Anthony M. Conti

Mr. Conti’s primary practice areas are products liability defense and labor and employment litigation.

Mr. Conti handles warranty defense litigation for automotive manufacturers including General Motors, Chrysler, American Honda, Isuzu Motors, Mazda and Subaru, in State and Federal breach of warranty and consumer protection cases filed in the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. On average, Mr. Conti serves as defense counsel for manufacturers in 50 to 75 warranty and consumer protection cases annually. In addition, Mr. Conti’s practice includes the defense of toxic tort claims, breach of warranty and products liability cases, insurance subrogation cases involving products liability matters, and the defense of premises liability cases. Representative clients in these areas include Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., Tokio Marine Insurance, Snap On, and Value City Furniture.

Mr. Conti has served as defense counsel for an oil company in a toxic tort case involving alleged property contamination. Mr. Conti served as counsel for Motorola, Inc., in the defense of toxic tort cases alleging personal injuries cause by radio-frequency admissions from hand-held cellular telephones. The representation of Motorola included the defense of several non-personal injury, multi-district class action litigation, as well as personal injury claims involving allegations of brain cancer. Mr. Conti also worked as counsel for an auto-manufacturer in defeating a warranty-based class action complaint pending in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City. Mr. Conti represented a major heavy truck manufacturer providing advice on NHTSA regulatory compliance matters. Mr. Conti served as lead counsel for an elevator and escalator manufacturer, representing the company in product liability cases throughout the State of Maryland, including the successful trial of a personal injury case involving the escalator at the Baltimore Ravens’ Stadium. Mr. Conti has also represented manufacturers of barrier protection systems installed to protect government and private institutions.

Outside the products liability arena, Mr. Conti serves as counsel for the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department’s Fraternal Order of Police. Mr. Conti handles a variety of civil litigation matters on behalf of the F.O.P. against the District of Columbia. These matters include labor disputes and tort-related matters prosecuted by the F.O.P. on behalf of its membership, which consist of more than 3,600 officers. Currently, Mr. Conti is serving as lead counsel to the F.O.P. in several civil suits pending in the District of Columbia Superior Court, and regularly handles arbitrations and matters before the DC Public Employee Relations Board.

Prior to forming Conti Fenn LLC, Mr. Conti worked for DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary U.S., LLP (formerly Piper & Marbury LLP), from 1999 to 2002 in the firm’s products liability and toxic torts practice group.