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Lee Popkin

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1.212.969.3326 [email protected]

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Litigation

Position

Lee Popkin is a trial lawyer in Proskauer’s Litigation Department and co-head of the firm’s Product Liability Group. Lee represents clients in a wide range of industries in high-stakes trials in state and federal courts throughout the country. Lee’s experience includes developing case themes, examining expert and fact witnesses at trial, preparing key witnesses for deposition and trial, taking and defending expert depositions, and drafting and arguing case-dispositive motions.

  • Defending Monsanto in a landmark product liability trial over claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, causes cancer. After a five-month trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict.
  • Obtaining dismissal with prejudice for Major League Soccer in the first concussion case filed against the League.
  • Representing Gilead Sciences, Inc. in products liability litigation in federal and state court involving HIV medications.
  • Securing a defense verdict for Johnson & Johnson in talcum powder litigation in St. Louis, where plaintiffs sought billions in damages.
  • Winning a jury trial and obtaining a permanent injunction for Diageo in a trade dress infringement case protecting its iconic Crown Royal whisky brand.
  • Obtaining judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a talcum powder case for Johnson & Johnson in California.
  • Representing Tiffany & Co. in a trademark infringement action against Costco, successfully enforcing the luxury brand’s rights under the Lanham Act.
  • Securing dismissal of state and federal dilution claims brought by an apparel brand against client Church & Dwight. The court’s decision made new law in the Second Circuit on the issue of whether a valid registration preempts state law claims of dilution.

Lee also devotes significant time to pro bono matters, and was recognized by KIND for her work representing two sisters from El Salvador fleeing gang violence.

Before joining Proskauer, Lee served as law clerk to the Honorable Sarah S. Vance of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She received her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.

Before joining Proskauer, Lee served as law clerk to the Honorable Sarah S. Vance of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She received her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.

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United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

Distinguished by its expertise in the sports and cultural sectors, Proskauer Rose LLP has a stellar record in high-profile cases, often on a cross-border and international basis. Bart Williams leads the team from Los Angeles, enjoying a successful track record in high-profile trials and corporate investigations. Splitting his time between Boston and New York, Timothy Mungovan heads the securities litigation practice and is regularly called upon to handle restructurings, bankruptcies and private fund litigation. From New York, Grant Esposito is regularly called upon to handle class actions and arbitration, along with David Fioccola, who focuses his practice on antitrust and breach of contract disputes. As co-head of the firm’s mass torts and product liability group, Lee Popkin in New York is a go to for major consumer brands alongside product liability practice co-head Susan Gutierrez, who is active across the consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical, media and sports sectors from LA. Bradley Ruskin in New York handles disputes at federal, state and international level, while Boston-based Colin Cabral excels in patent, commercial and antitrust disputes. In LA, Shawn Ledingham represents an impressive clientele across the sport, agriculture and pharma sectors.

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