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Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis is active across a range of product liability and mass tort-related matters, drawing on its extensive experience in handling commercial litigation across the country. It has a significant presence in bet-the-company disputes for generic pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies, including multidistrict litigation and class actions. A strong choice for handling litigation involving complex technical and scientific elements.

Work Highlights

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  • Kirkland & Ellis represented Abbott Laboratories in connection with litigation surrounding their Similac brand preterm infant formulas, with plaintiffs alleging links to and failure to warn of a risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew R. McGaan
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Andrew R. McGaan
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Andrew McGaan is a highly experienced trial attorney who is noted for his strength handling complex product liability cases, including tobacco litigation filed in courts across the country.

"He is a tremendous trial lawyer with a wonderful reputation."

"He is a leading light in the tobacco space."

Renee Smith
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Renee Smith
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Renee Smith is increasingly recognized for her expertise in large consumer class actions, including recent mandates in the e-cigarette space.

"Renee is an excellent attorney."

"She is very involved in large multidistrict litigation."

Robert C Brock
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Robert C Brock
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Robert Brock is a highly esteemed trial lawyer with notable experience across high-profile MDLs. He has achieved successful defense verdicts across the pharmaceutical, automobile and life science industries.

"Robert is a star and a fantastic trial lawyer."

Jessica Davidson
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Jessica Davidson
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Band 2

Jessica Davidson (formerly Miller) is highly regarded for her work across product liability MDLs and consumer class actions, frequently representing major international corporations.

"Jessica is a master at briefing issues. She's strategic, results-driven and aggressive."

"She is brilliant at developing legal strategies and is always numerous steps ahead of opposing counsel."

"She is an excellent brief writer, really good at providing practical advice, and she is a great lead lawyer in the mass tort space."

Allison Brown
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Allison Brown
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Band 3

Allison Brown represents clients in mass torts, class actions and MDLs across the products space, including acting for multinational pharmaceutical companies.

"Allison takes over a courtroom. She is smart, likable, unafraid and plays in any jurisdiction."

"She has a tremendous grasp for taking complex facts and distilling information for the jurors. She gives good, practical advice to navigate data issues and is a very strong brief writer who can turn materials around quickly."

"Allison does a lot of legal thinking and a lot of briefs, she is highly regarded and an outstanding writer."

Geoffrey Wyatt
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Geoffrey Wyatt
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Band 5

Geoffrey Wyatt primarily handles large consumer class actions and mass torts, as well as being able to advise on complex appellate litigation.

"He's diligent and very good at anticipating what the other side will do."

"Geoff has a balancing and optimistic approach."

Leslie M Smith
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Leslie M Smith
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Leslie Smith is a skilled trial lawyer who is experienced in a range of pharmaceutical cases and consumer fraud litigation.

"She is very good at the art of litigation. Her tactical lawyering skills, strategic decisions and ability to identify and capitalize on opportunities within litigation are very good."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Product Liability & Mass Torts

Robert C Brock
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Robert C Brock
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Band 1
Jessica Davidson
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Jessica Davidson
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Band 2
Allison Brown
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Allison Brown
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Band 3
Geoffrey Wyatt
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Geoffrey Wyatt
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Band 5
Leslie M Smith
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Leslie M Smith
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Band 5
Product Liability: Automobile

Renee Smith
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Renee Smith
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Band 1
Product Liability: Tobacco

Andrew R. McGaan
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Andrew R. McGaan
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Band 1