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King & Spalding LLP
1180 PEACHTREE STREET
ATLANTA, GA 30309
GEORGIA
United States
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Andy Bayman serves a wide range of clients in life sciences and healthcare, including pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, as well as automotive and other manufacturers and retailers in product liability and toxic tort cases.  He is a partner and the leader of the Trial & Global Disputes practice group.

Mr. Bayman is a trial lawyer who has tried over 20 cases in state and federal courts around the country.

Previously, Andy led the Life Sciences & Healthcare area of focus. With more than 300 lawyers and professionals across eleven practice groups – including over 30 M.D.s, Ph. Ds, and others with advanced medical, scientific, and technical degrees – this area of focus serves every segment of the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices

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Andy BaymanKing & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP represents clients in every segment of the life sciences industry in high-stakes product liability, class action, and mass torts. Leveraging its cross-practice expertise, the team collaborates closely with appellate, regulatory, and life science lawyers. It regularly serves as national and regional coordinating counsel, and its strategic resolution team has favorably resolved large litigations. The practice is led by Atlanta’s Andy Bayman, who serves as lead counsel for Boehringer Ingelheim in litigation involving Zantac; and Houston’s Tracie Renfroe, who represents clients in federal and state civil jury trials, MDLs, and class actions. TaCara Harris, in Atlanta, chairs the firm’s pharmaceutical & medical device litigation practice group. Shaila Rahman Diwan departed the team in May 2025.

United States > Dispute resolution > International litigation

King & Spalding LLP boasts an impressive international litigation practice, with particular experience handling disputes involving multiple jurisidictions and parallel proceedings. Blue chip multinationals across a range of industry sectors rely on the expertise of the team, including clients in the energy, banking, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors. The team works closely with the commended international arbitration, trade, and white-collar practices of the firm. Based in Houston, Reggie Smith has extensive expertise in the energy sector, acting on complex disputes in the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. In the same office,Wade Coriell leads the team, while in Atlanta, Andy Bayman and Elizabeth Silbert act as heads of the team. In New York, Richard Marooney is skilled at handling cross-border commercial litigation, M&A litigation, and securities litigation. Also on the East Coast, Randy Mastro represents clients in complex civil cases, securities litigation, and white-collar criminal matters, with vast knowledge of the federal and state appellate courts. Olivia Radin advises global companies on internal investigations, regulatory investigations, and global risks. Radin represents clients in the technology, financial services, and consumer industries.