North America - United States • Dispute resolution
Latham & Watkins LLP
Drawing upon ‘outstanding knowledge’ and deep strategic intuition developed over many years handling high-profile product liability cases, Latham & Watkins LLP provides a ’first-class client service’ to many leading consumer product manufacturers. Under the expert guidance of ‘master strategist’ Kenneth Parsigian and ’dogged advocate’ Christine Rolph, the team is particularly noted for acting for Philip Morris in the ongoing defense of various cases brought against the tobacco giant by governments and insurers for healthcare recoupment costs. Boston-based team head Gwyn Williams has deep knowledge of state and federal consumer protection statutes, and regularly handles consumer class actions involving a wide variety of consumer products. Kegan Brown joined Lowenstein Sandler LLP in January 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'They are very good strategists, brief writers, good with experts, good at managing local counsel and large-scale international product liability litigation.'
- 'The team has outstanding knowledge and provide a first-class client service.'
- 'They have deep knowledge and vast experience dealing with product liability cases, including foreign jurisdiction cases.'
- 'Kenneth Parsigian: He is smart, always finds the key issues and provides clear resolutions. He is also articulate, experienced with lot of product liability cases.'
- 'Kenneth Parsigian is a master strategist and tactician. He is unafraid of calling the hardest of shots.'
- 'Christine Rolph is a dogged advocate for her client but also collaborative.'
- 'Christine Rolph is as sharp as can be. She has incredible knowledge in complex things such as epidemiology and knows how to connect this with the legal side of the matter. It is a real privilege to work with her, and I learn from her a lot.'
Key clients
- American Airlines
- Apple
- CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc.
- Clorox
- Endo
- Lands' End
- LG Energy Solution, LG Chem, and LG Energy Solution Michigan
- Navistar
- NCAA
- Philip Morris International
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Practice head
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Gwyn Williams