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Kevin Bruno is a partner in the New York and Princeton offices of Blank Rome. He previously served as co-chair of the firm’s Energy, Environmental, &amp; Mass Torts practice group, and as co-chair of the firm’s policyholder-only Insurance Recovery practice group.&nbsp;He is currently a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. His practice includes environmental and mass tort litigation and compliance counseling to a broad spectrum of industries. Kevin has also spent his career representing policyholder clients in their pursuit of claims in multiple lines of insurance coverage, and provides counseling to clients in their placement of a broad array of first party and liability insurance products.Kevin’s experience includes:<ul>	<li>Defending clients in large-scale, environmental mass tort litigation, including lawsuits relating to alleged bodily injury and property damages from alleged exposure to air, surface water, and/or groundwater releases.</li>	<li>Representing policyholders in pursuit of insurance coverage, including general liability, first party property, environmental, products, professional liability, directors &amp; officers’ liability (“D&amp;O”), and fidelity insurance coverages.</li>	<li>Representing policyholders in their negotiation and placement of a full range of insurance products, from manuscripted policies to large-scale insurance programs, including general liability, first party property, environmental, directors &amp; officers’ liability (“D&amp;O”), and rep &amp; warranty coverages.</li>	<li>Defending clients against private party, NGO, and government claims associated with alleged contamination arising from ongoing and/or historical operations.</li>	<li>Defending clients against lawsuits and criminal investigations brought by the government pursuant to state and federal environmental programs.</li>	<li>Representing clients in connection with private party cost recovery actions, and internal environmental audits and investigations.</li></ul>Kevin is recognized in Chambers USA as a leading lawyer in environment law. Chambers notes that Kevin “draws on a deep understanding of environmental insurance law when litigating challenging claims and enforcement actions” and “…is valued for his familiarity with both state and federal environmental law and procedures. He is particularly strong at permitting and enforcement matters and is singled out for his ‘good client service, knowledge and responsiveness.’” Clients note that he is “a good, skillful litigator who prepares well, as well as excelling as a negotiator and communicator” and that “Kevin always exhibits the utmost professionalism while still being friendly and down-to-earth.”Kevin was also selected to the “BTI Client Service All-Stars,” a listing of 113 attorneys based on interviews of more than 250 in-house corporate counsel at large and Fortune 100 companies, and has received numerous other recognitions, listed below.Before joining Blank Rome, Kevin was a founding member of Robertson, Freilich, Bruno &amp; Cohen, LLC. Prior to that, he was an associate and member of Hannoch Weisman, PC, and one of the original members of its environmental department and insurance recovery practice group.

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Blank Rome Partners Recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®

Blank Rome Recognized as a 2025 BTI Client Service A-Team by BTI Consulting Group

Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

Kevin J. Bruno Elected to Serve on the American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s Council

Blank Rome Partners Recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America®

Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

ABA Litigation Section 2024 Annual Conference

Blank Rome Represents Ryder System, Inc., in Acquisition of Impact Fulfillment Services

Blank Rome Partners Recognized in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America®

Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

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<li>A large telecommunications company in connection with hundreds of lawsuits in state and federal court in the State of Hawaii arising from alleged environmental-related bodily injury, personal injury, property damage and wrongful death claims arising from the August 2023 wildfires in Maui, Hawaii.</li>
<li>A large energy storage and marine terminal facility, in its defense against a putative class of thousands of households for alleged bodily injury and property damage resulting from their alleged exposure to a series of air releases from a formerly affiliated refinery, including as lead defense counsel in several one-week preliminary injunction trials and associated proceedings.</li>
<li>An oil exploration company, in its pursuit of directors &amp; officers’ liability (“D&amp;O”) coverage for the $220 million settlement of several securities class action matters and the recovery of nearly $30 million in defense costs.</li>
<li>A global chemical manufacturer, in national multidistrict litigation relating to alleged contamination of groundwater in numerous states, cities, and U.S. territories.</li>
<li>A commercial and residential real estate developer, in its pursuit of insurance coverage for environmental and property damage claims by two of the largest public utility companies in the United States. Damages in the underlying federal lawsuit were alleged to exceed $250 million.</li>
<li>One of the world’s largest oil refineries, in what were, collectively, amongst the most significant mass tort actions arising from alleged exposure to numerous air releases.</li>
<li>One of the nation’s largest global logistics and transportation companies, in all insurance-related regulatory, policy placement, and counseling matters, and as national coordinating counsel for all insurance litigation.</li>
<li>One of the nation’s largest media conglomerates, in pursuing insurance coverage against 85 insurance companies under 580 policies for environmental liabilities throughout the United States.</li>
<li>One of the world’s largest lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing companies, in pursuing insurance coverage for large-scale environmental liabilities associated with one of the company’s U.S.-based aluminum smelters.</li>
<li>A manufacturer of latex gloves, in pursuing insurance coverage for hundreds of products liability claims throughout the United States and assisted the client and defense counsel regarding a comprehensive settlement of all products-related claims.</li>
<li>One of the world’s largest satellite companies, in its pursuit of insurance coverage for a large-scale satellite loss.</li>
<li>The alleged successors to the United States Radium Corporation, in nearly 15 years of litigation and trials relating to radium-sourced products and tailings, including mass tort and property damage claims, as well as environmental claims asserted by USEPA and USNRC.</li>
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