Ralia Polechronis

Career

Ralia Polechronis is a Partner at Wilkinson Stekloff and serves as the co-chair of the firm’s DEI Committee. She is a trusted advisor and experienced litigator who counsels Fortune 100 companies on complex, high-stakes civil matters in all phases of litigation. Ralia has defended clients in multi-district litigation, class actions, products liability, breach of contract, and fraud cases, in addition to high-profile investigations by federal antitrust regulators.

Most recently, Ralia represented a major chemical manufacturer in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation in the District of South Carolina. The litigation, involving alleged PFAS groundwater contamination from the use of AFFF, is considered the most significant PFAS litigation in the country. Ralia was set to serve as a member of the trial team for the manufacturer in the first bellwether trial in the AFFF MDL, which was halted on the eve of trial when the remaining parties announced a settlement to end all water-provider claims brought against the manufacturer.

Previously, Ralia served as a member of the trial team for Altria Group, Inc. in an administrative proceeding before the FTC related to its $12.6 billion minority investment in JUUL. The team won a full dismissal of claims against Altria.