Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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Williams & Connolly is a specialist litigation firm that houses an expert team with impressive trial experience. The firm frequently represents clients in the life sciences space, where it is noted for its long list of repeat mandates. It is adept at both trial counsel and coordinating counsel roles on major disputes. The team's broad product liability defense capabilities include acting on toxic tort claims, medical device cases and pharmaceutical litigation. It offers expertise handling all aspects of major product liability cases, including appellate proceedings and settlement negotiations.
Work Highlights
- Williams & Connolly represented Gerber Products Company in litigation involving the company’s baby food products, in which plaintiffs claimed that the baby food contained heavy metals that caused childhood autism and ADHD.
Strengths
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"Williams & Connolly handles some of the most complicated litigations in a lead role and has uniformly wonderful lawyers. The team provides outstanding service from our perspective."
"The team's analysis and strategies are insightful and collaborative."
"Williams & Connolly handles some of the most complicated litigations in a lead role and has uniformly wonderful lawyers. The team provides outstanding service from our perspective."
"The team's analysis and strategies are insightful and collaborative."
Notable Practitioners
Douglas Marvin is a longstanding practitioner with significant experience as national coordinating counsel in mass torts.
Heidi Hubbard remains first-choice trial counsel for clients facing significant MDLs, and is widely considered to be a leading figure in mass torts within the pharmaceutical space.
"Heidi is a good team player and known as a go-to trial attorney."
"Heidi is an outstanding trial lawyer."
Joseph Petrosinelli is well versed in disputes across federal and state courts, frequently defending against major MDLs for clients, particularly in pharmaceutical cases and toxic torts.
"He has good judgment and is trusted by adversaries and judges alike. He is good at resolving matters, good in the boardroom advising executives and has worked in a number of areas and excelled in all."
"Joseph is collegial and collaborative."
"Joe is the best MDL strategist in the country."
Paul Boehm is a skilled litigator who is well versed in representing major multinational companies in product liability cases ranging from pharmaceutical litigation to toxic torts.
"Paul is really good at trial and motion strategy. He's a fantastic writer with lots of trial experience."
"Paul is a smart, collaborative and effective attorney."
"Paul is really insightful, strategic and helpful to his clients. He is very good before judges and provides a very polished presentation."
Stephen Raber is recommended for his strength in pharmaceutical product liability, while also boasting skills in broader civil disputes taken to both trial and arbitration.
"Stephen is very skilled."
Ranked Lawyers at
Williams & Connolly LLP
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