Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

With a number of ‘very talented lawyers’ spread across the firm’s national network of offices, including some well-regarded trial lawyers, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP regularly picks up high-profile roles for pharmaceutical/medical devices companies in consumer class action and product liability cases throughout the country. The scope of the work is broad, running the gamut from cases alleging consumer fraud and false advertising, through to mass torts alleging product defects have caused injury and/or economic loss. In these large aggregated cases the firm has gained a strong reputation taking on the role as national counsel, leading the strategy and co-ordinating with local counsel. Recognized as ’one of the leading class action lawyers in the country’, Washington DC-based team head John Beisner leads from the front and continues to gain excellent results at trial and in the motions stage across both consumer fraud and product liability-related litigation. Other recommended practitioners include New York-based Allison Brown , who excels at explaining complex science and medical issues to juries; Jessica Davidson  in New York, who is adept at strategizing and arguing motions in life sciences-related MDLs; and Washington DC-based Nina Rose , who is particularly skilled at developing expert evidence, and challenging plaintiffs’ experts’ opinions at the Daubert stage.