Greg Dillard has joined BakerHostetler’s Houston office as a partner in the firm’s nationwide Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Energy Industry team. He will also lead the firm’s newly formed Catastrophic Accident Response team.
With more than two decades of experience representing clients following catastrophic incidents, Dillard provides strategic advice and on-site tactical crisis response to major onshore, offshore and midstream incidents and fatalities. He also has extensive experience litigating subsequent regulatory enforcement cases.
Dillard joins BakerHostetler from an AmLaw 100 firm, where he was a senior leader on the firm’s Incident and Crisis Response team.
Recognized as a national leader in safety, environmental and health law, Dillard, who has an impressive practice defending key strategic players across various industries, including energy, manufacturing, processing and transportation, is particularly noteworthy for his catastrophic events experience. Leveraging this experience, Dillard will lead BakerHostetler’s newly formed Catastrophic Accident Response team. This cross-practice team is a one-stop shop comprising the firm’s top practitioners to advise clients following serious industrial accidents, explosions, major fires, chemical spills, serious injuries and fatalities.
Dillard, a Chambers Band 1-recognized Occupational Safety and Health Administration attorney, will also help lead BakerHostetler’s Workplace Safety OSHA practice team, working alongside attorneys in Florida, Washington, Ohio, Texas and California, to expand the firm’s ability to provide clients with the most sophisticated safety and health compliance guidance as well as defend against workplace safety citations.
“We are thrilled to welcome Greg Dillard to lead our national Catastrophic Accident Response team,” said Ray Whitman, chair of BakerHostetler’s Litigation Practice Group. “As companies in all industries face more exposure and litigation challenges than ever before, bringing on Greg allows us to offer clients a nuanced perspective that comes with years of experience navigating the complex issues associated with major incidents.”