SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Donald C. McLean TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar Maryland Bar Indiana Bar Education University of Notre Dame, JD, (cum laude), 1981 Valparaiso University, BA, (with highest distinction), 1978 Donald C. McLeanPartnerWashington, DC T 202.857.6469 E donald.mclean@arentfox.com Download vCard Don McLean is co-manager of Arent Fox’s Litigation Department and practices in its Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Don also chairs the Arent Fox Associate Evaluation Committee. Client Work Don has been involved in a wide variety of civil litigation in state and federal courts across the country and in matters decided by arbitration, including the following: In an extended trial involving a multi-million dollar antitrust class action filed against Don’s client and other companies in the pharmaceutical industry, he obtained a directed verdict for his client; that verdict was upheld by a federal appellate court. Don has represented chemical manufacturers in data compensation disputes arising under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Don has represented building owners and several major manufacturers of vehicle parts in actions involving claims of personal injury from exposure to asbestos and has served as national counsel for two of these manufacturers in asbestos-related cases filed in numerous state and federal courts; Don has obtained the dismissal of his clients from thousands of these lawsuits, including the recent dismissal of multimillion dollar claims against the owners of a high-rise office building in New York City. Don defended a major cosmetics and fragrance manufacturer against claims that it had breached a distribution contract with a group of retailers; the case settled on terms very favorable to his client. During a four-month trial, Don defended multimillion dollar claims that his client, a major supplier to the defense industry, had caused emotional distress and other psychological injury to the members of a community whose groundwater had been contaminated by various chemicals. Don has represented companies and individuals in disputes with insurance companies regarding the scope of insurance coverage. Don also regularly counsels clients on regulatory compliance and other issues involving antitrust, environmental, and asbestos-related matters. Previous Work Don joined Arent Fox in 1987 after serving for six years as a federal prosecutor in the Criminal Section of the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions While working at the Department of Justice, Don received two Department of Justice Outstanding Attorney Awards for his work in prosecuting cases involving criminal tax and other white collar offenses. Newsroom Date Type Title 12 / 16 / 2005 Alert Questions and Answers from Arent Fox’s Dec. 1 Webinar “Threshold Issues In Setting Up a Business In the U.S.” Deals & Cases Arent Fox Represents Defense Industry Client Against Charges of Emotional Distress Due to Groundwater Contamination Arent Fox defends against multimillion dollar claims on behalf of a major supplier to the defense industry siting emotional distress and other psychological injury to members of a community whose groundwater had been contaminated by various chemicals. People: Donald C. McLean Defending a Major Cosmetics and Fragrance Manufacturer in Breach of Contract Claim Arent Fox defended a major cosmetics and fragrance manufacturer against claims launched by a group of retailers that it had breached a distribution contract. People: Donald C. McLean Industries: Fashion, Luxury Goods & Retail