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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath Offices
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
110 W. Berry Street
Suite 2400
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
United States
110 W. Berry Street
Suite 2400
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
United States
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath > The Legal 500 Rankings
Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices Tier 3
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath is well-placed to represent medical device and pharmaceutical companies across a range of single plaintiff and mass tort actions across the US. Indianapolis-based Andrea Pierson has an excellent reputation handling medical device mass torts and continues to spearhead the firm’s ongoing work for Cook Medical on its MDL relating to its inferior vena cava filter product. In New Jersey, Susan Sharko is also very skilled at handling pharmaceutical and medical device MDL matters, where she regularly works with expert witnesses to develop the case, as well as working against opposition experts in Daubert hearings. Minneapolis-based Amy Fiterman heads up the overarching products liability and mass tort team.Practice head(s):
Amy Fiterman
Other key lawyers:
Andrew Campbell; Traci McKee; Christopher Dolan; Andrea Pierson; Susan Sharko
Key clients
Cook Medical
Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (PLAC)
Zimmer Biomet
Johnson & Johnson (and its family of companies)
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited
Boston Scientific Corporation
Elanco Animal Health
Medtronic
Exactech
Work highlights
- Representing Cook Medical as national counsel in multidistrict litigation involving its inferior vena cava (IVC) filter product.
- Representing Zimmer Biomet, Inc., as national counsel in hip and knee litigation, includes defending over ten thousand product liability cases in four MDLs in the past five years.
- Representing Johnson & Johnson (and its family of companies) on many complex cases.
Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings Tier 4
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has an impressive client list of regular issuer clients such as Wells Fargo, which provides it with a steady pipeline of DCM engagements. During the research period, the firm advised the financial institution on a series of senior notes offerings and other DCM transactions. Minneapolis partner Dawn Holicky Pruitt leads the firm’s relationship with Wells Fargo. Also in Minneapolis, Brandon Mason is another key partner.Practice head(s):
Jonathan Zimmerman
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Finance LLC
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Target Corporation
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
Black Hills Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented Wells Fargo & Company in multiple public offerings exceeding $24.9bn in aggregate value.
- Represented Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) in its $500m offering of fixed rate notes.
- Represented Target Corporation (Target) in connection with its public securities offerings.
Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) Tier 4
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