Cohen Milstein

Douglas McNamara, Of Counsel at the Firm, joined Cohen Milstein in 2001 as a member of the Antitrust and Consumer Protection & Unsafe Products practice groups.

He is currently involved in environmental litigation surrounding the release of radioactive waste water at the Braidwood Generating Station, in Illinois. He also works on a variety of consumer fraud and product liability cases involving pharmaceuticals, like OxyContin and Vioxx.

Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Mr. McNamara was a litigation associate at Arnold & Porter, specializing in pharmaceutical and product liability cases. He started his career at New York City's Legal Aid Society, defending indigent criminal defendants at trial and on appeal.

He has authored two law review articles: Buckley, Imbler and Stare Decisis: The Present Predicament of Prosecutorial Immunity and An End to Its Absolute Means, 59 Alb. L. Rev. 1135 (1996); and Sexual Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct: Applying New York's Gender-Specific Sexual Misconduct Law to Minors, 14 Touro L. Rev. 477 (Winter 1998).

Mr. McNamara graduated from SUNY Albany with a B.A. in Political Science (summa cum laude, 1992) and New York University School of Law (J.D., 1995).

Mr. McNamara is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.

Contact: dmcnamara@cohenmilstein.com