Dechert LLP

Litigation

Hope S. Freiwald is a trial lawyer at Dechert LLP, whose practice includes a broad range of product liability, toxic tort, commercial, and consumer class action cases. Ms. Freiwald’s experience includes serving as trial and coordinating defense counsel for numerous companies faced with complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation, typically involving scientific and public health issues.

Ms. Freiwald represents clients in internal investigations and also advises companies on reducing and managing risks. In particular, she has helped clients understand and develop strategies for reducing risk related to prescription drugs and devices, asbestos and silica exposure, ground water contamination, athletic gear, luxury boats and electronics. She has worked on pre-litigation dispute resolution, including resolution of putative mass tort claims in Europe, and has advised clients appearing before government review panels.

Columbia Law School, J.D., 1990; Brown University, A.B., 1986, magna cum laude