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Gregory J. May

Gregory J. May

Partner

One Financial Center
Suite 3500
Boston, MA 02111
T 617.217.4612
F 617.217.4710
greg.may@nelsonmullins.com
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Greg concentrates his practice on a variety of environmental, insurance, litigation, and risk management areas. He has handled actions arising under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and equivalent state environmental statutes. Greg advises clients on the...

Greg concentrates his practice on a variety of environmental, insurance, litigation, and risk management areas. He has handled actions arising under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and equivalent state environmental statutes. Greg advises clients on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmental assessments, brownfields, greenhouse gas compliance, coastal mitigation, permitting, and due diligence issues. His work in these areas include representation of clients in judicial and administrative proceedings.

Greg also advises corporate and public entity clients on their insurance and risk management programs. He has developed, drafted, and negotiated insurance programs for several major public infrastructure projects in Greater Boston and for real estate developments throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and Florida. Greg reviews his clients’ pollution, cyber, directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), construction, intellectual property, general liability, and other insurance programs to eliminate any gaps in coverages. He also designs the contractual mechanisms needed to transfer his clients’ potential risks to other parties.

Greg represents and counsels clients in insurance and reinsurance matters involving environmental, construction, product liability, cybersecurity, advertising injury, D&O, and E&O claims throughout the United States. Greg's experience in these areas spans the preparation of opinion letters through trial and arbitration.

Greg has acted as national counsel for several companies involved in environmental, product liability, unfair competition, mass tort, and other litigation throughout the United States. He currently defends businesses in environmental, product liability, and mass tort litigation.

Greg also commits a substantial portion of his time each year to pro bono matters. He works with Massachusetts Lawyers Clearinghouse, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), and the Arts & Business Council of Boston to represent and advocate for individuals and nonprofit entities involved in litigation and administrative actions.

Gregory J. May

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmental assessments, brownfields, greenhouse gas compliance, coastal mitigation, permitting, and due diligence issues. His work in these areas include representation of clients in judicial and administrative proceedings.

Greg also advises corporate and public entity clients on their insurance and risk management programs. He has developed, drafted, and negotiated insurance programs for several major public infrastructure projects in Greater Boston and for real estate developments throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and Florida. Greg reviews his clients’ pollution, cyber, directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), construction, intellectual property, general liability, and other insurance programs to eliminate any gaps in coverages. He also designs the contractual mechanisms needed to transfer his clients’ potential risks to other parties.

Greg represents and counsels clients in insurance and reinsurance matters involving environmental, construction, product liability, cybersecurity, advertising injury, D&O, and E&O claims throughout the United States. Greg's experience in these areas spans the preparation of opinion letters through trial and arbitration.

Greg has acted as national counsel for several companies involved in environmental, product liability, unfair competition, mass tort, and other litigation throughout the United States. He currently defends businesses in environmental, product liability, and mass tort litigation.

Greg also commits a substantial portion of his time each year to pro bono matters. He works with Massachusetts Lawyers Clearinghouse, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), and the Arts & Business Council of Boston to represent and advocate for individuals and nonprofit entities involved in litigation and administrative actions.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Designed insurance and risk transfer programs for several multibillion-dollar public infrastructure projects in Greater Boston, addressing potential cyber, construction/builders’ risk, pollution, and other major exposures
  • Advised real estate developers on PFAS and federal and state brownfields issues at former industrial sites to help complete several large corporate and real estate transactions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida, and South Carolina
  • Successfully defended numerous companies in cost recovery actions under CERCLA and Massachusetts Chapter 21E
  • Obtained approvals for major aviation client’s airport hangar expansion from town Conservation Commission and Massachusetts DEP under state and local wetlands regulations
  • Defended New England-based manufacturer of latex medical devices in national products liability litigation
  • Successfully opposed certification of class action asserting alleged wrongful advertisement of "safe" pesticides in violation of EPA regulations under FIFRA
  • Litigation counsel for insurers and policyholders in multi-party environmental pollution actions involving bankruptcy and appellate issues
  • Litigation counsel for insurer in coverage action arising from New England pharmaceutical compounding mass tort claims
  • National litigation counsel for insurers in E&O and other claims arising from high-exposure activities
  • Represented insurers in coverage litigation over nationwide polybutylene plumbing systems product defect claims
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Designed insurance and risk transfer programs for several multibillion-dollar public infrastructure projects in Greater Boston, addressing potential cyber, construction/builders’ risk, pollution, and other major exposures
  • Advised real estate developers on PFAS and federal and state brownfields issues at former industrial sites to help complete several large corporate and real estate transactions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida, and South Carolina
  • Successfully defended numerous companies in cost recovery actions under CERCLA and Massachusetts Chapter 21E
  • Obtained approvals for major aviation client’s airport hangar expansion from town Conservation Commission and Massachusetts DEP under state and local wetlands regulations
  • Defended New England-based manufacturer of latex medical devices in national products liability litigation
  • Successfully opposed certification of class action asserting alleged wrongful advertisement of "safe" pesticides in violation of EPA regulations under FIFRA
  • Litigation counsel for insurers and policyholders in multi-party environmental pollution actions involving bankruptcy and appellate issues
  • Litigation counsel for insurer in coverage action arising from New England pharmaceutical compounding mass tort claims
  • National litigation counsel for insurers in E&O and other claims arising from high-exposure activities
  • Represented insurers in coverage litigation over nationwide polybutylene plumbing systems product defect claims

