LOS
ANGELES, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shook,
Hardy & Bacon welcomes to the firm four partners who bring a
wealth of trial acumen and strategic litigation experience for a
combined 100+ years of client success and complex problem-solving
in the courtroom and in the boardroom. They are known for achieving
defense verdicts and limiting potential liability
for Fortune 100 companies in complex trial, appellate
and litigation disputes. Together, the four represent name brand
consumer product manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, along
with technology, internet and software businesses.
"These top-notch litigators are a natural fit for our firm. We
are known as the go-to firm for science, health, and technology,
and these lawyers expand our presence on both coasts. We are
excited to have them with us, and we are already getting requests
from clients who know these lawyers and appreciate even greater
depth and breadth in service," said Shook Chair Madeleine McDonough.
"We've had great admiration and longstanding relationships with
many of the Shook lawyers for years," said Steven B. Weisburd from Los Angeles. "Shook's powerhouse offerings,
including product liability and class action, fall right in our
wheelhouse. I'm excited to be part of this nationwide highly
respected team. It feels like home to us."
"I have a great deal of respect for Shook's product liability
team and look forward to collaborating with lawyers who have a
winning reputation in the courtroom and finding solutions to very
complex matters," said Jan Dodd from
Los Angeles.
"Trial acumen, depth of talent, culture and warmth of the
lawyers all attracted me to Shook," said Ryan Cobbs from Miami. "I've long respected Shook lawyers in
the courtroom and look forward to collaborating with this winning
team of litigators. It's a natural fit for me."
The new group includes the following lawyers:
- Steven B. Weisburd is a
well-known trial and appellate lawyer with a winning record of
high-profile cases in federal and state courts in California and across the country. He focuses
on complex civil litigation, class action, product liability, mass
torts and MDLs in the consumer product, mass media and
entertainment industries, among other areas. He is ranked in
Chambers USA, Product
Liability & Mass Torts, and Best Lawyers in America for
his appellate work; The Los Angeles Business Journal named
him among Los Angeles' Top 100
litigators and also its 2023 Leaders of Influence: Litigators and
Trial Attorneys. Weisburd was his prior firm's Los Angeles managing partner, and Shook's
Class Action and Appellate Litigation team welcomes him.
- Ryan Cobbs represents
manufacturers in mass torts and product liability litigation in a
wide variety of industries, including consumer, chemical,
automotive and pharmaceutical, and first-chairs trials in federal
court and Florida. Cobbs chaired
his prior firm's Mass Tort and Product Liability Practice. The
Daily Business Review has named him among Florida's Most Effective Lawyers. Cobbs
becomes a member of Shook's General Liability Litigation
Practice.
- Jan Dodd was chosen by The
American Lawyer as one of the top lawyers in the country under
45 and her defense verdict in an over-the-counter cold medicine
case was picked as one of the Top 10 defense verdicts in the
country. Chambers-ranked, Dodd has won verdicts in product
liability and mass tort cases in state and federal courts in six
states, including California. She
joins Shook's Product Liability Litigation team.
- Ashley Drumm is a litigator and
strategist experienced in mass tort and product liability. She
manages large portfolios of litigation, overseeing mass tort teams
for Fortune 100 companies in defense of personal injury and
wrongful death actions. She has first-chaired two federal jury
trials. The Daily Business Review has named her among
Florida's Most Effective Lawyers.
She will be part of Shook's General Liability Litigation
Practice.
Shook represents some of the largest pharmaceutical, medical
device, manufacturing, automotive and consumer goods companies in
the world, with client relationships dating back many decades.
These companies look to the firm to handle their most complex and
contentious product liability cases—from MDLs, class actions, mass
tort actions and multi-jurisdiction onslaughts of individual cases,
as well as challenging individual cases. ALM selected Shook as a
finalist for Litigation Department of the Year – Product Liability
in 2023.
Multidisciplinary, the firm's lawyers collaborate across
services to find the best solutions for clients. Partners
Katie Gates Calderon, Hildy Sastre and William
Geraghty, all trial lawyers, lead the Product Liability
Practice. Partners Tristan Duncan,
Michael Mallow and Amir Nassihi
manage the firm's Class Action and Appellate team in addition to
their trial work. Partners Rob Adams
and Paul Williams guide the firm's
General Liability Litigation Practice along with serving clients on
litigation and trial matters.
To speak to a Shook attorney, contact Shook Director of
Communications Heather McMichael,
816.389.0419, hmcmichael@shb.com.
About Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Founded in 1889, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. has 19 offices
in the United States and
London, with attorneys and
professional staff serving clients in the health, science and
technology sectors in areas ranging from product liability defense
and business litigation to intellectual property prosecution and
litigation, environmental and toxic tort, privacy and data security
and regulatory counseling.
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