Bowman and Brooke LLP

With a growing nationwide reach following the recent opening of three additional offices in New York, Orange County and Charlotte, product liability litigation specialist firm Bowman and Brooke LLP has the strength-in-depth and geographical diversity to handle a wide array of mandates. The automotive sector is a well-established and core source of work for the team, with it regularly acting for many of the world’s largest manufacturers, including Toyota, Ford, Hyundai and Yamaha, in their high-profile disputes. The firm is noted for its procedural and trial skills, as well as its product knowledge and firm grasp on the technical aspects of the sector. Arizona-based firm chair Paul Cereghini recently successfully defended Honda in a novel Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) ‘failure-to-equip’ case, with the jury finding that there was no defect in the system following an almost five-week trial. San Jose-based Vincent Galvin is also an accomplished litigator having led on more than 30 catastrophic injury and wrongful death trials, including acting as lead counsel for Tesla in 2022 in its first automotive product liability trial in the country. In Detroit, Thomas Branigan is also recommended, with a trial practice that sees him active defending auto companies in cases involving products as simple as seat belt buckles to cutting-edge technology like electronic throttle control systems and fully autonomous driving technology. Minneapolis-based Bard Borkon co-heads the automotive practice group alongside Branigan.