REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Jackie S. Celender
Select Current and Recent Engagements
Represent major expandable polystyrene manufacturer asserting claims for breaches of
representations and warranties and tort-based claims in connection with its purchase of the
membership interests in a limited liability company.
Represent a waste management and renewable energy company in matters involving claims of breach
of fiduciary duty and in areas regarding the company’s internal affairs.
Represent major chemical company in defense of claims arising under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and Resources Conservation
and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) pending in federal court.
Represent major chemical company in connection with the defense of civil liability and damage
claims arising from a series of well-publicized chemical fires at a Texas facility in the wake
of Hurricane Harvey in September 2017, including the defense in federal court of a class action
involving upwards of 30,000 individuals who allege a variety of personal and property injuries
and a Texas state-court MDL proceeding involving more than 750 plaintiffs, who were allegedly
injured and/or suffered property damage during the fires.
Represent utility company in defense of breach of contract and declaratory judgment claims in
connection with the acquisition of a municipal authority.
Represent manufacturer and energy services company in defense of tort-based personal injury
lawsuits alleged by employees of subsidiary companies.
Represent aerospace products manufacturer in ICC arbitration involving claims of breach of a
long-term supply agreement.
Represent manufacturer in domestic arbitrations involving breach of contract claims stemming
from a pricing dispute.
Represent engineered metals manufacturer and aluminum manufacturer in commercial contract,
product liability, and personal injury cases in a variety of US jurisdictions and in domestic
and international disputes.
Select Recent Trial Experience
Represent major chemical company in week-long class certification hearing in federal court,
including lead advocacy for arguments against Rule 23(b)(2) injunctive classes sought and
Daubert motions (including cross-examination) for a variety of experts.
Represent a major materials supplier in three inter-related but unconsolidated ICC arbitrations
(seated in London, Paris, and Geneva) in successfully defending claims brought against it by a
major manufacturer of commercial passenger and military aircraft, related to the supply of
alleged defective products, in which the claims alleged (for damages and an indemnity) were
quantified at over US$1 billion. The defenses advanced on behalf of our client ultimately
prevailed with a favorable costs award against the unsuccessful claimant.
Represent major aerospace materials supplier in international arbitration before the Arbitration
Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in defense of breach of contract claims
regarding pricing.
Represent a major energy services company in a London-based arbitration against an insurer that
refused to indemnify the company for its portion of a US$1 billion settlement entered into to
resolve lawsuits arising out of an explosion and fire that occurred onboard the Deepwater
Horizon drilling rig in 2010.
Represent a major aluminum company in an ICC arbitration brought by a Dutch mining company over
claims related to the development of a bauxite mine in Suriname.
Represent policyholder in AAA and ICDR arbitrations regarding insurers’ breach of asbestos
coverage-in-place agreements.
