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

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

King & Spalding is renowned for its deep bench, strong trial capabilities and experience in serving as national coordinating counsel. It undertakes a broad range of pharmaceutical and tobacco litigation, as well as handling automotive and toxic tort disputes. It offers clients in-depth regulatory strength, as well as experience in disputes arising from a wide range of sectors. The class action team is well versed in putative lawsuits and consumer protection class actions. The attorneys' trial capabilities complemented by additional strength at appellate stage.

Work Highlights

  • King & Spalding continued to act for Boehringer Ingelheim in the Zantac mass tort litigation, achieving a series of victories at trial.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew T Bayman
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Andrew T Bayman
2
Band 2
Andrew Bayman acts for a number of major pharmaceutical companies on their most significant product liability cases. He is especially active in federal courts, where he has acted on market-leading MDLs in the life sciences sector.

Andrew Bayman is outstanding. He has great trial capabilities.

John Hooper
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John Hooper
3
Band 3
John Hooper represents major international companies on product liability cases across state and federal courts involving automotive and toxic tort concerns, as well as acting on consumer class actions.

John Hooper is uniquely gifted as both a litigator and case manager.

Geoffrey Drake
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Geoffrey Drake
6
Band 6

Geoffrey Drake has experience handling high-profile and complex multidistrict litigation in the product liability space, acting for a wider array of clients.

Geoffrey Drake has an incredible ability to handle both day-to-day litigation and look ahead strategically.

Geoffrey is a trusted adviser and advocate who brings a great deal of insight and thoughtful legal advice.

Geoffrey Drake is a very smart and strategic attorney.

Geoffrey Drake is a terrific lawyer. He has really good, sound judgment and a commonsense perspective on the issues.

TaCara Harris
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TaCara Harris
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Up and Coming

As chair of King & Spalding's pharmaceutical and medical device litigation practice, TaCara Harris has established a reputation as a talented litigator serving clients from across those industries.

TaCara Harris combines smart work product with a smart, effective strategy.

TaCara Harris is a definite rising star and is a charmer in court.

TaCara is a very pleasant and very capable litigator.

TaCara runs a great and seamless team.

TaCara has been getting a lot of really good trial experience and her clients are very happy with her.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Product Liability & Mass Torts

Andrew T Bayman
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Andrew T Bayman
2
Band 2
John Hooper
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John Hooper
3
Band 3
Geoffrey Drake
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Geoffrey Drake
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Band 6
TaCara Harris
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TaCara Harris
U
Up and Coming