Taft's Rob Bilott was the keynote speaker (via zoom) at a Danish PFAS Conference titled, "Goodbye Forever! How to Eliminate PFAS in Industry and the Environment," on Nov. 6. The conference was hosted by Danish Technological Institute in collaboration with Clean, IDA Polymer and with support from The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. Learn more here.

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 the feature film, "Dark Waters," and the documentaries "The Devil We Know," "Burned- Protecting the Protectors," and "Revealed: How to Poison A Planet," 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 the New College Foundation.