McDermott, Will & Emery LLP

McDermott Will & Emery LLP 600 13th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-3096 T: 202.756.8000 F: 202.756.8087 www.mwe.com

McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a premier international law firm with over 1000 lawyers worldwide. For over 70 years, McDermott Will & Emery has been serving the needs of its clients by handling the full gamut of legal challenges. The OSHA/Catastrophe Response Group of McDermott Will & Emery has been the primary outside counsel for dozens of companies who have experienced major industrial disaster situations in the United States. The Group responds immediately to workplace catastrophic incidents or fatal accidents and works onsite to not only manage investigations by governmental agencies and third parties but also to conduct or assist the company's investigation. The Group regularly represents and counsels clients in investigations by and dealings with numerous federal agencies, such as OSHA, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), EPA, ATF and MSHA, as well as their state counterparts.

Combined with other McDermott Will & Emery LLP practice groups, the OSHA/Catastrophe Response Group deals with every legal and potential liability aspect of an industrial disaster from government agency investigations and enforcement actions through environmental and insurance issues to the defense of civil and criminal claims.

For more information, visit the Firm's website at www.mwe.com (click on Practice Areas and then OSHA), or contact either Bob Gombar (202.756.8242; rgombar@mwe.com) or Jim Lastowka (202.756.8245; jlastowka@mwe.com).

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