Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

With longstanding trial experience, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP is a trusted defender of pharma and medical device companies in product liability litigation. The firm handles class actions that target entire industries, serves as lead and coordinating counsel in MDLs, and represents clients in bellwether trials and precedent-setting cases. Beyond its trial expertise, the firm’s lawyers employ strategic discovery, pretrial motions and alternative dispute resolution to secure favorable outcomes, supported by in-house research analysts. Both leading trial lawyers with cross-jurisdictional experience, Miami-based Hildy Sastre and William Geraghty co-chair the practice. The team saw significant expansion in 2024, with Steven Weisburd joining the Houston team from Carlton Fields, Alycia Degen arriving in the Los Angeles office from Sidley Austin LLP, and Boston’s Lisa Oliver White arriving from Murphy & Riley.