Ranking tables

Product Liability & Mass Torts | USA

USA - Nationwide

This chapter encompasses legal claims that allow an injured party to recover financial compensation from the manufacturer or seller of a product. This can include faulty brakes, contaminated food and medicine lacking appropriate label warnings. Law firms advise manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers and others who make the product available to the public. It also covers toxic tort, relating to the exposure to chemicals, pharmaceutical drugs or occupational hazards. Most pharmaceutical claims are mass tort cases because drugs are consumed by thousands of people. Occupational toxic tort cases occur where industrial and other works have been exposed to toxic chemicals. Most of the law in this area has traditionally arisen from asbestos exposure. The chapter also recognizes firms who represent plaintiffs in products liability litigation.

Rankings overview for Lawyers

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Band 5

  1. Adam Hoeflich
    Adam Hoeflich Bartlit Beck LLP21 Years Ranked
  2. Andrew Kaplan
    Andrew Kaplan Crowell & Moring LLP4 Years Ranked
  3. Brian O'Donoghue
    Brian O'Donoghue Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP2 Years Ranked
  4. Christopher Campbell
    Christopher Campbell DLA Piper LLP (US)3 Years Ranked
  5. Emily Ullman
    Emily Ullman Covington & Burling LLP4 Years Ranked
  6. Eric Rumanek
    Eric Rumanek Troutman Pepper Locke LLP7 Years Ranked
  7. Geoffrey Wyatt
    Geoffrey Wyatt Kirkland & Ellis LLP5 Years Ranked
  8. Joe G Hollingsworth Hollingsworth LLP2 Years Ranked
  9. Joel H Smith
    Joel H Smith Bowman and Brooke LLP19 Years Ranked
  10. John D Winter
    John D Winter Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP16 Years Ranked
  11. Julie Park
    Julie Park Morrison Foerster5 Years Ranked
  12. Kara McCall
    Kara McCall Alston & Bird LLP5 Years Ranked
  13. Kenneth J Reilly
    Kenneth J Reilly Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP21 Years Ranked
  14. Keri Arnold
    Keri Arnold Wilkinson Stekloff LLP2 Years Ranked
  15. Laura Kingsley Hong
    Laura Kingsley Hong Tucker Ellis LLP6 Years Ranked
  16. Lauren R Goldman
    Lauren R Goldman Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP5 Years Ranked
  17. Leslie M Smith
    Leslie M Smith Kirkland & Ellis16 Years Ranked
  18. Manuel F Cachán
    Manuel F Cachán Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates2 Years Ranked
  19. Meghan Rohling Kelly
    Meghan Rohling Kelly Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP2 Years Ranked
  20. Michael T. Williams Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP11 Years Ranked
  21. Michelle Ramirez
    Michelle Ramirez Sidley Austin LLP3 Years Ranked
  22. Morton D Dubin II
    Morton D Dubin II Kirkland & Ellis LLP13 Years Ranked
  23. Nancy Erfle
    Nancy Erfle Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP7 Years Ranked
  24. Renee Smith
    Renee Smith Kirkland & Ellis5 Years Ranked
  25. Richard Goetz
    Richard Goetz O'Melveny & Myers LLP19 Years Ranked
  26. Sarah Johnston
    Sarah Johnston Barnes & Thornburg LLP5 Years Ranked
  27. William J Conroy Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C.16 Years Ranked
  28. William J. Beausoleil
    William J. Beausoleil Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP5 Years Ranked
  29. William Monahan
    William Monahan Sullivan & Cromwell LLP2 Years Ranked

All Lawyers profiles

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Senior Statespeople

  1. Douglas R. Marvin
    S
    Douglas R. Marvin
    Williams & Connolly LLP
    Williams & Connolly LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 19 Years Ranked
    Douglas Marvin is a longstanding practitioner with significant experience as national coordinating counsel in mass torts.
  2. Kenneth J Parsigian
    S
    Kenneth J Parsigian
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Latham & Watkins LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years Ranked
    Kenneth Parsigian offers notable expertise in mass torts arising from the tobacco industry, in which he represents a number of leading clients. He is also skilled in federal pharmaceutical cases.
  3. Nina M Gussack
    S
    Nina M Gussack
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 20 Years Ranked
    Nina Gussack attracts widespread recognition for her longstanding presence in pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts. She acts as trial counsel and national coordinator in both class actions and MDLs.
  4. Philip Beck
    S
    Philip Beck
    Bartlit Beck LLP
    Bartlit Beck LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 23 Years Ranked
    Philip Beck is a highly experienced trial lawyer who acts both for individuals and major corporations on a number of high-profile product liability cases.
  5. Robert C Heim
    S
    Robert C Heim
    Dechert LLP
    Dechert LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 23 Years Ranked
    Robert Heim is a well-respected trial lawyer who has acted on a number of significant product liability cases in pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
  6. Theodore VH Mayer
    S
    Theodore VH Mayer
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Senior Statespeople | 20 Years Ranked

    Theodore Mayer acts for clients defending against medical and pharmaceutical MDLs. He is particularly active in disputes involving pharmaceuticals, vaccines and blood products.

