Luis defends companies in complex asbestos litigation, including claims involving alleged exposure to asbestos-containing products.
With more than 15 years of experience in this area of law, Luis represents contractors, premises owners, distributors, retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers in matters involving diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. His practice also includes talc-related litigation involving allegations of asbestos contamination.
His experience spans the automotive, energy, industrial equipment, utilities, and consumer products industries. He handles cases from inception through resolution, developing case strategy, negotiating settlements, and, when necessary, advocating for clients at trial. He has served as first- and second-chair trial counsel in asbestos matters.
Beyond asbestos litigation, Luis has handled silica and benzene claims, construction defect cases, and other complex toxic tort, product liability, general liability, and environmental litigation. He has served as first-chair and second-chair counsel in cases that proceeded to verdict, as well as national coordinating and supervising counsel directing defense strategy for corporate clients across multiple jurisdictions, and has resolved multimillion-dollar claims.
Luis brings deep knowledge of the science and medicine underlying asbestos litigation, extensive deposition experience—including hundreds of depositions of fact and expert witnesses over the course of his career—and a strong understanding of the litigation landscape. He has worked closely with general counsel and claims representatives to evaluate toxic tort claims and assess their merits. Known for his analytical, detail-oriented approach, responsiveness, and thoroughness, he takes ownership of clients’ challenges