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Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
    • DRI Subcommittee on Reauthorization of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act

Community

  • Hingham Water Supply Committee (2004–2008)
  • Hingham Youth Soccer Association
  • Hingham Girls Basketball Association

Greg concentrates his practice on a variety of environmental, insurance, litigation, and risk management areas. He has handled actions arising under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and equivalent state environmental statutes. Greg advises clients on the... National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), environmental assessments, brownfields, greenhouse gas compliance, coastal mitigation, permitting, and due diligence issues. His work in these areas include representation of clients in judicial and administrative proceedings.

Greg also advises corporate and public entity clients on their insurance and risk management programs. He has developed, drafted, and negotiated insurance programs for several major public infrastructure projects in Greater Boston and for real estate developments throughout New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and Florida. Greg reviews his clients’ pollution, cyber, directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), construction, intellectual property, general liability, and other insurance programs to eliminate any gaps in coverages. He also designs the contractual mechanisms needed to transfer his clients’ potential risks to other parties.

Greg represents and counsels clients in insurance and reinsurance matters involving environmental, construction, product liability, cybersecurity, advertising injury, D&O, and E&O claims throughout the United States. Greg's experience in these areas spans the preparation of opinion letters through trial and arbitration.

Greg has acted as national counsel for several companies involved in environmental, product liability, unfair competition, mass tort, and other litigation throughout the United States. He currently defends businesses in environmental, product liability, and mass tort litigation.

Greg also commits a substantial portion of his time each year to pro bono matters. He works with Massachusetts Lawyers Clearinghouse, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), and the Arts & Business Council of Boston to represent and advocate for individuals and nonprofit entities involved in litigation and administrative actions.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Designed insurance and risk transfer programs for several multibillion-dollar public infrastructure projects in Greater Boston, addressing potential cyber, construction/builders’ risk, pollution, and other major exposures
  • Advised real estate developers on PFAS and federal and state brownfields issues at former industrial sites to help complete several large corporate and real estate transactions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida, and South Carolina
  • Successfully defended numerous companies in cost recovery actions under CERCLA and Massachusetts Chapter 21E
  • Obtained approvals for major aviation client’s airport hangar expansion from town Conservation Commission and Massachusetts DEP under state and local wetlands regulations
  • Defended New England-based manufacturer of latex medical devices in national products liability litigation
  • Successfully opposed certification of class action asserting alleged wrongful advertisement of "safe" pesticides in violation of EPA regulations under FIFRA
  • Litigation counsel for insurers and policyholders in multi-party environmental pollution actions involving bankruptcy and appellate issues
  • Litigation counsel for insurer in coverage action arising from New England pharmaceutical compounding mass tort claims
  • National litigation counsel for insurers in E&O and other claims arising from high-exposure activities
  • Represented insurers in coverage litigation over nationwide polybutylene plumbing systems product defect claims

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, JD (1994)
  • Boston College, BA, cum laude (1990)
    • Honors program

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Practice Areas

Industries

  • American Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
    • DRI Subcommittee on Reauthorization of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
  • Hingham Water Supply Committee (2004–2008)
  • Hingham Youth Soccer Association
  • Hingham Girls Basketball Association