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Provided by Rodney J Freeman

UK

Practice Areas

- Product Compliance & Product Liability

- Commercial Litigation

- Class Action Litigation

- Crisis Management

- Food & Beverage

- Retail & Consumer Products

- Life Sciences

- Healthcare

- Artificial Intelligence

Career

Rodney is an international products lawyer with more than 20 years of experience supporting the world’s leading and most innovative companies. He has been building a different kind of products law team – one that focuses on finding creative and practical commercial solutions to worldwide problems.

Rodney provides unique insights into the global liability and regulatory landscape, and he has an instinct for finding practical solutions for international companies. With a background in high-stakes product liability litigation, Rod

understands the challenges faced by companies in an increasingly risky global environment.

Professional Memberships

- International Consumer Products Health and Safety Organization (Director)

- Product Liability Advisory Council (US)

- International Association of Defense Counsel

- Defense Research Institute

- Product Liability Forum – British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Expert in these Jurisdictions

England & Wales

Education

The University of Sydney

Master of Laws

1994

The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Laws

1990

The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Economics

1988

Chambers Review

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Product Liability: Mainly Defendant - UK-wide
Star Individuals

Rodney Freeman remains the lawyer of choice for leading tech giants, which he advises on the full gamut of product liability matters. He frequently provides high-level advisory and disputes work alongside policy interventions at both a domestic and EU level.

Contributions

1 Contribution provided by Cooley LLP

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