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Eminent Practitioners

  1. Madeleine McDonough
    E
    Madeleine McDonough
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 6 Years Ranked
    Madeleine McDonough is currently serving as the firm's chair and draws on a strong background in the sciences, leveraging her expertise to advise clients across the space on product liability and personal injury cases.

Star Individuals

  1. Beth A Wilkinson
    Beth A Wilkinson
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Star Individuals | 18 Years Ranked
    Beth Wilkinson is a highly acclaimed trial lawyer with unparalleled expertise acting as lead trial counsel in bet-the-company pharmaceutical MDLs.
  2. John H Beisner
    John H Beisner
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Star Individuals | 20 Years Ranked

    John Beisner is considered to be one of the country's premier product liability and consumer class action attorneys, with the ability to handle complex MDLs and appellate litigation. He has conducted a number of ground-breaking cases ranging from toxic torts and personal injury claims through to medical devices.

  3. Joseph G. Petrosinelli
    Joseph G. Petrosinelli
    Williams & Connolly LLP
    Williams & Connolly LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Star Individuals | 9 Years Ranked
    Joseph Petrosinelli is well versed in disputes across federal and state courts, frequently defending against major MDLs for clients, particularly in pharmaceutical cases and toxic torts.
  4. Lori G Cohen
    Lori G Cohen
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Star Individuals | 19 Years Ranked
    Lori Cohen is a market-leading trial lawyer with a formidable reputation in defending pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts, as well as toxic tort and consumer product litigation.
  5. Tarek Ismail
    Tarek Ismail
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Star Individuals | 19 Years Ranked
    Tarek Ismail is esteemed for his handling of high-profile pharmaceutical product liability cases. He is also highlighted for his work in medical device litigation and toxic torts alongside his strength in antitrust class actions.
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Band 1

  1. Allison Brown
    1
    Allison Brown
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked

    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.

  2. Anand Agneshwar
    1
    Anand Agneshwar
    Arnold & Porter
    Arnold & Porter | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked
    Anand Agneshwar is impressively active in the pharmaceutical sector, where he has acted for major national clients in several MDLs and consumer fraud litigation.
  3. Diane P Sullivan
    1
    Diane P Sullivan
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Diane Sullivan is an esteemed trial lawyer with experience acting as lead counsel on numerous market-leading mass torts. Alongside her experience in representing Fortune 500 companies on nationwide talc litigation, she is also active in environmental and natural resource cases.
  4. Heidi K. Hubbard
    1
    Heidi K. Hubbard
    Williams & Connolly LLP
    Williams & Connolly LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    Heidi Hubbard remains first-choice trial counsel for clients facing significant MDLs, and is widely considered to be a leading figure in mass torts within the pharmaceutical space.
  5. Loren H Brown
    1
    Loren H Brown
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    DLA Piper LLP (US) | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Loren Brown is a highly respected trial lawyer who is best known for his strengths in pharmaceutical mass torts and medical device cases.
  6. Mark S Cheffo
    1
    Mark S Cheffo
    Dechert LLP
    Dechert LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Mark Cheffo is highly experienced as both national coordinator and trial counsel for numerous mass torts in the pharmaceutical and environmental spaces.
  7. Michael K Brown
    1
    Michael K Brown
    Reed Smith LLP
    Reed Smith LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Michael Brown is an esteemed trial lawyer, commended for his strength in mass torts. His experience includes leading mesh cases for prominent multinational companies.
  8. Michael X Imbroscio
    1
    Michael X Imbroscio
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Covington & Burling LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
    Michael Imbroscio is renowned for his strengths in strategy and briefing on mass torts, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
  9. Paul W Schmidt
    1
    Paul W Schmidt
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Covington & Burling LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked

    Paul Schmidt is highly experienced both in trial and at appeal, with particular strength in pharmaceutical litigation and toxic torts. He cochairs Covington & Burling's product liability and mass torts practice.

