Fielding a deep bench with expertise in high stakes tort actions, MDLs, litigation and bet the company matters, Winston & Strawn LLP works with clients in the pharmaceutical, agriculture and chemical sectors in both federal and state courts across the country. The team is noted for its scientific and technical expertise, with members including San Francisco based Sandra Edwards having served as lead trial counsel for MDLs and class actions, and situated in Chicago, George Lombardi has achieved success in obtaining defense verdicts across the pharmaceutical and consumer products industries in bet the company matters. Also in Chicago, Terrence (Terry) Dee and Dan Webb are experienced in product liability matters, with Dee noted for having served as lead counsel in joint defense groups in federal MDL and multi-party litigation, while Webb’s active clientele includes medical device and pharmaceutical clients. Andrew Tauber departed for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisnerin February 2024, and Denise Scofield in July 2024.
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‘Winston brings a cooperative and thoughtful team that are great partners in litigation as we face substantial challenges. Their work product is careful, thoughtful, and illuminative.’
‘George Lombardi is a dean of the bar and can be relied upon to try any type of case.'
- 'Christopher Essig is a great tactician.’
Kernmandanten
- Monsanto Company
- Abbott Laboratories
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
- Motorola Mobility
- Albertsons
- Unilever
- ASSA ABLOY
- Deer Park Refining
- The J.M. Smucker Company
Highlight-Mandate
- Representing Motorola Mobility in long-running cases challenging the safety of cellular phones alleging that cell phone use causes brain cancer.
- Advising Abbott in state and federal proceedings involving numerous product liability lawsuits, alleging that cow-milk-based preterm-infant formula products cause a naturally occurring gastrointestinal disorder in premature infants.
- Representing Deer Park Refining in connection with the defense of a personal injury lawsuit in relation to an alleged environmental release of chemicals from a refining facility in Deer Park, Texas.
Anwält*innen
Praxisleitung
Sandra Edwards
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
George Lombardi; Terrence (Terry) Dee; Dan Webb; Andrew Tauber; Denise Scofield; Christopher Essig