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TRENTON H. NORRIS is a partner at Arnold & Porter where he litigates complex scientific disputes in the areas of consumer protection, food, drug, and product safety, and chemical regulations. His clients are consumer product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers facing challenges from plaintiffs’ lawyers, the FTC, state attorneys general, and local district attorneys. In his 25 years of practice, Mr. Norris has represented over a thousand companies in lawsuits and regulatory matters concerning state consumer protection and toxics laws, with a focus on California Proposition 65. Mr. Norris has represented dozens of food manufacturers, retailers, and trade associations in matters involving coffee; breakfast cereal; snack foods; fresh fish; farmed salmon; other seafood; ground beef; protein powders, shakes, and bars; fruit products; soft drinks; bottled water; and dietary supplements. Common issues include federal preemption, primary jurisdiction, standing, chemical listings, safe harbor levels, exposure assessments, and warning methods. Mr. Norris regularly advises and works with trade associations in this area. He also lobbies California environmental agencies on food issues and both challenges and defends regulatory actions in court. Mr. Norris is listed in Chambers USA for both Environmental and Food & Beverages Regulatory and Litigation and in Best Lawyers for Environmental Law. He received his law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.