  10. Phyllis A Jones
    1
    Phyllis A Jones
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Covington & Burling LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Phyllis Jones is an esteemed trial lawyer in pharmaceutical defense, with a caseload that includes opioid litigation.
  11. Robert C Brock
    1
    Robert C Brock
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
    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.
  12. Shayna Cook
    1
    Shayna Cook
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years Ranked
    Shayna Cook is a prominent trial lawyer with a strong track record as lead counsel in MDLs, frequently acting for major pharmaceutical corporations.
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Band 2

  1. Andrew T Bayman
    2
    Andrew T Bayman
    King & Spalding LLP
    King & Spalding LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Andrew Bayman acts for a number of major pharmaceutical companies on their most significant product liability cases. He is especially active in federal courts, where he has acted on market-leading MDLs in the life sciences sector.
  2. Arthur Brown
    2
    Arthur Brown
    Arnold & Porter
    Arnold & Porter | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Arthur Brown is esteemed for acting as national counsel for major pharmaceutical companies in large-scale mass torts, including Bayer, Pfizer and AstraZeneca.
  3. Craig Thompson
    2
    Craig Thompson
    Venable LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Craig Thompson is best known for his strengths in medical device and drug cases, in which he often acts as national counsel.
  4. David E Dukes
    2
    David E Dukes
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 23 Years Ranked
    David Dukes leads on several major MDLs in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as handling environmental cases. He is also accomplished in litigation within the technology sector.
  5. Heidi Levine
    2
    Heidi Levine
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley Austin LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Heidi Levine frequently acts as national counsel for pharmaceutical companies on high-profile MDLs. She handles matters across pretrial, trial and resolution.
  6. Hildy Sastre
    2
    Hildy Sastre
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Hildy Sastre regularly defends clients in major trials across the medical device, tobacco and pharmaceutical industries. Her caseload includes pelvic mesh and hip implant litigation.
  7. 2
    James M Campbell
    Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C.
    Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C. | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    James Campbell is best recognized for his expertise in automotive litigation, regularly handling matters in both federal and Massachusetts courts.
  8. Jessica Davidson
    2
    Jessica Davidson
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked

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

  9. Joe W Tomaselli Jr
    2
    Joe W Tomaselli Jr
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Joe Tomaselli is best known for his ability to lead expert science groups in constructing defense cases for high-profile life science entities.
  10. Kristen R Fournier
    2
    Kristen R Fournier
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Kristen Fournier regularly acts as national coordinating counsel for major corporate clients in toxic torts, typically those relating to asbestos and chemical exposure.
  11. Pamela Yates
    2
    Pamela Yates
    Arnold & Porter
    Arnold & Porter | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years Ranked
    Pamela Yates is best recognized in the market for her skills at trial, frequently handling major pharmaceutical MDLs, including opioid litigation, as well as toxic tort matters.
  12. Robert Adams
    2
    Robert Adams
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
    Robert Adams is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly acts as first chair across a range of product liability cases, with particular expertise in pharmaceutical MDLs.
  13. Sean P Fahey
    2
    Sean P Fahey
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    Sean Fahey has experience handling MDLs across a wide range of areas, including pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts, class actions and concussion litigation.
  14. Stephanie E Parker
    2
    Stephanie E Parker
    Jones Day
    Jones Day | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Stephanie Parker co-leads the firm's business and tort litigation practice, and oversees its product liability litigation practice. She is an eminent trial lawyer in tobacco and in pharmaceutical trials.
  15. William Gage
    Butler Snow LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Andrea Pierson
    3
    Andrea Pierson
    Faegre Drinker
