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2009 Sponsorship Faculty
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Greenberg Traurig LLP is one of the largest law firms in the United States with an unprecedented domestic and global presence, 1,750 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals, and 31 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 & Health 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. |
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Covington has one of the world's most active and respected Pharmaceutical Litigation and Investigations Practices, with over 150 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. Covington represents more pharmaceutical companies in more criminal and civil investigations by federal and state government agencies, including high-profile congressional inquiries -- such as the Food & Drug Administration, the Department of Justice, Congress, and State Attorneys General -- than any firm in the country. 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. www.cov.com |
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP 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 2008, SHB was recognized by The American Lawyer as the Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year. The firm also was recently named Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year for a fifth consecutive year by Who’s Who Legal, and partner Harvey Kaplan was selected by Who’s Who Legal as the Product Liability Lawyer of the Year for the second consecutive year. |
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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. In 2009, Dechert earned the Chambers USA Award for Excellence as the top products liability practice in the country. www.dechert.com |
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King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 880 lawyers in 13 offices across the United States, Europe and the Middle East. More than 125 of these lawyers, scientists and consultants are dedicated to representing pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies and have specialized experience at every stage of the product life cycle. Our product liability practice has been ranked by both Chambers and The American Lawyer as among the best in the country, and we were named for two consecutive years to the National Law Journal's “Defense Hot List” as one of the “firms at the top of their game.” We add to this a range of trial experience that is increasingly unusual in large firms. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com. |
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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 eight hundred attorneys collaborating across twenty-five major practice areas. Our Life Sciences team counsels clients whether emerging biotechnology companies or the world’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers. Because of our size, diversity, and state-of-the-art technology, we can offer excellent value to organizations of all sizes anywhere. www.nixonpeabody.com. |
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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 |
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Morgan Lewis is a global law firm with 1400 attorneys in 22 offices worldwide. Our comprehensive life sciences practice includes more than 200 lawyers, scientists and other technical specialists, many with advanced degrees, who have the experience and capability to represent the full life cycle of FDA-regulated products. Our strength is our ability to work collaboratively across several practice areas, such as product liability, consumer fraud, government investigations and FDA regulatory counseling and compliance, to provide strategic solutions for the multi-faceted challenges our clients face. Morgan Lewis offers extensive trial capabilities and decades of experience coordinating complex national litigation, in addition to providing efficient, powerful solutions for the increasingly demanding discovery environment. We are nationally recognized for our leadership and innovation in developing alternative fee structures. |
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McCarter & English, LLP is a firm of over 400 lawyers with offices in Boston, Hartford, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia and Wilmington. In continuous business for more than 160 years, we are among the oldest and largest law firms in America. As the firm's single largest practice area, our product liability group represents clients in three key areas: Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals; Mass and Toxic Torts; and Consumer and Industrial Product Quality. Nationally recognized and international in scope, the practice ranges from single plaintiff cases, statewide or regional representation of larger clients through all phases of discovery, trial and appeal, to serving as national coordinating counsel for several Fortune 500 companies. www.mccarter.com |
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP, consisting of nearly 540 legal professionals in Atlanta, Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., regularly represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in national, regional and local litigation, labor, corporate, intellectual property and regulatory matters. www.btlaw.com |
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For more than 25 years, Hudson Legal has been a leading provider of full service Discovery Solutions, Consulting, and Legal Staffing in the United States and abroad. We offer a sophisticated array of services to corporations and their outside counsel engaged in discovery as a result of litigation or government investigation. With our review expertise and extensive field-tested knowledge in every phase of the discovery lifecycle, we help clients reduce costs, improve efficiency and increase productivity. Discover the Review Experts. Discover Hudson.
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