Chicago Elite
Tarek Ismail, founding partner and trial lawyer at Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, operates a highly established practice in pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation. Ismail handles substantial volumes of large-scale, multi-district casework with significant involvement throughout.
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Work Department
Litigation
Position
- Partner, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only legal association made up of attorneys considered by judges and peers to be among the best trial lawyers
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers, an invitation-only society made up of the era’s best advocates committed to preserving the ideals of jury trials, the adversarial system, and an independent judiciary
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America’s Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, an invitation-only membership known for “its excellence in trial and appellate work, its integrity in practice, and its commitment to diversity throughout every aspect of the profession of law and the administration of justice”
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)
- Carleton College (B.A., Economics)
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Key clients
- Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; Schering-Plough Corp.; Schering Corp.; and MSP Singapore Co. LLC
- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Bayer HealthCare LLC; Bayer Corp.
Work highlights
Slated to serve as lead trial counsel in a Florida state-court case for Abbott Laboratories, where plaintiffs allege use of preterm infant nutritional products causing a fatal case of gastrointestinal illness, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).