Andrew Kaplan

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Andrew Kaplan is chair of Crowell & Moring’s Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Group. He defends medical device, pharmaceutical, and other U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated companies in federal and state court litigation.

Andrew has led multiple jury and bench trials both in private practice and while serving in the Civil Division, Torts Branch at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Andrew frequently represents clients as national, as well as international, coordinating counsel in mass tort litigation, including mass actions, class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL). He currently represents clients in two of the largest pharmaceutical MDLs in the U.S. and is national counsel for two medical device manufacturers in their multi-state dockets of product liability litigation. In this centralized role, Andrew helps clients develop and implement their litigation strategy while minimizing risk and maximizing consistency and efficiency. This includes identifying specific areas of need such as regulatory compliance, government reporting, or public disclosures and building a team with tailored expertise. From a global perspective, this includes anticipating the impacts of litigation and regulatory actions in individual countries on a company’s broader strategy. Informed by his litigation experience, Andrew also counsels clients on risk mitigation and compliance programs.