Product Liability & Mass Torts: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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+212 310 8000Chambers Review
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has a strong trial group with notable skills in class action litigation. It represents a series of high-profile consumer product manufacturers, most significantly in the automobile, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. The firm's national coverage allows it to defend class actions across key jurisdictions including California, New Jersey and DC. It has further strength in mass torts and antitrust litigation.
Work Highlights
- Weil Gotshal served as lead defense counsel to ExxonMobil in litigation commenced by states and municipalities seeking recoveries for alleged contamination of groundwater by MTBE.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm is actively engaged and extremely responsive and has a demonstrated ability to balance legal and commercial considerations."
"Weil Gotshal is strongly recommended. The team for class action product liability are experts within the relevant regulatory specialty and thoughtful in their responses."
"It's a very experienced team that is easy to communicate with. Weil Gotshal are at the top of the field in this practice area."
"The firm is actively engaged and extremely responsive and has a demonstrated ability to balance legal and commercial considerations."
"Weil Gotshal is strongly recommended. The team for class action product liability are experts within the relevant regulatory specialty and thoughtful in their responses."
"It's a very experienced team that is easy to communicate with. Weil Gotshal are at the top of the field in this practice area."
Notable Practitioners
Diane Sullivan is an esteemed trial lawyer with experience acting as lead counsel on numerous market-leading mass torts. Alongside her experience in representing Fortune 500 companies on nationwide talc litigation, she is also active in environmental and natural resource cases.
"Diane is an effective lawyer."
"She is a great and active attorney."