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Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP

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Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP is regularly called upon by leading US companies for representation in commercial trials and arbitration, from product liability, mass tort, IP and antitrust disputes to class actions. Tarek Ismail has a strong track record representing major corporations in commercial litigation and leads the team alongside Alan Littman, an expert in disputes with scientific and technical elements. Shayna Cook excels in multi-district litigation, while Jennifer Greenblatt is experienced in breach of contract, antitrust and product liability disputes. Andrew Rima is a go to for securities and product liability litigation and is another name to note alongside Sam Schoenburg. All individuals mentioned are based in Chicago.
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  • 'Extremely smart team.'
  • 'All-around great trial lawyers.'

Key clients

  • Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; Schering-Plough Corp.; MSP Singapore Co. LLC; Organon USA Inc.
  • Apple Inc.
  • Major League Baseball; MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
  • AbbVie, Inc.
  • Lafarge North America Inc.; Lafarge Building Materials Inc.
  • Holcim (US) Inc.
  • Entropic Communications LLC
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Work highlights

  • Acting as lead counsel on behalf of Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. in a case alleging breach of contract, patent infringement, and trade-secret misappropriation relating to pitch tracking and strike-zone-graphic rendering technology for Major League Baseball games.
  • Acted as strategic and trial counsel for Merck, defending against antitrust class actions and opt-out actions claiming that Merck’s settlement agreement contract resolving a Hatch-Waxman patent case regarding the cholesterol drug Zetia violated federal and state antitrust, consumer protection, and unjust enrichment laws.
  • Acting as strategic and trial counsel to Merck in more than a dozen patent-infringement suits brought under the Hatch-Waxman Act concerning Merck’s Bridion product.

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Practice head

Tarek Ismail; Alan Littman

Other key lawyers

Shayna Cook; Jennifer Greenblatt; Andrew Rima; Sam Schoenburg