CHET KRONENBERG
Partner
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
It would be difficult to overstate the impact that Simpson Thacher Litigation Partner Chet Kronenberg has made on the litigation landscape over the course of his nearly three-decade career at the firm. He consistently plays key roles and secures victories for his clients across a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters.
Kronenberg racked up numerous wins in 2022 alone. In July, in a case alleging that Old Spice powder was contaminated with asbestos, he secured the reversal of a $3 million punitive damages award against his client Whittaker, Clark & Daniels. In its decision, the Appeals Court agreed with Kronenberg and team, “no one knew exposure to talcum powder could cause mesothelioma until 1994—years after plaintiff’s exposure to talc ended in 1980,” and “[m]edical or scientific developments years after plaintiff’s injury cannot establish defendant’s executives knew of ‘probable dangerous consequences’ of contaminated talc before plaintiff’s injury.”