    Faegre Drinker | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Andrea Pierson has garnered a strong reputation for medical device MDLs, including those regarding pelvic mesh products and knee replacements.
  2. Brian L. Stekloff
    3
    Brian L. Stekloff
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Brian Stekloff has a significant reputation for acting as a trial lawyer across a number of mass torts, including on major pharmaceutical litigation.
  3. Charles W Cohen
    3
    Charles W Cohen
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Charles Cohen has a strong reputation in life sciences product liability, with experience representing domestic and international clients in pharmaceutical cases and toxic torts.
  4. Daniel Ring
    3
    Daniel Ring
    Mayer Brown LLP
    Mayer Brown LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Daniel Ring offers strong expertise in advising medical clients on major mass tort claims. He also acts on putative class actions regarding concussion injuries as well as acting for chemical companies in toxic torts.
  5. Debra E Pole
    3
    Debra E Pole
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley Austin LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    Debra Pole has a longstanding career as a trial lawyer in MDLs and mass torts across both state and federal courts. Her practice includes toxic torts and consumer fraud claims in the life sciences sector.
  6. James C Fitzpatrick
    3
    James C Fitzpatrick
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    James Fitzpatrick frequently defends pharmaceutical clients against high-profile MDLs on a national and international scale. He is especially well versed in defending litigation involving vaccines.
  7. James F. Murdica
    3
    James F. Murdica
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    James Murdica chairs Barnes & Thornburg's product liability group and acts on multiple mass torts in the pharmaceutical and medical device arenas.
  8. John Hooper
    3
    John Hooper
    King & Spalding LLP
    King & Spalding LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    John Hooper represents major international companies on product liability cases across state and federal courts involving automotive and toxic tort concerns, as well as acting on consumer class actions.
  9. Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr
    3
    Kaspar J. Stoffelmayr
    Bartlit Beck LLP
    Bartlit Beck LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Kaspar Stoffelmayr is an esteemed practitioner in the market, recognized for his handling of mass torts across the pharmaceutical and toxic tort sectors.
  10. Kim Bueno
    3
    Kim Bueno
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    Kim Bueno comes recommended for her trial capabilities, regularly acting for life sciences clients in complex large-scale litigation and personal injury claims.
  11. Kimberly Branscome
    3
    Kimberly Branscome
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Kimberly Branscome is a well-regarded trial lawyer who has amassed a broad range of experience in mass torts and class actions. Her skills range from personal injury lawsuits in the automotive industry to toxic torts.
  12. Michael Brown
    3
    Michael Brown
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
    Michael Brown is an experienced trial lawyer who offers strength across the space, regularly handling toxic tort, pharmaceutical and personal injury claims.
  13. Peter A Bicks
    3
    Peter A Bicks
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked
    Peter Bicks is highly regarded for his representation of Fortune 500 companies in matters such as major MDLs in the talc space. He is especially active in personal injury lawsuits and primarily acts as strategic counsel on these matters.
  14. Sherry Knutson
    3
    Sherry Knutson
    Tucker Ellis LLP
    Tucker Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
    Sherry Knutson is widely respected for her experience in high-profile product liability MDLs, regularly acting in pharmaceutical cases and toxic torts.
  15. Theodore J Boutrous Jr
    3
    Theodore J Boutrous Jr
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years Ranked
    Theodore Boutrous boasts a distinguished appellate practice, while also being highly active in consumer class actions, personal injury cases and environmental torts.
  16. Tripp Haston
    3
    Tripp Haston
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Tripp Haston is widely respected for acting both as national trial and coordinating counsel in major pharmaceutical mass torts and chemical litigation.
  17. William Hoffman
    3
    William Hoffman
    Arnold & Porter
    Arnold & Porter | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    William Hoffman is well regarded for his experience as coordinating counsel for pharmaceutical mass torts and market-leading MDLs.
  18. William P Geraghty
    3
    William P Geraghty
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked

