Practice Areas & Industries: Arnold & Porter LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Product liability exposures rank as key drivers defining the litigation risk profile of many US and international businesses. With more than 100 lawyers who focus on product liability litigation and counseling, Arnold & Porter LLP is well prepared to assist clients in meeting such challenges. Whether a company is developing a novel product, responding to an onslaught of filings, preparing for trial, searching for an innovative strategy to resolve an entire litigation portfolio spanning multiple jurisdictions, or defending against a lawsuit claiming a product was defective, our lawyers deliver top-tier experience and a proven track record of outstanding results.

For a number of years, Arnold & Porter has been consistently ranked by Chambers as one of the leading product liability firms in the US and the UK. The firm was also selected by the National Law Journal as one of only 14 firms on its 2006 "Defense Hot List"—the National Law Journal's annual ranking of firms doing "exemplary, cutting edge work on the defense side."  Our cases frequently involve novel legal concepts and issues of first impression—such as federal preemption of state lawsuits, unprecedented applications of public nuisance doctrines, consumer fraud statutes, and collective liability theories—together with complex procedural issues. We have extensive experience dealing with sophisticated scientific, regulatory, and technical issues, particularly the types of issues that emerge in litigation involving drugs and medical devices.

We are dedicated, first and foremost, to achieving our clients' strategic business objectives. Arnold & Porter lawyers understand that litigation must be managed efficiently and cost-effectively and have partnered with clients in innovative ways to achieve those goals. We also have extensive experience with programs that can greatly minimize litigation risks, such as product safety counseling, product liability audits, and product liability due diligence for major transactions. 

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