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Chambers Review

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Product Liability & Mass Torts - USA - Nationwide

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis is active across a range of product liability and mass tort-related matters, drawing on its extensive experience in handling commercial litigation across the country. It has a significant presence in bet-the-company disputes for generic pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies, including multidistrict litigation and class actions. The firm is a strong choice for handling litigation involving complex technical and scientific elements.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland represented Eli Lilly in products liability litigation related to the medications Trulicity and Mounjaro. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendants failed to warn and disclose of the risk of developing severe gastrointestinal events that could be caused by taking the medications.

Notable Practitioners

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Allison Brown
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Allison Brown
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Band 1

Allison Brown is a leading trial lawyer who represents clients in mass torts, class actions and MDLs across the products space, including acting for multinational pharmaceutical companies.

Allison is a star in her field. She is always a step ahead.

She is a phenomenal trial lawyer who navigates through tough issues.

She is the best product liability trial attorney in the country. She is amazing in the courtroom, gets great results, and is easy to work with.

Kristen R Fournier
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Kristen R Fournier
1
Band 1
Kristen Fournier regularly acts as national coordinating counsel for major corporate clients in toxic torts, typically those relating to asbestos and chemical exposure.

She is a go-to lawyer for strategy implementation. She keeps everyone on track and aggressively represents our needs.

Kristen is the best legal strategist I have ever encountered, and her client service is unparalleled.

Kristen is a very skilled strategist.

Morton D Dubin II
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Morton D Dubin II
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Band 1
Morton Dubin comes recommended as a first-chair trial lawyer in toxic torts, most significantly in litigation related to talc. He is also capable of leading cases before appellate courts and acting as coordinating counsel.

He is a good trial lawyer with outstanding courtroom skills.

He is a superstar trial lawyer who has enormous success in front of juries all over country. Morton is incredibly smart and can come into a case at the last minute and quickly learn the science.

Renee Smith
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Renee Smith
1
Band 1
Renee Smith is increasingly recognized for her expertise in large consumer class actions, including recent mandates in the e-cigarette space.

Renee is excellent. She is smart and gives practical advice. She is my first call because she has always got our best interests at heart.

She is whip-smart, creative and good at thinking up options that are outside the box. She doesn't take a cookie-cutter approach to anything. She digs in and works really, really hard.

Robert C Brock
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Robert C Brock
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Band 1
Robert Brock is a highly esteemed trial lawyer with notable experience across high-profile MDLs. He has achieved successful defense verdicts across the pharmaceutical, automobile and life science industries.

Robert is a go-to trial lawyer for pharmaceutical industry clients.

Jessica Davidson
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Jessica Davidson
2
Band 2

Jessica Davidson (formerly Miller) is highly regarded for her work across product liability MDLs and consumer class actions, frequently representing major international corporations.

Jessica is one of the better brief writers in the country. She is a fantastic writer who can distill complex concepts into something that is digestible.

Jessica is outstanding.

Jessica is a brilliant lawyer who is laser-focused on delivering winning outcomes.

Kim Bueno
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Kim Bueno
3
Band 3
Kim Bueno comes recommended for her trial capabilities, regularly acting for life sciences clients in complex large-scale litigation and personal injury claims.

Kim is one of the top trial lawyers in America.

Kim does nothing but impress. She is fantastic in court and juries love her.

Kim is an incredible trial lawyer. She is very smart, presents well before juries, and is an absolute pleasure to work with. She displays conviction for her clients and passion for what she does.

I'm very impressed with Kim Bueno as a trial lawyer. She is certainly considered a really top trial lawyer and trusted by clients who are handling extremely high stakes litigation.

Geoffrey Wyatt
5
Geoffrey Wyatt
5
Band 5
Geoffrey Wyatt primarily handles large consumer class actions and mass torts, as well as being able to advise on complex appellate litigation.

Geoffrey is smart and responsive. He's a great lawyer.

Leslie M Smith
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Leslie M Smith
5
Band 5
Leslie Smith is a skilled trial lawyer who is experienced in a range of pharmaceutical cases and consumer fraud litigation.

Ranked Lawyers at
Kirkland & Ellis

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USA - Nationwide

Product Liability & Mass Torts

Allison Brown
1
Allison Brown
1
Band 1
Robert C Brock
1
Robert C Brock
1
Band 1
Jessica Davidson
2
Jessica Davidson
2
Band 2
Kristen R Fournier
2
Kristen R Fournier
2
Band 2
Kim Bueno
3
Kim Bueno
3
Band 3
Geoffrey Wyatt
5
Geoffrey Wyatt
5
Band 5
Leslie M Smith
5
Leslie M Smith
5
Band 5
Morton D Dubin II
5
Morton D Dubin II
5
Band 5
Renee Smith
5
Renee Smith
5
Band 5
Product Liability: Automobile

Renee Smith
1
Renee Smith
1
Band 1
Product Liability: Toxic Torts

Kristen R Fournier
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Kristen R Fournier
1
Band 1
Morton D Dubin II
1
Morton D Dubin II
1
Band 1