Lauren Schadt

Lauren Schadt is an associate in the firm’s New York office, focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation. Her practice spans a diverse array of issues such as breach of contract, real estate, fraudulent transfer, and civil tort claims in state and federal courts across the United States. She has experience in all stages of complex civil litigation matters including pre-suit investigation, dispositive motion practice, discovery, trials, fee disputes, and settlement negotiations. She has significant trial experience, having contributed to multiple trials in federal district court.

Lauren also engages in environmental matters such as emerging contaminants, natural resource damages, and administrative rules and regulations. She serves on multiple teams that represent states and territories in cases related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), both in standalone lawsuits and in multidistrict litigation, including a large trial in the District of New Jersey.

Lauren has served on the legal teams representing multiple states—including New Jersey and North Carolina—in prosecuting fraudulent transfer claims against DuPont, Chemours, New DuPont, and Corteva arising out of corporate restructurings undertaken in an attempt to insulate DuPont’s valuable assets from its massive PFAS liabilities. She has extensive experience assessing the financial viability of potentially responsible parties and analyzing issues of successor liability.

Lauren is active within the firm’s pro bono practice in women’s rights, immigration, and criminal matters, including drafting an amicus curiae brief in support of a grant of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court in a criminal justice case on behalf of an incarcerated client seeking redress for violations of his constitutional rights.

Previously, Lauren gained broad experience in Family Court, interning both for the Center for Family Representation, and the NYC Administration for Children’s Services.