Greenberg Traurig LLP

Litigation - Products/Liability

Co-Chair, Global Litigation

Lori G. Cohen is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Litigation Practice, leading a group of over 600 attorneys nationally and internationally. Lori is chair of the Trial Practice Group, her “brain child,” which she created at GT. Lori is also chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice, a nationally renowned group that Lori built upon joining GT. Under Lori’s leadership, this practice has risen through the ranks and has grown to include over 100 attorneys in more than 30 offices in the U.S. and globally; in 2018, the group was named The American Lawyer’s “Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year.” Lori is also co-chair of the Atlanta Litigation Practice and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Nationally recognized for her extraordinary trial record of 57 defense verdicts, Lori leads a global practice that focuses on complex litigation of all types including products liability and pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation. Lori has served as national, regional, and trial counsel for numerous medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, handling all types of litigation, including class actions, multidistrict litigation, and trials nationally. Lori and her team routinely take complex cases to trial and win, including some of the most complex mass torts in history. Well known for her ability to win high-stakes trials, Lori is often called upon to “parachute in” at the last minute before trial, especially in challenging cases in dangerous jurisdictions.

ConcentrationsJury trialsProducts liability and toxic tort litigationPharmaceutical and medical device litigationMass torts and multidistrict litigationClass actionsMedical malpractice litigationAutomotive products liability

CapabilitiesPharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Products Liability & Mass TortsLitigation Class Action Litigation Life Sciences & Medical TechnologyHealth Care & FDA Practice Trial Practice Arbitration & Mediation

Admission to PracticeGeorgiaSupreme Court of the United StatesU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitU.S. District Court for the Middle District of GeorgiaU.S. District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaU.S. District Court for the Northern District of IndianaU.S. District Court for the Southern District of IndianaU.S. District Court for the Western District of New YorkU.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasU.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

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J.D., with distinction, Emory University School of Law, 1990 B.A., cum laude, Duke University, 1987