Kutak Rock is pleased to announce that attorney Rudy R. Perrino has joined its national litigation practice group and will be resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Perrino is a litigator and recognized trial attorney with significant experience defending and prosecuting claims in a broad range of areas including environmental, mass tort, toxic tort, product liability, commercial, oil and gas, and food law.

Prior to joining Kutak Rock, Mr. Perrino served as the director of litigation at Dole Food Company, where he managed worldwide litigation. He also worked for several years as a litigator representing chemical companies, petroleum companies, manufacturers, distributors and other various business interests, primarily in claims of toxic exposure and environmental contamination.

Mr. Perrino is co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation’s Product Liability Committee and has previously served as co-chair of the Environmental and Energy Litigation Committee (ELC) and of the Mass Torts Litigation Committee. He earned his J.D. from the University of San Diego, School of Law and a B.S. from the University of California Riverside. He is licensed to practice in California.