Cohen Milstein maintains a strong position in the US market, advising clients on complex tort and consumer litigation issues, ranging from environmental harm to data breaches. The practice spans high-stakes trials and appeals, as well as leading precedent-setting cases in the privacy and technology sectors. The team is led from Palm Beach Gardens by Theodore Leopold and Leslie Kroeger. Leopold has developed a strong reputation for handling complex environmental toxic tort matters. He notably acted as co-lead class counsel in the Flint water crisis litigation, which resulted in final approval of an $8m settlement against Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam. Kroeger leads the firm in several high-profile mass torts involving guns, catastrophic wildfires, and flooding. She continues to represent homeowners of more than 300 properties who suffered catastrophic property damage after the failure of the Edenville Dam. Based in Washington DC, Agnieszka Fryszman chairs the firm’s Human Rights practice, and recently helped secure $38.3m in damages for the deaths of eight victims in the Chiquita Brands International Inc. litigation. Andrew Friedman is active in the team’s Washington DC office.

DiCello Levitt offers a comprehensive product liability service, supporting clients across the automotive, cosmetics, banking, and environmental sectors. The team continues to receive mandates on complex and high-profile matters from state attorneys general, businesses, and individuals in mass torts and class litigation. Managing a varied caseload, the firm covers matters involving faulty medical devices, consumer products and airplane defects. Founding partner Mark DiCello leads the mass tort litigation practice group from Cleveland, while co-chair Diandra “Fu” Debrosse heads the team in Birmingham. DiCello is a key name in the market for personal injury cases and multidistrict litigations (MDLs), including representing more than 10,000 service members and their families who were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune. Debrosse advises on the full spectrum of product liability matters, currently serving as plaintiffs’ co-counsel lead in an MDL against L’Oréal and other makers of hair relaxer products alleged to cause uterine cancer. Based in Chicago, founding partner Adam Levitt remains a trusted advisor for clients across the biotechnology, financial services, and automotive industries, with experience ranging from environmental PFAS water contamination to maritime disasters.

One of the preeminent US firms for product liability, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., is widely regarded as a reference point for plaintiffs involved in complex pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. The group works closely with a wide network of physicians, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and consultants to provide cutting-edge scientific analysis in court. Leveraging its national footprint, the team regularly supports clients in state court coordinated proceedings and multi-jurisdictional matters against major healthcare product corporations. Based in San Francisco, Elizabeth Graham leads the complex and mass tort litigation practice, bringing wide-ranging experience in product liability, environmental, business torts, and sexual assault and retaliation claims to the team. Graham serves as Liaison Counsel in a coordinated proceeding filed by plaintiffs injured by Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s negligent design of tenofovir-based antiretroviral HIV medications. In Delaware, Adam Gomez acts on the plaintiffs’ steering committee, representing women who developed brain tumors after using the injectable birth control Depo-Provera. Also in Delaware, Samantha Mertz has developed a strong reputation for representing women and children in personal injury litigation against manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

With lawyers based across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, Seeger Weiss LLP is well-positioned to handle multidistrict litigation (MDL) in both state and federal courts. The firm is highly regarded for its depth of expertise across the full spectrum of product liability matters, representing plaintiffs in mass tort and class action litigation spanning pharmaceutical injury, consumer protection, and toxic tort. The team is jointly steered from New Jersey by Christopher Seeger, Stephen Weiss, and David Buchanan. Seeger is widely recognized for the depth of his expertise in complex MDLs, exemplified by his appointment as lead negotiation counsel in the Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Litigation involving 60,000 pending cases. Buchanan continues to maintain an active workload, notably co-chairing the plaintiffs’ steering committee and serving as co-lead trial counsel in the 3M Combat Arms Earplug Litigation. Also in New Jersey, Jennifer Scullion is well-regarded in the market for MDLs and federal regulatory proceedings. Other key names within the practice include Parvin Aminolroaya, Steven Daroci, and Caleb Seeley.

Bailey & Glasser LLP maintains a strong position in the US market, advising clients on consumer protection, bet-the-company litigation, and environmental law. The group benefits from close coordination across the Washington, Illinois, West Virginia, Alabama, and Missouri offices. In West Virginia, Eric Snyder is dedicated to handling class actions and mass torts involving defective products, catastrophic injuries, and consumer fraud, notably having served on the Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel Committee in the Toyota Unintended Acceleration multidistrict litigation (MDL). Also in West Virginia, Katherine Charonko, alongside David Selby II in Alabama, served on the Coalition of Counsel for Justice in the Johnson & Johnson Talc case, recently winning the dismissal of the company’s third attempt to discharge talc-related liabilities in bankruptcy.  Founding partner Benjamin Bailey advises on the full spectrum of product liability and class action work, including representing the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners in the social media adolescent MDL.

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is renowned for its capabilities in representing clients in matters relating to securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and consumer fraud. At the helm of the practice, Paul Geller maintains a broad litigation practice, having argued before numerous state, federal, and appellate courts. Exemplifying this is his work serving on the plaintiffs' executive committee of the multidistrict opioid epidemic litigation, which has resulted in injunctive relief and combined nationwide settlements of over $50 billion. Based in San Francisco, Aelish Marie Baig has substantial experience advising on consumer and securities fraud actions. Baig is currently acting alongside Stuart Davidson in the national social media litigation, where the firm represents the State of Arkansas against Meta and YouTube. In the firm’s Florida practice, Mark Dearman specializes in consumer fraud and securities fraud, as well as antitrust matters, while Dory Antullis advises clients across environmental and pharmaceutical litigation.

Brockstedt Mandalas Federico, LLC is widely regarded for its depth of expertise across the full spectrum of product liability issues, representing clients in matters relating to healthcare institutions, social media platforms, and major consumer product companies. The team is jointly steered by Philip Federico and Chase Brockstedt, who bring longstanding experience in environmental and wrongful death litigation, respectively. In Baltimore, Federico is advocating for over 600 plaintiffs living near the W.L. Gore Cherry Hill Plant in Maryland, and two other nearby facilities, where PFAS contamination has compromised local drinking water. In Delaware, Brockstedt represents more than 70 school districts in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) against major social media platforms, seeking accountability for their addictive design and algorithmic practices. Also in Baltimore, Brent Ceryes is a key name in the market for environmental litigation, with particular specialism in PFAS contamination.

Hausfeld LLP offers a comprehensive product liability, environmental, and human rights practice, with wide-ranging expertise spanning from toxic exposures to affirmative gun and climate change litigation. The firm leverages its international footprint to support clients on multi-jurisdictional cases, including representing a class of Sudanese refugees and asylees who allege that BNP Paribas (BNPP) enabled the Sudanese government’s genocidal campaign by acting as its de facto central bank. The claims further allege that BNPP illegally provided access to U.S. financial markets in violation of sanctions. The practice is jointly steered by Katie Beran in Philadelphia and James Gotz in Boston. Beran advises on the full spectrum of environmental litigation, having recently represented Suffolk County Water Authority in a 1,4-dioxane water contamination case against The Dow Chemical Company. Gotz is widely recognized for his expertise in toxic tort actions and is currently acting for the State of New Jersey in claims against Ford Motor Company, seeking natural resources damages related to environmental pollution at the company’s Mahwah plant.