He represents developers and property owners in zoning, permitting, and land-use litigation, including litigation under the Massachusetts Zoning Act (Chapter 40A), state hazardous waste (Chapter 21E), wetlands, and waterways laws (Chapter 91), as well as other federal and state environmental statutes and regulations, as well as handling a wide range of general business litigation. His practice also includes general business litigation, product-liability matters, including consumer products mass torts, and professional-malpractice defense.
Examples of Dylan’s work include:
Defending a railcar owner in litigation arising from a major and highly publicized train derailment, securing dismissal of CERCLA claims in a decision of first impression with significant and favorable implications for railcar owner liability.
Serving as lead counsel for a multinational corporation in federal litigation and state administrative claims involving alleged VOC and 1,4-dioxane contamination of a municipal drinking water supply.
Representing an environmental services company in a breach of contract dispute concerning the transport of municipal solid waste.
Representing the nation’s oldest land trust and conservation group in multiple litigation and regulatory matters aimed at preserving public access to wildlife refuges and parks.
Dylan has extensive experience practicing in federal and state courts, including the Massachusetts federal courts, the state’s Land Court and Superior Court, and the Massachusetts Court of Appeals and Supreme Judicial Court. Dylan has participated in four landmark environmental cases before the Supreme Judicial Court: Bank v. Thermo Elemental, 451 Mass. 638 (2008), Moot v. Golledge, 448 Mass. 340 (2007), Kain v. Department of Environmental Protection, 474 Mass. 278 (2016), and most recently Armstrong v. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs 490 Mass. 243 (2022).
