John Beisner, based in Washington DC, leads Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP’s team in complex pharmaceutical, healthcare, and technology-related litigation. In Washington DC, Milli Kanani Hansen serves as counsel in an MDL alleging personal injuries and economic losses from high blood pressure medications claimed to be contaminated with trace amounts of a potential carcinogen. In New York, Michael McTigue represents retail pharmacies in connection with a threatened mass arbitration regarding the marketing and sale of certain oral decongestant products. Richard Bernardo, also in New York, advises a cloud-based software company in a False Claims Act matter concerning its electronic health records software, addressing alleged security vulnerabilities and failures to comply with federal regulatory requirements.
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Key clients
- Monsanto Company
- Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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Practice head
John Beisner
Other key lawyers
Michael McTigue; Milli Kanani Hansen; Richard Bernardo