Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

The nimble and flexible team at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP excels at handling large-scale aggregated litigation, where it regularly has leadership roles on matters within the pharmaceutical and medical devices space and is able to guide clients throughout the process, from pre-litigation matters and risk management, through to the effective development of litigation strategy. In this context, the firm can provide a multi-faceted offering which leans into Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory prowess as well as governmental investigations and white-collar competence, should the need arise, and is also noted for bringing in appellate lawyers at an early stage, thereby providing a strategic advantage at trial, settlement, and on appeal. The team continues to be very active in the sprawling opioid litigation, recently working with manufacturer Teva to reach a favorable settlement with all 50 US states, putting an end to a large proportion of its outstanding legal jeopardy in the area. Pittsburgh-based Wendy West Feinstein has been heavily involved handling trial work for Teva in the opioid litigation and is also lead trial and co-ordinating counsel for Philips RS in the CPAP MDL. Philadelphia-based John Lavelle also had a key role in the Philips matter, adding gravitas and expertise as a result of his many years’ experience handling trial and appellate litigation for pharmaceuticals and medical device manufacturers. Paul Zevnik and Yardena Zwang-Weissman co-head the overarching product liability and insurance recovery group from Washington DC and Los Angeles, respectively.