    William Geraghty is highly regarded for his strength in defending mass torts in the medical device and tobacco sectors. He cochairs the firm's product liability practice.

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Band 4

  1. Barry Boise
    4
    Barry Boise
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Barry Boise is highlighted for his experienced representation of clients in complex product liability litigation involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
  2. Bruce Parker
    4
    Bruce Parker
    Venable LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 14 Years Ranked
    Bruce Parker frequently acts as national counsel on major pharmaceutical MDLs, with the ability to handle complex science and medical issues in these cases.
  3. Francis A Citera
    4
    Francis A Citera
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked
    Francis Citera is a seasoned practitioner in the consumer class action space. He is experienced in both state and federal courts, and is also well versed in product safety and risk management issues. He cochairs the product liability and mass torts practice.
  4. Jennifer Saulino
    4
    Jennifer Saulino
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley Austin LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked

    Jennifer Saulino is sought after for her deep experience as trial counsel defending clients in high-stakes toxic tort and pharmaceutical matters. She co-leads the product liability practice at Sidley Austin.

  5. Joseph Cohen
    4
    Joseph Cohen
    Porter Hedges LLP
    Porter Hedges LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Houston-based Porter Hedges partner Joseph Cohen garners praise for his expert representation of former senior company employees in large MDLs and mass torts, as well as acting for clients facing personal injury claims.
  6. Ken Baum
    4
    Ken Baum
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years Ranked
    Ken Baum is experienced in advising on the scientific aspects of drug and medical device litigation, as well as handling expert witness preparation during major MDLs.
  7. Lauren S Colton
    4
    Lauren S Colton
    Hogan Lovells US LLP
    Hogan Lovells US LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 16 Years Ranked
    Lauren Colton leads Hogan Lovells' products law group and is commended for her handling of mass torts and class actions arising from the life sciences and pharmaceutical space.
  8. Lyn P Pruitt
    4
    Lyn P Pruitt
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    DLA Piper LLP (US) | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 17 Years Ranked
    Lyn Pruitt is widely renowned for her considerable trial expertise and is frequently sought after for first-chair complex product liability trials and consumer class actions on behalf of pharmaceutical and medical device companies, among others.
  9. Matthew Holian
    4
    Matthew Holian
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    DLA Piper LLP (US) | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years Ranked
    Matthew Holian has developed an increasingly strong reputation for defending major pharmaceutical companies as national counsel in MDLs, handling everything from discovery to resolution.
  10. Melissa A. Geist
    4
    Melissa A. Geist
    Reed Smith LLP
    Reed Smith LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Melissa Geist is an expert trial lawyer who is experienced across both drug and medical device mass torts and MDLs. She regularly acts as national counsel in cases within the life sciences sector.
  11. 4
    Michael O'Donnell
    Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
    Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 17 Years Ranked
    Michael O'Donnell is experienced across both mass torts and consumer class actions, with additional expertise defending major corporations facing consumer product litigation.
  12. Michael Olsen
    4
    Michael Olsen
    Mayer Brown LLP
    Mayer Brown LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Michael Olsen comes recommended for his handling of environmental matters, pharmaceutical cases, concussion-related litigation and toxic torts. He frequently acts as lead trial counsel for major multinational companies.
  13. Michael Zogby
    4
    Michael Zogby
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
    Michael Zogby acts on pharmaceutical litigation as well as mass torts in medical devices, frequently serving as coordinating counsel and trial counsel.
  14. Paul E. Boehm
    4
    Paul E. Boehm
    Williams & Connolly LLP
    Williams & Connolly LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years Ranked
    Paul Boehm is a skilled litigator who is well versed in representing major multinational companies in product liability cases ranging from pharmaceutical litigation to toxic torts.
  15. Paul G Cereghini
    4
    Paul G Cereghini
    Bowman and Brooke LLP
    Bowman and Brooke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 18 Years Ranked
    Paul Cereghini chairs the firm and regularly acts as lead trial counsel in large-scale product liability cases and personal injury matters for major automobile companies. He also acts on concussion injury litigation.
  16. Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
    4
    Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
    Bartlit Beck LLP
    Bartlit Beck LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Rebecca Weinstein Bacon is widely praised for her skills in product liability disputes, commercial cases and class actions. She is best recognized for advising major pharmaceutical clients in significant mass torts.
  17. Richard B North Jr
    4
    Richard B North Jr
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Richard North handles a wide range of product liability disputes, with expertise handling major pharmaceutical MDLs and aviation disputes.
  18. Richard T. Bernardo
    4
    Richard T. Bernardo
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Richard Bernardo maintains an exceptional litigation practice, with recognized expertise in mass tort cases in a variety of sectors.
  19. 4
    Robert J Herrington
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Robert Herrington in noted for his expertise acting for consumer products companies in complex litigation, including those alleging defects and misleading claims. He cochairs the firm's class action litigation group and is a go-to choice for clients in the tech, retail and automotive sectors.
  20. Sabrina Strong
    4
    Sabrina Strong
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Sabrina Strong comes recommended for her representation of clients in high-stakes product litigation and consumer class actions, typically acting for those in the life sciences space.
  21. Stephen D Brody
    4
    Stephen D Brody
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Stephen Brody has garnered an increasingly strong reputation after acting on high-profile product liability cases for major multinational companies.
  22. Susan M Sharko
    4
    Susan M Sharko
    Faegre Drinker
    Faegre Drinker | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 20 Years Ranked
    Susan Sharko routinely acts as national coordinating counsel for leading companies in mass torts and MDLs across a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and toxic torts.
  23. 4
    Thomas Yoo
    Polsinelli PC
    Polsinelli PC | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked

    Thomas Yoo is routinely engaged in product liability and mass tort cases. He frequently represents clients in the life sciences sector, among others.

  24. Kim Moore
    Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4
  25. Orlando R. Richmond
    Butler Snow LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4
  26. Quentin F. Urquhart Jr
    Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 4
5

