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

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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin has a deep bench noted for its expertise in the life sciences sector, having obtained a number of high-profile defense verdicts in this field. Proven ability in a range of complex automotive and toxic tort cases, including matters with a cross-border element. Draws on firm-wide resources in civil litigation and regulatory enforcement to provide a full-service approach to complex product liability and consumer class action disputes. Particular proficiency acting as coordinating counsel in large-scale multidistrict litigation.

Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin secured a trial victory for Sterigenics and its parent Sotera Health in a toxic tort trial arising from the FDA-approved use of ethylene oxide as a sterilizing agent for millions of medical devices and surgical kits.

Strengths

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"Sidley Austin has stellar lawyers. It's a well-rounded team that provides quality work product. It is extremely responsive and customer service-oriented."

Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite respondent
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"The team is strategic, practical and very pleasant to work with."

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Notable Practitioners

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Debra E Pole
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Debra E Pole
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Band 3

Debra Pole has a longstanding career as a trial lawyer in MDLs and mass torts across both state and federal courts. Her practice includes toxic torts and consumer fraud claims in the life sciences sector.

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Heidi Levine
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Heidi Levine
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Band 3

Heidi Levine frequently acts as national counsel for pharmaceutical companies on high-profile MDLs. She handles matters across pretrial, trial and resolution.

"She is very well connected and strategic in how she approaches outside counsel. She's a huge support to her clients."

"She is an excellent attorney who is very prominent in this space."

"She is the partner overseeing the entire matter and has a good head for settlement strategy."

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Michelle Ramirez
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Michelle Ramirez
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Band 6

Michelle Ramirez possesses strong experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical and medical devices space.

"She is very good with the business side and I am confident she will keep the commercial realities of the case at hand. She is fantastic to work with." 

"Michelle is an excellent lawyer and impressive at oral arguments."

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Debra E Pole
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Debra E Pole
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Heidi Levine
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Heidi Levine
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Band 3
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Michelle Ramirez
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Michelle Ramirez
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