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Alston & Bird sits at the forefront of the cutting-edge environmental, toxic tort, regulatory, and intellectual property issues emerging under the “Nanotechnology” umbrella.

With more than 1600 companies and laboratories engaged in nanotechnology research and development, explosive innovation is already transforming diverse fields like material science, pharmaceuticals, environmental remediation, energy conversion & storage, electronics, microcomputing, and more. Over 800 nanotechnology-containing consumer products are already available, and some analysts predict that the aggregate global nanotechnology market will enter the trillion-dollar range within the next few years.

This dynamic and formative period presents unprecedented opportunities -– and legal risks -– for companies designing, manufacturing, using, or selling nanotechnology-related products. State, federal, and international bodies ranging from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control to EPA, NIOSH, ATSDR, FDA, the Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the European Union are increasingly focusing on nanotechnology’s potential health and environmental implications. Meanwhile, the growing race for commercial and intellectual superiority in these fields is intense.

While many law firms claim to have “nanotechnology practices,” few can match the multidisciplinary environmental, toxic tort, product liability, regulatory, and intellectual property resources that we bring to bear on nanotechnology-related issues. We encourage you to contact our attorneys to discuss ways that we can help you navigate –- and succeed in -- this rapidly changing landscape.

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