Madeleine McDonough

Practice Areas

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Food and Beverage Litigation; Class Action and Complex Litigation; Product Liability; Pet Care and Animal Health Products; International Data and Discovery Strategies; Litigation; FDA and Regulatory Guidance

Career

Madeleine is the chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., an international law firm with 18 offices. Madeleine began a five-year term as chair on January 1, 2017, and was re-elected for another five-year term beginning January 1, 2022. She received the Women, Influence & Power in Law Award for Innovative Leadership from Corporate Counsel/In-House Counsel magazine in 2019, the National Association of Women Lawyers Leadership Award in 2017, and was named in the Top 50 Litigation Trailblazers & Pioneers by The National Law Journal. A former clinical pharmacist, she represents multinational companies in a range of industries: pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device, food, cosmetics and beverage. Madeleine advises organizations on preventative litigation approaches, policy and governance issues, emerging international legal developments, creative resolution strategies, risk management, corporate social responsibility and crisis management.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Section of Science and Technology; Food, Cosmetics and Nutraceuticals Committee; American Bar Foundation, Fellow; Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI); Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP), Board of Directors;

Personal Care Products Council

Publications

"These Are the Obstacles That Have Firm Leaders Most Concerned in 2022," The American Lawyer, March 30, 2022.

For a full list of publications, presentations and media, visit

https://www.shb.com/professionals/m/mcdonough-madeleine