
Litigation: Product Liability
USA Guide 2026 : Illinois
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Jenner & Block’s litigation department differentiates itself through its deep experience and abiding commitment to excellence. With more than 400 litigators and dispute lawyers in five offices, Jenner & Block is a leading practice for the most important litigation and arbitration matters facing companies. The firm’s known reputation and trusted experience for board-level counsel, internal investigations, complex commercial disputes and arbitrations position Jenner & Block to handle its clients’ most sensitive and sizeable matters, including massive disputes that can involve upwards of 1,000 lawyers at any time (including contract lawyers). Over a recent 18-month period, the firm’s lawyers tried more than 125 matters with more than US$30 billion at stake. The media recognized several litigation department successes including the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice’s perfect record during the October 2015 US Supreme Court term, winning seven cases on the merits, and the firm’s winning streak in patent appeals in the Federal Circuit. This track record of victories is evidence of what the firm does best: tries cases and takes them to appeal. Jenner & Block’s work is diverse, remarkable and noteworthy.
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Jenner & Block represented Methode Electronics and its subsidiary, Hetronic, in trademark disputes across the US and Europe.
Strengths
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They are at the top of the pyramid when it come to legal expertise and commercial savviness.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAJenner possesses an unrivaled intellectual command over the most complex legal and factual landscapes. They excel at quickly distilling multi-layered, technical disputes into clear, winning arguments, consistently demonstrating the strategic foresight necessary to navigate high stakes litigation.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAThey are highly knowledgeable, aggressive where needed, but practical in their recommendations.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAThe best litigation team in the country. The lawyers are extremely smart, pragmatic and accessible. They are strategic thinkers who are always prepared to go where a case requires.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAThe team is responsive. They work around the clock and respond within five minutes.
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Notable Practitioners
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Anton R Valukas
Anton Valukas is a highly respected litigator with extensive experience in commercial and criminal trial proceedings as well as big ticket internal investigations.
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David Bradford
David Bradford maintains a broad-based civil litigation practice, complementing his strong trial capabilities with strength in large scale MDLs arising from sectors such as media and financial services.
He is first rate in every regard.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSADavid is one of the single most gifted and talented litigators. He is incredibly bright, practical and dedicated.
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Annie Kastanek
Annie Kastanek has notable experience arguing federal appeals and has handled cases concerning antitrust and product liability. She co-chairs Jenner & Block’s appellate and supreme court practice.
Annie Kastanek is terrific.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAI think very highly of Annie, she is awesome.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAAnnie is fabulous.
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Daniel Ring
Daniel Ring offers clients broad experience in mass torts litigation and routinely handles cases concerning medical devices, toxic torts and groundwater contamination. He co-leads the firm's product liability and mass torts practice, and its Chicago litigation practice.
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Howard Suskin
Howard Suskin is a well-regarded securities litigator who frequently defends against class and derivative actions involving claims such as breach of fiduciary duty and securities fraud. He has guided us successfully through significant and complex securities litigation matters. We trust his judgment and are grateful for his dedication and service to us.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAHoward has done a terrific job on our case. He has brought deep subject matter expertise and a keen understanding of the strategic management.
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Terri Mascherin
Terri Mascherin is an expert trial lawyer who frequently tackles large scale multi-jurisdictional disputes, including corporate litigation and IP cases.
Terri is the best litigator I have ever worked with. She has incredible instincts and courtroom presence.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAShe is an extraordinary, very savvy litigator.
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Andrew Vail
Andrew Vail focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration, with experience handling complex contract, real estate and trade secret-related disputes.
His value lies in his unflappable judgment and capacity to navigate situations involving significant reputational and financial risk. He has provided exceptional clarity and calm during the most challenging moments, offering counsel that is always both technically superb and pragmatically viable.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAAndrew is terrific. He is incredibly dedicated, results-oriented and understands what we want to achieve.
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Dean Panos
Dean Panos is recommended for his ability to handle complex class actions for consumer product manufacturers. He has considerable expertise representing food and beverage clients in alleged misleading labelling claims and product recalls.
Dean is like a conciliary. The type of person I can call up anytime, bouncing questions off him. He is a font of wisdom about how cases will go and he is consistently right. When he says settle, you have to settle. When he says fight, you have to fight.
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Debbie Berman
Debbie Berman is co-head of Jenner & Block's commercial litigation group and offers notable expertise representing a broad range of clients in big-ticket disputes.
Debbie does not give up. She is relentless, exceptionally bright and indefatigable.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSADebbie gives her full mind, heart and soul to her matters. She is tremendously talented and gifted in legal strategy.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAShe is a talented litigator who cares for clients' outcomes and ideas.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAShe is an exceptional attorney with deep knowledge of her space and ability to navigate the ups and downs of the business objectives during the course of litigation.
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Wade Thomson
Wade Thomson is recognized for his adept handling of a wide array of commercial litigation, including contractual, intellectual property and privacy-related claims. He cochairs Jenner & Block's business litigation practice.
He is an all-star. He is bright, great in court and incredibly personable and good with clients.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAWade is a true client advocate in every way. He is creative in solutions and strategy.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentUSAWade is a fantastic client manager. He’s our first call on the big cases and he knows our business and industry well enough to assign the right attorneys to the right cases.
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Ranked Individuals at Jenner & Block LLP (10)
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Andrew Vail
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David Bradford
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Anton R Valukas
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Debbie Berman
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Terri Mascherin
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Wade Thomson
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Daniel Ring
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Howard Suskin
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Dean Panos
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Annie Kastanek
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