Mr David Singh > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > Redwood Shores, United States > Lawyer Profile

Drawing upon a strong national offering which includes first-chair trial strength, class action prowess and a Washington DC-based regulatory practice, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a popular choice among many leading consumer brands throughout the full spectrum of their product liability defense needs. Noted for her superb advocacy skills and ability to explain often complex technical/scientific concepts to juries, New York-based partner Diane Sullivan is a key player and is regularly parachuted in on the eve of major product liability and mass tort cases in jurisdictions around the country. Her recent successes have included a major bellwether jury trial which led to a favorable settlement mid-trial for a regional pharmacy chain, as one of the defendants in the opioid MDL. She has also recently been working very closely with the firm’s market leading insolvency team, as a result of the growing trend among defendants to manage their exposure to potential tort/product liability claims through the so-called “Texas Two-Step” bankruptcy legal maneuver. Based out of the firm’s Silicon Valley office, David Singh co-heads the team alongside Sullivan and continues to develop an excellent reputation handling class action product liability matters, including for numerous high-profile technology companies. Out of Washington DC, Arianna Scavetti, who was recently promoted to partner, is also a key member of the team, particularly as it relates to the defense of food and beverage companies in consumer class actions alleging misleading labeling and marketing.

Noted in particular for its trial skills, both at first instance and appellate level, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a popular choice to represent high-profile clients from a range of industries, including energy, consumer products, manufacturing and chemicals, in their highest-stakes, often reputational threatening disputes. The scope of work in the space is broad, covering pharma-related infractions, including its work for retailers in the opioid MDL, as well as environmental issues, including chemical contamination and plastics pollution. Eminent New York-based litigator Diane Sullivan has significant experience trying cases in the space, regularly being brought in for bellwether trials as a result of her skill in the courtroom, honed over many years’ practice. Alongside Miami-based Edward Soto , she continues to represent Spanish energy company, Repsol, in litigation related to clean up costs in connection with the pollution of the Passaic River in New Jersey, one of the EPA’s largest superfund projects in history. New York-based Theodore Tsekerides also regularly handles toxic tort and product liability matters throughout the litigation continuum and has niche experience in the defense of claims in a bankruptcy context, as well as litigating insurance coverage disputes relating to environmental clean-up obligations. Sullivan co-heads the overarching products liability and mass torts team alongside Silicon Valley-based David Singh.

Leveraging the expertise of litigators and regulatory practitioners spread throughout its national offices, including in New York and Washington DC,    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is well-versed in handling work for life sciences clients throughout the full spectrum of their needs, including in the context of multi-pronged actions initiated by the plaintiffs’ bar as well as government agencies. Under the guidance of the ‘vastly experienced and skilled’ first-chair trial lawyer Diane Sullivan, the firm has gained most acclaim for its trial skills and is frequently parachuted in to act as trial counsel on the eve of important bellwether trials. For example, Sullivan recently led an all-female trial team, including Texas-based Liz Ryan  and Chantale Fiebig, in Washington DC, that secured a favorable mid-trial settlement for Giant Eagle in the first bellwether trial involving pharmacy defendants in the national opioid MDL. Working closely with the firm’s market-leading insolvency offering, the team is also well-placed to handle work for defendants which have chosen to undertake a “Texas Two-Step” bankruptcy process. Silicon Valley-based partner David Singh co-heads the overarching product liability and mass tort team alongside Sullivan.

The advertising practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a strong track record in handling litigation at both federal and state court levels, primarily in those involving the Lanham Act and consumer false advertising claims, as well as in unfair competition-related disputes. It also has particular expertise in class action litigation defense. The group is led by Randi Singer, who is based between New York and Silicon Valley, and has significant experience advising on Lanham Act false advertising matters, as well as wider trademark and intellectual property disputes. Other key practitioners include Drew Tulumello and Arianna Scavetti, who are based in Washington DC, and David Singh based in Silicon Valley; all of whom are noted for their expertise in false advertising class action litigations. Carrie Mahan in DC departed in June 2023.