Partner, San Francisco
101 California Street
Floor 41
San Francisco, CA 94111

TEL: 415.267.4104
FAX: 415.267.4198
EMAIL: agrimaldi@mckennalong.com

PROFILE

Ann Grimaldi has extensive experience in defending Proposition 65 lawsuits. She has successfully defended a broad range of entities in such lawsuits, from hospitals to dietary supplement manufacturers to chemical manufacturers. Ann obtained an important ruling in favor of defendants on the application of Section 12901 of the Proposition 65 regulations for alleged discharges of lead from plumbing products. She also obtained a favorable summary judgment ruling on the issue of a dental amalgam manufacturer's duty to provide warnings to dental patients and the application of the informed consent doctrine in such circumstances.

Ann was a member of the defense team in Environmental Defense Fund v. Mercy Healthcare Sacramento, et al., in Communities for a Better Environment v. Aerojet-General Corporation, et al., and in numerous lawsuits brought by As You Sow, Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation and Michael DiPirro. She also has substantial experience counseling clients on Proposition 65 compliance. Both in her defense of lawsuits and in her compliance counseling, Ann works closely with experts as necessary to advise her clients fully.

Ann has recognized expertise in Proposition 65 matters, and has been invited to speak at numerous engagements on this area of law. She has been a speaker at The California State Bar Environmental Law Conference, and at the NSF International Seminar on Dietary Supplements, among other engagements.

Ann also has extensive experience in both prosecuting and defending environmental cost recovery suits under federal and California law. She has substantial experience in advising clients in environmental compliance matters, including the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, among others. She has prepared formal comments to proposed environmental regulations and has testified at agency hearings.

Prior to studying law, Ann worked for several years as a research associate in the fields of molecular biology and cell biology, primarily at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She has published in The Journal of Cell Biology and in Current Protocols of Molecular Biology.  In 2005, Ann was honored as a Northern California Super Lawyer.