We are counsel of choice for Con Edison in major litigations and have achieved favorable results in a wide range of fora

Davis Polk has served as lead counsel to Con Edison in decades of mass tort litigation, including cases arising from:

  • An unattended open manhole in Manhattan
  • A steam pipe rupture in Manhattan, closing a section of midtown for weeks
  • Gas explosions in the Bronx, East Harlem and the Lower East Side of Manhattan 
  • Superstorm Sandy, Winter Storm Isias and other extreme weather events
  • Power outages in Washington Heights, Long Island City and other areas of New York City, Westchester, Orange and Rockland Counties

Our representations involve both regulatory and court proceedings, successful coordination of personal injury, property damage and business interruption claims, successfully litigating claims against co-defendants and successful resolution of cases.  

The Davis Polk team included partners Frances E. Bivens, Michael Scheinkman and Lara Samet Buchwald and counsel Craig J. Bergman. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office. 

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