Chicago Elite
A partner at Bartlit Beck LLP, Sean Gallagher is a trial lawyer with experience representing some of the largest corporations in the United States in industries from healthcare to manufacturing to aerospace. His varied practice includes intellectual property, False Claims Act, product liability, environmental tort, and class action matters.
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Chicago Elite
Profile
Education
University of Michigan Law School, 1994, J.D., magna cum laude
University of Michigan, 1990, B.A., with Highest Distinction
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Key clients
- Raytheon Technologies / Pratt & Whitney
- Trinity Industries Leasing Company
- UnitedHealth Group
Work highlights
Lead trial counsel for Pratt & Whitney in environmental tort cases involving more than $1 billion in alleged property damage and personal injury claims arising out of the declaration of a "cancer cluster" by the Florida Department of Health in a neighborhood near Pratt & Whitney's West Palm Beach facility.
Represents Trinity Industries Leading Company in multiple lawsuits, including punitive class actions, mass actions, and a CERCLA action, related to the February 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Freight Train 32N in East Palestine, Ohio.
Defends UnitedHealth Group in one of the largest False Claims Act cases in the United States alleging UnitedHealth Group submitted invalid diagnostic data related to the health status of patients