Paul J. Napoli

Paul Napoli brings more than 30 years of legal experience to his primary areas of practice, including governmental affairs, environmental law and mass tort litigation. He is widely recognized as one of the country’s top litigators, having successfully led numerous high-profile cases such as the World Trade Center litigation, the Flint Water Crisis and claims brought on behalf of local cities and states involving the Opioid Epidemic.

Paul is well-known for his ability to oversee large-scale complex cases involving large multi-billion-dollar corporations, including contamination caused by PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’. Notably in the ongoing AFFF litigation affecting America’s public water systems, Paul was instrumental in negotiation settlements totaling over $14 billion with defendants, including 3M, DuPont, Tyco Fire Products and BASF Corporation. 

Mr. Napoli earned his JD from St. John's University School of Law  and his LLM in environmental law from Lewis and Clark Law School. Recently he and his wife, Marie Napoli, provided a gift to NYU Law to establish the NYU Law Environmental Justice Laboratory (EJL). The EJL will work with partners, including impacted communities, to address longstanding environmental racism and build a just, decarbonized future.

Paul continues to be a sought after speaker at conferences such as the LF Dealmakers Mass Torts Edition, the Perfect Law Global Class Action & Mass Torts Conference and the Mass Torts Puerto Rico Conference. He also regularly contributes thought leadership articles on the health impacts of microplastics, AI's impact on the legal profession, the Opioid Crisis and Pharma Accountability and more.