Mr Jay Bhimani > Dechert LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Dechert LLP has secured favorable outcomes for pharma and medical device clients in appellate, federal, and state courts, handling complex multi-district and state-court product liability litigations. Notably, the firm has achieved significant victories through persuasive dispositive motions, often reducing or eliminating plaintiff pools. The product liability and mass torts practice is co-chaired by Los Angeles’ Jay Bhimani, an experienced trial lawyer, including in high-stakes bellwether cases. New York-based co-chair Douglas E. Fleming III’s extensive litigation experience includes examining and preparing witnesses for deposition, Daubert hearings, and trial and legislative testimony. New York-based Mark Cheffo, who co-chairs the global litigation practice, leads complex, high-profile pharma litigations, managing all stages from negotiation, through pre-trial proceedings to trial. Cheffo has been a key figure in the firm’s representation of GlaxoSmithKline as lead national counsel in the Zantac mass tort litigation. Also in New York, special counsel Sheila L. Birnbaum has vast experience representing leading pharma companies in complex product liability and mass torts litigation.

Dechert LLP fields a dedicated team of product liability and mass tort specialists that have achieved success before the appellate, federal and state courts in multi-district and state-court litigations for clients in the chemicals, manufacturing and life sciences sectors. Mark S. Cheffo is experienced in serving as national coordinating and trial counsel in product liability, as well as in toxic and environmental exposure suits. Douglas E. Fleming III represents clients in numerous industries including the chemical, pharmaceutical and medical device industries, with his expertise covering both trail and appellate levels throughout the United States. Hayden Coleman  is experienced in litigating federal and state multidistrict litigation, class actions and government actions In Los Angeles, Jay Bhimani has served as trial counsel in a range of federal multi-district litigation. Marina Schwarz and Los Angeles situated Allie Ozurovich are key names.

Praised by clients for going ‘above and beyond in terms of responsiveness’, Dechert LLP’s product liability and mass torts practice continues to represent and defend high-profile clients in complex multidistrict and state court litigation. across a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, manufacturing, and insurance. The team has secured key victories for clients such as such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Haleon, and Microsoft. The firm serves as lead national counsel for GSK in a nationally significant multidistrict litigation concerning allegations that GSK’s heartburn medication causes cancer, and also represents the plastics manufacturing firm Saint-Gobain in high-profile civil and regulatory matters involving PFOA contamination, defending actions across multiple states.Working out of New York, Mark S. Cheffo, co-chair of the global litigation practice, brings extensive experience as national trial counsel in product liability and mass tort cases. LA based Jay Bhimani, co-chair of the product liability practice, has served as trial counsel in high-stakes matters, focusing on causation and bellwether trials.