Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP’s product liability and class action practice has become an industry leader for corporate clients facing product liability, class actions, and mass tort litigation,. As co-chairs of the firm’s product liability group, Miami based Hildy Sastre and William Geraghty are highly regarded trial lawyers who have tried dozens of high-exposure cases across the country, with experience defending product liability, legal malpractice, and professional liability claims in the pharmaceutical and medical device sector. Sastre and Geraghty frequently secure defense verdicts in federal and state courts including in Florida, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. Michael Mallow is the managing partner of the Los Angeles office and co-chair of the firm’s class action & appellate litigation group, specializing in class actions, economic product defect claims, and consumer protection investigations. Based in San Francisco, Annie Chuang has immense experience handling business disputes, product liability, and trade secret litigation, also often advising clients on international regulatory risks. Also based in Miami, Kenneth Reilly is a nationally recognized lead trial counsel, defending Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes class actions and product liability cases, particularly in the tobacco and pharma industries.