Band 5

  1. Adam Hoeflich
    5
    Adam Hoeflich
    Bartlit Beck LLP
    Bartlit Beck LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 21 Years Ranked
    Adam Hoeflich is well regarded as a trial lawyer and strategic adviser, with noted strength in both individual cases and MDLs.
  2. Andrew Kaplan
    5
    Andrew Kaplan
    Crowell & Moring LLP
    Crowell & Moring LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
    Andrew Kaplan is held in high regard for the caliber of his advocacy in product liability litigation. He serves as chair of the firm's mass tort, product and consumer litigation group.
  3. Brian O'Donoghue
    5
    Brian O'Donoghue
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Brian O'Donoghue advises clients on a broad range of product liability litigation and has significant experience handling claims on behalf of large corporations.
  4. Christopher Campbell
    5
    Christopher Campbell
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    DLA Piper LLP (US) | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked
    Christopher Campbell chairs the firm's product liability and mass torts practice and possesses widespread experience in the space, including acting in a national coordinating role as well as providing trial and regulatory counsel.
  5. Emily Ullman
    5
    Emily Ullman
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Covington & Burling LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
    Emily Ullman is talented in mass tort and class action litigation. She is particularly active in cases in the health and technology spaces.
  6. Eric Rumanek
    5
    Eric Rumanek
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 7 Years Ranked
    Eric Rumanek represents clients in pharmaceutical and medical device MDLs, as well as mass torts and personal injury cases.
  7. Geoffrey Wyatt
    5
    Geoffrey Wyatt
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked
    Geoffrey Wyatt primarily handles large consumer class actions and mass torts, as well as being able to advise on complex appellate litigation.
  8. 5
    Joe G Hollingsworth
    Hollingsworth LLP
    Hollingsworth LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Joe Hollingsworth is well equipped to advise on product liability claims, fielding expertise in the pharmaceutical sector.
  9. Joel H Smith
    5
    Joel H Smith
    Bowman and Brooke LLP
    Bowman and Brooke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 19 Years Ranked
    Joel Smith is a sought-after trial lawyer who acts as national counsel on a number of mass torts for major automotive companies.
  10. John D Winter
    5
    John D Winter
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked
    John Winter is a seasoned practitioner who frequently represents major multinational companies on pharmaceutical and medical device MDLs, with further experience in toxic torts. He is a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
  11. Julie Park
    5
    Julie Park
    Morrison Foerster
    Morrison Foerster | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked
    Julie Park advises on class actions and mass torts across the products landscape, while also being able to provide counsel on regulatory matters. She operates across Morrison Foerster's San Diego and San Francisco offices.
  12. Kara McCall
    5
    Kara McCall
    Alston & Bird LLP
    Alston & Bird LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked

    Kara McCall of Alston & Bird LLP comes recommended for her handling of consumer class actions, and acts for an impressive list of clients in the food, retail and manufacturing industries.

  13. Kenneth J Reilly
    5
    Kenneth J Reilly
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 21 Years Ranked
    Kenneth Reilly is best regarded for his capabilities in tobacco, and acts for a number of leading clients in major MDLs. He is also recognized for his strength as a trial lawyer.
  14. Keri Arnold
    5
    Keri Arnold
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Keri Arnold is an accomplished trial lawyer with a wealth of expertise in complex product liability claims. She has handled cases on behalf of major names in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.
  15. Laura Kingsley Hong
    5
    Laura Kingsley Hong
    Tucker Ellis LLP
    Tucker Ellis LLP | Head of Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked
    Laura Kingsley Hong chairs the firm's product liability group and frequently acts as first-chair trial counsel in mass torts at both the state and federal level.
  16. Lauren R Goldman
    5
    Lauren R Goldman
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked

    Lauren Goldman represents notable consumer product manufacturers, with expertise in class actions and MDLs as well as appellate advocacy.

  17. Leslie M Smith
    5
    Leslie M Smith
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Kirkland & Ellis | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked
    Leslie Smith is a skilled trial lawyer who is experienced in a range of pharmaceutical cases and consumer fraud litigation.
  18. Manuel F Cachán
    5
    Manuel F Cachán
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Manuel Cachán is an accomplished trial lawyer who has acted for major clients on pharmaceutical and toxic tort cases.
  19. Meghan Rohling Kelly
    5
    Meghan Rohling Kelly
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Meghan Rohling Kelly is a highly experienced trial lawyer who regularly handles product liability disputes, representing clients from a wide range of sectors including manufacturers and large corporations.
  20. 5
    Michael T. Williams
    Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
    Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 11 Years Ranked
    Michael Williams is widely regarded as a leading class action defense lawyer and is regularly called upon by multinational consumer product manufacturers.
  21. Michelle Ramirez
    5
    Michelle Ramirez
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley Austin LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked
    Michelle Ramirez possesses strong experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical and medical devices space.
  22. Morton D Dubin II
    5
    Morton D Dubin II
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 13 Years Ranked
    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.
  23. Nancy Erfle
    5
    Nancy Erfle
    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 7 Years Ranked
    Nancy Erfle is a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani and is widely recognized for her strength in representing pharmaceutical and automotive clients in product liability cases and broader class actions. She is especially well known for her work in toxic torts such as talc litigation.
  24. Renee Smith
    5
    Renee Smith
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Kirkland & Ellis | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked
    Renee Smith is increasingly recognized for her expertise in large consumer class actions, including recent mandates in the e-cigarette space.
  25. Richard Goetz
    5
    Richard Goetz
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 19 Years Ranked
    Richard Goetz is well respected for his skill in leading pharmaceutical cases and toxic torts. He is also experienced in personal injury, false advertising and consumer products.
  26. Sarah Johnston
    5
    Sarah Johnston
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked
    Sarah Johnston cochairs the firm’s drug and medical device group, with demonstrable experience acting for clients in sophisticated MDLs.
  27. 5
    William J Conroy
    Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C.
    Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C. | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked

