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Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP has a widely regarded litigation practice with particular strength in product liability and multidistrict litigation involving wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims. The firm demonstrates broad expertise across complex commercial disputes, including class actions, antitrust breach of contract and intellectual property matters. It represents a wide range of corporate clients across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, food and beverage and transportation.

Notable practitioners

Kansas City-based Robert Adams is a key contact for litigation.

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Strengths

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  • The Shook team is creative. They bring experience, but not a one-size-fits-all approach, to their work.

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  • The attorneys at Shook, Hardy & Bacon are practical, pragmatic, exceptionally organized and have excellent oral advocacy skills.

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  • Shook, Hardy & Bacon is wonderful, and we really rely on the firm as a strategic partner – not just for legal decisions but advising on how they will impact the business.

    Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

  • Shook, Hardy & Bacon has very experienced lawyers and supporting teams, which handle complex and sophisticated trial matters at the highest level.

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  • Shook, Hardy & Bacon brings practicality to its decision-making. The team is fantastic at taking a large litigation and breaking it down to achieve management outcomes.

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