Dechert LLP’s practice handles a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters for healthcare and tech companies, including antitrust and commercial disputes, product liability disputes, and corporate investigations. Ben Barnett leads the practice from Philadelphia, assisting clients with high-stakes multi-district litigation, covering both civil and criminal aspects. Matthew B. Tate, who also works out of the Philadelphia office, has long-standing experience of handling data privacy and management issues.

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Key clients

  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its various and multiple subsidiaries
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Flo Health, Inc.
  • JUUL
  • Easy Healthcare Corp

Work highlights

  • Represented Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in U.S. criminal matters.
  • Represented GSK in CID issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania related to Zantac.
  • Represented Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries in a purported indirect purchaser class action related to the sale of samples of the brand drug Tracleer to competing generic companies.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ben Barnett

Other key lawyers

Matthew Tate