    William Conroy is a recognized automotive lawyer who is well regarded for catastrophic injury cases, in which he has acted for clients at both the state and national level.

  28. William J. Beausoleil
    5
    William J. Beausoleil
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked
    William Beausoleil is relied upon for his strategic advice in relation to complex mass torts and pharmaceutical MDLs.
  29. William Monahan
    5
    William Monahan
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    William Monahan heads Sullivan & Cromwell's products liability and mass torts group. His sector expertise covers consumer class actions and personal injury claims.
6

Band 6

  1. Alan Rothman
    6
    Alan Rothman
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley Austin LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    Alan Rothman has deep experience handling complex medical device, pharmaceutical, and toxic tort product liability matters.

  2. Amanda S. Kitts
    6
    Amanda S. Kitts
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 2 Years Ranked
    Amanda Kitts is a talented litigator who offers notable strength in product liability claims and maintains a broad practice, spanning toxic tort, pharmaceutical and medical device-related disputes.
  3. Amy Fisher
    6
    Amy Fisher
    McCarter & English, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 3 Years Ranked
    Amy Fisher excels in the representation of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in complex multidistrict product liability litigation, including acting in national defense roles. She is co-managing partner of the firm's Indianapolis office.
  4. Andrew Tauber
    6
    Andrew Tauber
    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 10 Years Ranked
    Andrew Tauber is well versed in acting as appellate counsel on a range of product liability matters, including environmental cases and medical device torts. He is a counsel in BCLP's Washington, DC office.
  5. Anne Marie Ellis
    6
    Anne Marie Ellis
    Buchalter, A Professional Corporation
    Buchalter, A Professional Corporation | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    As Buchalter's California chair of the products liability practice group, Anne Marie Ellis defends clients in a variety of product liability actions, most notably in toxic torts claims. She is particularly skilled advising on California’s Proposition 65.

  6. Cara Edwards
    6
    Cara Edwards
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    DLA Piper LLP (US) | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 5 Years Ranked
    Cara Edwards advises on an array of product liability disputes, including large-scale medical device MDLs.
  7. Craig Mayfield
    6
    Craig Mayfield
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 4 Years Ranked

    Craig Mayfield handles significant product liability litigation as part of his broad practice. He is the managing partner of the Tampa office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.

  8. Daniel Pariser
    6
    Daniel Pariser
    Arnold & Porter
    Arnold & Porter | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 3 Years Ranked
    Daniel Pariser possesses particular expertise representing notable clients in the pharmaceutical sector as well as medical device manufacturers.
  9. Erin Bosman
    6
    Erin Bosman
    Morrison Foerster
    Morrison Foerster | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 2 Years Ranked

    Erin Bosman is the global cochair of Morrison Foerster’s litigation department. She is recommended for her expertise defending technology companies and manufacturers in litigation concerning product defects and harmful exposure.

