DLA Piper LLP (US)’s practice is led by a group that includes Angela Agrusa, Loren Brown, Christopher Campbell, Keara Gordon, and Isabelle Ord. Based in New York, Agrusa represents telecom and entertainment companies in class actions alleging emotional distress, wildfire-related harms, and failures to safeguard consumer data that have resulted in cyber incidents. In Philadelphia, Brown defends manufacturers of baby food and consumer health products in MDLs alleging neurodevelopmental injuries, as well as claims challenging ingredient representations and dosage disclosures. Campbell, in Atlanta, advises on product safety and labeling litigation involving oral care products, including alleged trace contaminants and undisclosed safety risks. Gordon, based in New York, handles consumer and environmental class actions involving bottled water and plastic packaging, including claims challenging representations of naturalness, carbon neutrality, recyclability, and sustainability. In San Francisco, Ord defends companies in consumer class actions alleging drip pricing violations, misleading fee disclosures, and data breach claims. Brooke Kim, in San Diego, serves as defendant liaison counsel, supporting coordination and case management in complex proceedings.
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Testimonials
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‘The people make the practice unique. They have a large breadth of knowledge and an excellent team.'
‘Colleen Carey Gulliver and Brooke Kim are excellent, and their teams of associates are consistently good.’
'The team provides clients with an outstanding level of service, backed by exceptional dedication to their cases. They demonstrate deep knowledge of the facts and technical data in multi-jurisdictional litigation and are used as a source by colleagues in different countries. ’
‘Mary Gately is an extremely dedicated lawyer, always available and always willing to collaborate, sharing her extensive knowledge of the particulars of the case to the ultimate goal of winning in different jurisdictions. It is a delight to work with her. Christopher Campbell is also a very talented lawyer, very focused, and delivers consistent results for clients. ’
'Mary Gately and Christopher Campbell have impressive expertise in the pharmaceutical sector. They know the regulations and the industry in depth, and they study the cases down to the last detail.’
‘Both Mary Gately and Christopher Campbell have excellent ability to coordinate multi-jurisdictional matters. They are also kind and respectful of other firms' work. They both respond with unusual speed whenever input from them is requested.’
‘In depth knowledge of subject matter and law. Thoughtful and strategic. Always fast to respond. Engenders great confidence in the team.’
‘Smart and experienced. Always thoughtful and strategic. Creative in terms of coming up with strategies, options, and arguments. Depth of team.’
Key clients
- Bayer Corporation
- Blue Diamond Growers
- ClassPass USA LLC
- CrowdStrike
- Danone
- Equity Residential
- Generac Power Systems, Inc
- Johnson & Johnson Consumers Inc.
- MGM Resorts International
- Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.
- New York University
- Sanofi
- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
- Starz Entertainment LLC
- T-Mobile
- VRAI
Work highlights
Represented Danone Waters of America and won dismissal of claims that evian® water allegedly contains microplastics, and also challenged claims of the purported presence of micro- and nanoplastics in consumer products.
Advised as the defense of Nurture, LLC in numerous product liability lawsuits that have been consolidated in an MDL created in May 2024 in the Northern District of California.
Represented CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity technology company, in a national putative class action brought by airline passengers who experienced flight disruptions as a result of CrowdStrike's July 2024 software outage, which grounded flights and shut down businesses around the world.
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Practice head
Loren Brown; Ilana Hope Eisenstein; Christopher Campbell; Angela Agrusa; Keara Gordon; Isabelle Ord
Other key lawyers
Colleen Carey Gulliver; Brooke Kim; Mary Gately