Dispute resolution
Shayna Cook at Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP excels in high-stakes litigation, recently securing defense verdicts for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Bayer Monsanto. Her strategic jury approach and trial expertise make her a highly respected figure, having led numerous high-profile and high-value trials. Cook’s notable victories include a unanimous defense verdict for Bayer Monsanto in a Missouri Roundup trial, a swift win in a Philadelphia Roundup case, and a complete defense victory for GSK in a Zantac products-liability trial in Illinois.
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Work Department
Litigation
Position
- Partner, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Memberships
- Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Prentice
- Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
Education
- University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
- Executive Note Editor, The Michigan Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Clarence Darrow Scholar
- Trinity University (B.A., summa cum laude)
- Murchison Scholar
- Commencement Speaker
- President, Trinity University Voluntary Action Group
- Phi Beta Kappa
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- 'Excellent work product' 'Their team is extraordinary and there are too many amazing lawyers to name them all individually, but Tarek Ismail, Shayna Cook, Joe Tomaselli, Emma Ross, Brian O'Donaghue, Ken Baum, Betsy Farrington, Elizabeth Curtin, and newly added Craig Woods are the smartest, most talented, and hardest working group of people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Their commitment to achieving the best results for their clients is unwavering, and their level of preparation stands out even among the many other excellent law firms out there.'
Key clients
- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Bayer HealthCare LLC; Bayer Corp.
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Schering-Plough Corp.; Schering Corp.; and MSP Singapore Co. LLC