Jack Mizerak is special counsel in the firm’s Washington DC office, focusing on product safety, transportation, and environmental matters. He has experience with investigations, litigation, and regulatory issues under the Clean Air Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and other environmental and consumer protection standards.
Jack has expertise in governmental enforcement, including fact development, government engagement, and adoption of compliance reforms to address underlying issues and prevent recurrence of violations. He was an integral part of a Covington team that resolved one of the ten largest enforcement matters in the history of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Jack works extensively with clients in the automotive sector, advising original equipment manufacturers, traditional Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers, advanced technology and software suppliers, trade associations, and fleet owners on a range of policy, regulatory, compliance, and enforcement issues, spanning both the consumer and freight sectors. He has represented clients facing some of the largest automotive recalls in U.S. history, affecting as much as 15% of vehicles registered in the United States. Jack also regularly advises clients on emerging technologies in the automotive industry, including connected and autonomous vehicles and zero-emission powertrains.
Jack also represents clients in the growing micromobility and low-speed vehicle sectors. He represents manufacturers and fleet operators of personal transportation vehicles, e-bikes, and scooters.
Jack regularly represents clients in the consumer product space more broadly, including manufacturers online platforms. His work spans the entire product lifecycle, from standard setting for product categories, risk assessments during product development, and litigation and investigations stemming from issues after products have been introduced into commerce.
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