Taryn W. Harper

Taryn W. Harper: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Taryn serves as a trusted advisor and litigator for pharmaceutical, medical device, and cosmetics companies. She routinely helps clients navigate FDA compliance, recalls, and reporting issues and advises on risk mitigation and prelitigation strategies. Taryn also represent clients in product liability matters brought in state and federal courts throughout the country, and draws on her experience as a federal law clerk to vigorously defend her clients in litigation.

Taryn serves as Pro Bono Coordinator for the firm’s Atlanta office and is actively involved in pro bono representation and community organizations. She is a member of the Defense Research Institute, for which she has held various leadership positions.

Concentrations

•Litigation
•Products liability
•Pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation
•Class and mass action litigation
•Multidistrict litigation

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Lisa Godbey Wood, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2015-2016
•Hon. James E. Graham, succeeded by Hon. R. Stan Baker, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2014-2015

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Daily Report, Southeastern Legal Awards, 'Products Liability Group of the Year,' 2025
•Team Member, BTI’s Most Recommended Law Firms, Big Pharma, 2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2023-2025
•Recognized, Atlanta Business Chronicle, “Corporate Citizenship Awards - Rising Stars,” 2023
•Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “40 & Under - U.S. Edition,” 2023-2025
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2021-2024
•Recipient, DRI Young Lawyers Steering Committee, 'Unsung Hero Award,' 2022
•Named, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Pro Bono Star, 2022
•Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 2022-2024
•Listed, ELM Expert Guides, 'Rising Star,' 2020-2022
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” 2018 and 2021
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year,” 2018
•Team Member, The Daily Report’s 'Georgia Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Department of the Year,' 2016-2017

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Products Liability & Mass Torts
  • Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation
  • Complex Torts

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Georgia, B.A., cum laude, 2011
Law School Attended:
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Recipient; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2014 Executive Editor; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Wake Forest Law Review; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Member; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Student Bar Association Executive Board; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Recipient; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Brooks Pierce Writing Award; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Law Alum Council Scholarship; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Recipient; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., Dean's Grant
Year of First Admission:
2014
Admission:
Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals; Georgia Supreme Court
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

• Member, Personal Care Products Council (PCPC)
• Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI), 2017-Present
• Member, Drug and Medical Device Litigation Steering Committee Member, Atlanta Legal Aid Society Service Council, 2018-Present
• Member, National Association of Women Lawyers, 2018-Present
• Member, State Bar of Georgia, 2014-Present
• Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2016-Present
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2017-2020
• Team Leader, Canine Assistants National Volunteer Program, 2012-2023

Languages:
Spanish and Conversational and French and Conversational
Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Represents pharmaceutical manufacturer in multidistrict litigation and coordinated state-court actions involving a chemotherapy medication.; Serves as national counsel for one of the largest medical device manufacturers in product liability lawsuits involving a variety medical devices, including endotracheal tubes, balloon catheters, spinal cord stimulation systems, cerebrospinal fluid drainage and monitoring systems, ventricular and lumbar catheters, cerebral shunts, insulin pumps, pain pumps, and defibrillators.; Assists in defense of leading cosmetics and personal care products manufacturer in multidistrict litigation, various single-plaintiff, and consolidated state-court actions involving talcum powder product alleged to cause ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.; Represents outdoor adventures company in matter involving allegations of personal injury and tort.; Assists individuals on a pro bono basis in a variety of matters, including in the areas of immigration, landlord-tenant, legal name changes, and estate planning.; Represents medical device manufacturer in product liability matters involving surgical and neurological navigation devices and neurovascular catheters.; Defended medical technology manufacturer in one of the largest and most complex mass torts matters involving surgical mesh.; Counsels consumer products manufacturers in relation to regulatory compliance activities.; Defended e-scooter company in personal injury matter through arbitration.
ISLN:
924327291

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Location

  • Atlanta, GA
    Terminus 200 , Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500
    Atlanta, GA 30305

    678-553-1111 Phone
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