and general civil matters. His primary practice area is environmental law. He represents several major oil companies in products liability and environmental contamination actions filed throughout the United States. He has also represented area municipalities, corporations and individuals in environmental and zoning disputes, including CERCLA "Superfund" cost recovery actions, RCRA, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act lawsuits, and cases involving other local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Mr. Parisi also represents national retail stores, area businesses and individuals in commercial business disputes in state and federal court. He is also experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including the arbitration and mediation of civil disputes. In 2007, Mr. Parisi was honored as a "Rising Star," one of Westchester County’s "Forty under Forty" by the Business Council of Westchester. He has made legal presentations to business organizations in several states relating to sponsor and promoter liability, as well as to aspects of the Fair Labor Standards Act. He is also the author of published articles on the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields on individuals and on property values. (cancer phobia.pdf ) Education Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1993) ( with a Certificate in Environmental Law); Member, Pace Environmental Law Review; Intern, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Union College (B.S., 1990) (Electrical Engineering) Memberships Mr. Parisi is a member of the New York State (Environmental Section) and Westchester County Bar Associations. Admissions New York U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit