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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Offices

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
EXCHANGE HOUSE
PRIMROSE STREET
LONDON
EC2A 2EG
England
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Mr Philip Pfeffer

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+44 20 7466 2660 Philip.Pfeffer@hsf.com View profile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Philip is a partner specialising in product liability in the dispute resolution team.

Career

Philip is a trusted advisor to numerous global companies in the consumer products sector and advises them on their biggest and most important disputes around the world. He has coordinated the defence of numerous individual and class action products liability lawsuits in numerous jurisdictions and advises consumer product manufacturers on issues of regulatory compliance and in judicial challenges of regulation. He has also worked on a wide range of disputes ranging from complex multi-national commercial matters, investment treaty law disputes and international trade law cases.

He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law in New York and has also lectured on product liability at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Philip is listed as a ‘Leading Individual’ for Product Liability: Defendant in Legal 500 UK 2024.

Languages

English

Education

  • Brandeis University, BA, 1997
  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D, 2000
  • Admitted in: New Jersey (2000), New York (2001), U.S.D.C – D.N.J (2000), U.S.D.C – E.D.N.Y (2005)
  • Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2000 – 2001)

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London > Insurance > Product liability: defendant

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Philip Pfeffer – Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP handles a range of matters  including major product liability disputes, class actions, large scale product recalls, client competitor claims and prosecution of advertising litigation. The firm also advises on regulatory compliance laws, risk management and regulatory insurance challenges. Howard Watson specialises in personal injury-related matters with civil and criminal liabilities arising from dangerous or defective products. He co-heads the team with Philip Pfeffer, who works on product liability regulatory issues. Partner David Bennett has extensive experience of major product liability class actions and product recall cases.

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