  10. Glenn Kerner
    6
    Glenn Kerner
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 11 Years Ranked
    Glenn Kerner acts both as strategist and in trial during international product liability litigation, including in the pharmaceutical sector.
  11. Halli Cohn
    6
    Halli Cohn
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
    Troutman Pepper Locke LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 3 Years Ranked
    Halli Cohn has a broad base of experience in product liability mass tort and class action matters.
  12. Jan E Dodd
    6
    Jan E Dodd
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 19 Years Ranked
    Jan Dodd is esteemed for her experience as a trial lawyer in a range of pharmaceutical cases, as well as matters such as mass torts in the automotive sectors.
  13. Kimberly B. Martin
    6
    Kimberly B. Martin
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 5 Years Ranked
    Kimberly Martin routinely handles high-profile product liability disputes, including at both the state and federal level. She typically acts on behalf of clients in the medical device and pharmaceutical space.
  14. Lindsey Boney
    6
    Lindsey Boney
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 5 Years Ranked
    Lindsey Boney is relied upon by clients in the pharmaceutical and medical device space for his stellar representation in mass torts and MDLs.
  15. Michael Zellers
    6
    Michael Zellers
    Tucker Ellis LLP
    Tucker Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 5 Years Ranked
    Michael Zellers comes recommended for his representation of clients facing challenging litigation at both the state and national level, regularly handling large MDLs.
  16. Mollie Benedict
    6
    Mollie Benedict
    Tucker Ellis LLP
    Tucker Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 3 Years Ranked
    Mollie Benedict is a go-to lawyer for pharmaceutical manufacturers facing complex product liability claims and frequently serves as trial counsel and in national coordinating roles in multidistrict litigation.
  17. 6
    Peter W Herzog III
    Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
    Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 4 Years Ranked
    Peter Herzog impresses with the caliber of his litigation practice, which is particularly strong in class actions. His diverse industry expertise includes experience in energy and automotive cases.
  18. Richard E Sarver
    6
    Richard E Sarver
    Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
    Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C. | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 22 Years Ranked
    Richard Sarver regularly acts as a lead trial counsel in pharmaceutical MDLs, as well as assisting clients with environmental litigation and toxic torts. He is a founding member of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver.
  19. Sandra Edwards
    6
    Sandra Edwards
    Winston & Strawn LLP
    Winston & Strawn LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    Sandra Edwards chairs Winston & Strawn’s product liability and mass torts practice. She has notable trial experience handling high-stakes toxic tort and other product liability cases for a range of manufacturers.

  20. 6
    Sara Thompson
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    Sara Thompson is highlighted for expert representation of clients in product liability and class actions. She has noteworthy experience defending clients in pharmaceutical and medical device cases.

  21. Stephen J McConnell
    6
    Stephen J McConnell
    Reed Smith LLP
    Reed Smith LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    Stephen McConnell is sought after for his experience handling complex mass tort litigation in the consumer product and pharmaceutical spaces.

  22. Steven B. Weisburd
    6
    Steven B. Weisburd
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 3 Years Ranked
    Steven Weisburd has a wealth of experience acting as trial counsel in state and federal courts, including multidistrict product liability litigation and consumer class actions.
  23. Terri Reiskin
    6
    Terri Reiskin
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6 | 5 Years Ranked
    Terri Reiskin is particularly noted for her representation of automotive manufacturers, while also offering experience across a broad range of consumer and product liability claims.
  24. Alyson Bustamante Jones
    Butler Snow LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6
  25. Douglas J. Moore
    Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Band 6
U

Up and Coming

  1. Andrew Rima
    U
    Andrew Rima
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    Andrew Rima is recognized for representing pharmaceutical companies and other manufacturers in complex mass tort litigation.

  2. Cali Arat
    U
    Cali Arat
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    Cali Arat has growing experience as trial counsel in high-stakes product liability matters. She has noteworthy expertise defending clients in sophisticated toxic tort and pharmaceuticals cases.

  3. Celeste Brecht
    U
    Celeste Brecht
    Jones Day
    Jones Day | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 3 Years Ranked
    Celeste Brecht is noted for her growing experience handling complex product liability cases at trial, including toxic tort and pharmaceutical-related claims.
    Key sectors
    Energy and Utilities|Health and Life Sciences|Retail and Consumer
  4. Charissa N. Walker
    U
    Charissa N. Walker
    Tucker Ellis LLP
    Tucker Ellis LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    Charissa Walker is highlighted for growing expertise as a trial advocate in complex product liability matters. She has particular expertise in consumer product cases.

  5. Crystal Parker
    U
    Crystal Parker
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    Crystal Parker is highlighted for her expertise defending clients in mass tort litigation, such as in pharmaceutical and chemical exposure matters. She is deputy chair of the firm's product liability and mass torts practice group.

  6. David Sneed
    U
    David Sneed
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Covington & Burling LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    David Sneed is noted for his growing reputation defending complex product liability claims on behalf of clients across the pharmaceutical and technology sectors, among others.

  7. Emma Ross
    U
    Emma Ross
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 2 Years Ranked
    Emma Ross enjoys a solid reputation for her product liability practice advising pharmaceutical and medical device companies in high-stakes litigation.
  8. Gregory Halperin
    U
    Gregory Halperin
    Covington & Burling LLP
    Covington & Burling LLP | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    Gregory Halperin has a growing practice representing pharmaceutical firms in complex high-stakes litigation. He is noted for his experience in trials.

  9. Milli Kanani Hansen
    U
    Milli Kanani Hansen
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Product Liability & Mass Torts
    2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked

    Milli Kanani Hansen has a growing practice representing a variety of manufacturers in complex product liability litigation.