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Provided by Christopher S Berdy
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Healthcare Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Business Litigation.
Chris Berdy is a member of the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Healthcare Litigation Group and Products, Catastrophic & Industrial Litigation Group. In addition, he has extensive experience defending manufacturers of pharmaceutical products and medical devices, including developing, coordinating and implementing defense strategy in concurrent federal and state court consolidated proceedings, deposing healthcare providers and expert witnesses, and retention, development of and challenges to expert witnesses. He also has broad experience in defending a wide variety of consumer, commercial and industrial products and manufacturing systems. In addition, he has wide-ranging experience representing publicly-held and privately-owned corporations in enforcing and defending wide-ranging claims involving contractual rights, trade secrets, false advertising and trademark infringement.
Chris is recognized for his expertise by Best Lawyers in America® and Mid-South Super Lawyers, and he is AV® – Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®. Birmingham Business Journal selected him as one of its 2021 Best of the Bar and B-Metro Birmingham Business Magazine selected him as one of “Birmingham’s Top Attorneys.” He is admitted to practice in Alabama.
Chris is a frequent author and speaker, and he regularly authors articles for Butler Snow’s pharmaceutical and medical device industry publication, Pro Te: Solutio, as well as other industry publications.
Chris has served in numerous leadership roles within the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), including having served on the Board of Directors (2020-2023), on the faculty of IADC’s 2018 Trial Academy, Chair of the CLE Committee (2016-2017 and 2019-2020), and Chair of the Alabama State Membership Committee (2011-2023), among other roles. He is involved in a number of other organizations, including the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute (DRI), Food and Drug Law Institute, and the American Bar Association.
Chris is active in many civic organizations, including the Rotary Club of Birmingham, St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church, and the Alabama Holocaust Education Center (Board of Directors and President). He is a member of Leadership Birmingham’s Class of 2015 and a former member of the Washington & Lee National Alumni Board.
Washington and Lee University, B.A., Geology and Environmental Studies; Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1996. Chris is a dual citizen of both the United States and Austria.
Author, "The Nuremberg Trials: A Story for Trial Lawyers," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 16, No. 1, March 2023.
Author, “Solving the Problem of Daubert’s “Shaky but Admissible Evidence”: An Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 May Be Forthcoming,” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 14, No. 1, February 2021.
Speaker, “IADC Talks: Humanity United,” International Association of Defense Counsel’s 2019 Annual Meeting, Asheville, N.C., July 8, 2019.
Speaker, "Back to Basics: Direct and Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses at Trial," International Association of Defense Counsel's 2019 Midyear Meeting, Santa Barbara, Calif., February 26, 2019.
Co-Author, "For Design Defect Cases, Alabama's Alternative Design Requirement Just Got Tougher," IADC Drug Device and Biotechnology Committee Newsletter, December 2016.
Chapter Co-Author, “Liens and Medicare Secondary Payer Act,” IADC Defense Counsel Training Manual (3d Ed. 2016).
Co-Author, “Alabama No Longer an Outlier State: Legislature Says ‘No’ To Innovator Liability,” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 8 No. 3, December 2015.
Author, "Thinking Bigger: Broadening Regulatory Strategy For New Medical Devices By Planning For Both Regulatory and Reimbursement Approval," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 8 No. 2, October 2015.
Speaker, "Strategic Planning for Law Firms: Key Considerations," IADC 2015 Annual Meeting, July 8, 2015.
Author, "Collaboration: Part of the Pharmaceutical Industry's New Normal," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 7 No. 2, 25-31, June 2014.
Co-Author, "What Do California, Vermont and Alabama Have in Common?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 6 No. 3, September 2013.
Speaker, "Alternative Fee Arrangements & Value Billing," IADC 2013 Annual Meeting, July 8, 2013.
Speaker, "The Future of the Legal Services Industry," IADC & FDCC Joint Law Firm Management Conference, May 10, 2013.
Co-Author, "What Do California, Vermont … and Alabama Have In Common?: Innovator-Liability for Brand-Name Prescription Drug Manufacturers," IADC Committee Newsletter, February 2013.
Co-Author, "The Mississippi Supreme Court Issues A Get-Out-of-Jail Card to Unlicensed Engineers Offering Expert Testimony," IADC Committee Newsletter, December 2012.
Moderator, "The Decision to Seek Arbitration – Be Careful What You Wish For …," IADC Annual Meeting, July 2012.
Moderator, "Why Clients Are Demanding Value and What Law Firms Are Doing (or Not) to Meet The Challenge," IADC Midyear Meeting, February 2012.
Author, "Alabama Now Recognizes A Civil Cause of Action for the Wrongful Death of A Non-viable Fetus," IADC Medical Defense & Health Law Committee Newsletter, October 2011.
Author, "Finally…Alabama Makes the Change from Frye to Daubert," IADC Trial Techniques & Tactics Newsletter, July 2011.
Panelist, "Meeting Your Client’s Expectations in Mediation," IADC Midyear Meeting, February 2011.
Co-Author, "Overcoming the Vanishing Trail: A Lawyer’s Skills Are More Vital Than Ever to Success at Mediation," IADC ADR Committee Newsletter, January 2011.
Co-Author, "Kawasaki v. Regal-Beloit: The Supreme Court Resolves the Long-Standing Circuit Split Regarding the Law Applicable to Multimodal Shipping Contracts," IADC Environmental, Energy and Maritime Law Committee Newsletter, December 2010.
Moderator, "Uses of Social Media in Discovery and Trial," IADC Webinar, June 2010.
Co-Author, "The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007: A Practitioner’s Guide to Resolving Personal Injury Liability Claims by Medicare Beneficiaries," 76 Def. Couns. J. 393, October 2009.
Author, "Alabama Has a Difference of Opinion: When Does Testimony by an Out-of-State Engineer Constitute the Practice of Engineering?" IADC Product Liability Committee Newsletter, January 2007.
Author, "What Every Product Manufacturer Needs to Know When Defending a Lawsuit in Alabama," IADC Product Liability Committee Newsletter, January 2006.
Co-Author, "The Basics of Applying Daubert and Frye in State Court," Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, 21, April 2003.
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Chris knew the recent judgments and generally stays in the loop. I found him to be extremely knowledgeable and a very good partner.
Chris knew the recent judgments and generally stays in the loop. I found him to be extremely knowledgeable and a very good partner.