Covington has one of the world's most active and respected Pharmaceutical Litigation and Investigations Practices, with over 100 firm lawyers engaged in this work. Drawing on the expertise of the firm's pre-eminent FDA regulatory practice, our litigators have helped guide some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies through all aspects of difficult investigations and lawsuits. Our litigation experience is broad, encompassing many areas including suits under the False Claims Act, product liability litigation, patent litigation, pricing and antitrust litigation, litigation with federal agencies, and insurance coverage disputes. Covington's leading product liability practice includes one of the preeminent pharmaceutical trial lawyers in the nation and rising stars in the field.

Greenberg Traurig LLP is one of the largest law firms in the United States with an unprecedented domestic and global presence, 1,800 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals, and more than 30 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. As an integral part of the firm’s 500+ member litigation practice, GT’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & H ealth Care Litigation team offers clients unmatched national coverage, as well as sophistication and experience in managing complex, high-profile cases for a wide range of clients. The team is supported by complementary resources in the areas of insurance recovery, health care law and regulation, governmental investigations and governmental affairs. For more information, visit www.gtlaw.com.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP is ranked #1 in New York, #2 nationally on The American Lawyer’s “A-List”, its 5th consecutive year on the list. The firm has long been recognized for its management and defense of major pharmaceutical product liability matters, mass disaster cases and toxic tort litigation.

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon is a premier international firm with over 500 attorneys in nine offices worldwide. The firm has successfully represented leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies in product liability and other high-stakes litigation matters for nearly 40 years. In January 2010, The American Lawyer magazine named SHB a finalist in its fifth biennial Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year competition. This followed the firm’s 2008 recognition as winner in the Product Liability category.   The firm has been named Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year for six consecutive years by Who’s Who Legal.

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Arnold & Porter LLP has served as national, trial, and settlement counsel in some of the largest product liability, mass tort and product safety matters in the nation including prescription drug, artificial heart valve, lead pigment, blood product, and smoking-related health litigation.For more information, visit www.arnoldporter.com

Baker & Daniels LLP product liability lawyers represent global pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. With nearly 370 professionals in seven offices worldwide, Baker & Daniels LLP offers an array of integrated services to help achieve the goals of life sciences corporations. Our team includes professionals with expertise in the product liability issues unique to pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. In addition, our professionals counsel clients in areas of risk management, compliance, reimbursement, government affairs and crisis communications. Employing a results-oriented approach, we help our clients to find practical, cost-effective solutions to complex product liability issues in state and federal courts throughout the country and in Canada. www.bakerdaniels.com

Bowman and Brooke LLP, and their 150 attorneys, have become a nationally recognized trial firm and the sixth largest product liability practice in the country.

Dechert LLP is a leader in product liability and mass torts defense, handling every aspect of today's complex cases - from strategy, analysis, and planning to trial and appeal - for companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer product, chemical, food and beverage and other industries. Much of our work is done pursuant to creative alternative billing arrangements.  In 2009 and 2010, Dechert earned the Chambers USA Award for Excellence as the top products liability practice in the country.

Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services Dealing with complex issues of fraud, regulatory compliance and business disputes can detract from efforts to achieve your company’s potential. Better management of fraud risk and compliance exposure is a critical business priority – no matter the industry sector. With our more than 1,000 fraud investigation and dispute professionals around the world, we assemble the right multidisciplinary and culturally aligned team to work with you and your legal advisors. And we work to give you the benefit of our broad sector experience, our deep subject matter knowledge and the latest insights from our work worldwide. It’s how Ernst & Young makes a difference. www.ey.com/us/fids

King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers across 16 offices. More than 150 of our lawyers, scientists and consultants are dedicated to representing life sciences companies, with specialized experience at every stage of the product life cycle. Our product liability practice is consistently ranked by both Chambers and The American Lawyer as among the best in the country. We add to this a range of trial experience that is increasingly unusual in large firms. www.kslaw.com

With more than 400 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Tallahassee, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., and throughout the Carolinas, Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world. In 2010, the Nelson Mullins product liability practice group ranks among the top defense firms in Chambers and Partners USA , the National Law Journal, and other publications.

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Nixon Peabody LLP is one of the largest multipractice law firms in the United States, with offices in seventeen cities and more than seven hundred attorneys collaborating across twenty-five major practice areas. Our Life Sciences attorneys provide in-depth counsel to clients whether emerging biotechnology companies or one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers. Service areas include: financing, joint ventures and alliances, intellectual property, products liability, litigation, regulatory matters, and general corporate support. The firm’s size, diversity, and state-of-the-art technological resources enable it to offer value and comprehensive legal services to organizations of all sizes in local, state, national, and international matters. Visit us at www.nixonpeabody.com

Reed Smith's Life Sciences Health Industry (LSHI) Group is comprised of more than 250 professionals across numerous corporate, regulatory and litigation practice areas who are dedicated to our clients who help save patients' lives and preserve their health, whether through biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, life sciences or delivering health care. Reed Smith's LSHI Group consistently has been recognized as one of the premier life sciences practices nationally and internationally. In 2010, Reed Smith was named by The American Lawyer as the “Litigation Department of the Year” for Product Liability. www.reedsmith.com