Butler Snow LLP has an ‘excellent’ record acting for pharmaceutical and medical device companies utilizing a deep bench of subject matter experts and trial lawyers. Recognized for its collaborative approach, the team works particularly well with others in a “virtual law firm” setting, with lawyers in the team who are well-versed in handling work throughout the litigation life-cycle, from discovery through to settlement negotiation. Austin-based Kim Bueno is recognized as a ’very dynamic trial specialist’, and has scored a raft of high-profile victories in federal and state courts through the country, including a number of recent wins in pelvic mesh trials. Located in the firm’s Mississippi headquarters, Christopher Morris is excellent at managing large-scale cases, where he has developed a particularly strong reputation for realizing efficiencies, including at the discovery phase. Also based in Mississippi, Paul Rosenblatt is ‘terrific with scientific experts’, and has extensive experience preparing, defending, and cross examining case specific and general causation experts. Team head Alyson Jones is also recommended and has considerable MDL experience.

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Testimonials

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'Kim Bueno is a very dynamic trial specialist.'
'Paul Rosenblatt is a subject matter expert and terrific with scientific experts.'

Key clients

Johnson & Johnson
Ethicon, Inc.
AbbVie Inc.
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
Genentech, Inc.
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
Mississippi State Department of Health
DePuy Orthopaedics
Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. (JJCI)
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.; Teva Women’s Health, LLC; and Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.

Work highlights

National Counsel for Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson in every facet of litigation involving mesh products for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
Obtained scores of victories in the J&J pelvic mesh litigation, impacting key aspects of product liability law on issues including experts, specific causation, statute of limitations and more.
National Counsel for AbbVie defending litigation involving use of the ZELTIQ/Allergan CoolSculpting® device. In this capacity, we work on all aspects of this complex litigation and have won all cases where plaintiffs have not settled.