“I pride myself on being responsive, tenacious, and knowledgeable about my clients and the industries in which they operate.”
Cristen Rose
Principal
301-951-9343
301-652-5412 FAX
crose@paleyrothman.com
Cristen Rose’s practice encompasses a wide variety of commercial & business litigation, with significant experience in mass torts, class actions, product liability defense, environmental litigation, contractual disputes and regulatory compliance. As a member of the firm’s Regulatory Law & Litigation practice group, she devotes a significant portion of her practice to the regulation of pesticides and other chemical products under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Cristen also has extensive experience representing companies that are subjects of investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
In addition to defending clients in governmental investigations and enforcement proceedings, Cristen counsels and defends clients on regulatory, contractual and licensing issues, and in federal arbitrations arising under FIFRA. She also has considerable experience with state and federal litigation involving product liability, false advertising and unfair trade practice claims. Her knowledge of both environmental law and commercial litigation has been manifested in articles published and seminars presented in both the United States and Asia.
Maryland
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
J.D., College of William and Mary School of Law 1999
- Order of the Coif
- William and Mary Law Review
- Moot CourtB.A., Cum Laude, Georgetown University, 1996
London School of Economics and Political Science, 1995
“A Closer Look at EPA’s Updated Part 152 Subpart E Regulations and Related Guidance,” Co-author, Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology Quarterly, March 2014
“Stating Your Case to the Client: Distinguishing Yourself by Showing How Your Services Produced Tangible Value,” Co-author, The Daily Record, September 20, 2013
“Key Steps to Take When Responding to an EPA Information Request,” Co-author, BNA Environmental Reporter (October 26, 2012)
The Commercial Litigator’s Job: A Survival Guide (American Bar Association)
Represented the manufacturer at the center of the largest recall of its kind in U.S. history in all aspects of federal multi-district products liability litigation involving over 100 class actions, opt out cases, potential cross-claims between the client and its co-defendant customers, and complex preservation issues.
Represented a Fortune 100 company in a putative class action alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices.
Represented a large pesticide company facing copyright infringement claims based on a federally-mandated product label.
Represented a Fortune 100 company in a federal investigation related to marketing and advertising statements.
Represented a manufacturer in a Congressional investigation arising out of a recall initiated by its customer.
Represented numerous pesticide suppliers and distributors in federally-mandated, binding arbitrations involving complex economic and regulatory issues related to the amount of compensation owed to their competitors for reliance on certain scientific data supporting their product registrations.
Represented a manufacturer in putative class action alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices arising out of label statements.
Represented a real estate investment trust in federal litigation involving issues related to administrative review and environmental compliance.
Third Annual Conference on Products Liability and Recalls, Shanghai, China - Speaker
Pesticide Registration and Data Compensation Workshop, Washington, DC - Speaker