Rod Freeman > Cooley (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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22 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
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Rod Freeman
Work Department
Product Compliance & Product Liability
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Class Action Litigation
Food & Beverage
Retail & Consumer Products
Life Sciences
Healthcare
Position
Rod Freeman is a partner in Cooley’s London office and an international products lawyer. He is routinely ranked as a leading product litigation lawyer in the major legal directories, where he is described as “the outstanding go-to specialist for product liability matters” and “without a shadow of a doubt the most knowledgeable product liability lawyer in the European space”. Rod works alongside the world’s leading global companies to help them solve their product-related issues, protect their reputations, defend their products and build more successful businesses. With a background in high-stakes product liability litigation and more than 20 year’s devoted to international products law, Rod understands the challenges faced by international brand names in an increasingly risky global environment.
He has the experience and insight to find creative and practical commercial solutions to product issues around the world. Rod leads a team that defends product liability litigation, handles product-related B2B disputes, manages and resolves product safety and regulatory compliance issues, and manages international product recalls. In short, Rod helps his clients find solutions to their issues that arise throughout the product life cycle.
Memberships
- International Consumer Products Health and Safety Organization (Director)
- Product Liability Advisory Council (US)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Product Liability Forum – British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Education
- The University of Sydney
Master of Laws, 1994 - The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Laws, 1990 - The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Economics, 1988
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition