Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s wide-ranging environmental and toxic tort practice encompasses serious personal injuries and product liability claims across the pharmaceutical, oil, chemical, and food sectors. Based in New York, Jessica Davidson specializes in matters involving prescription pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and industrial products. In the firm’s Austin office, Kim Bueno regularly represents clients in jury trials and multidistrict litigation (MDL) in federal and state courts. Jay Lefkowitz is active in the firm’s New York office, defending Haleon US Holdings LLC in MDL relating to oral Phenylephrine marketing and sales practices. From the firm’s Washington DC office, Jennifer Levy represents ArcLight Capital Partners LLC in civil and bankruptcy litigation following an alleged oil spill. New arrivals include Kristen Fournier and her 30-person team from King & Spalding, and Allison Brown alongside her team from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Fournier is serving Dow Chemical Company in dioxane water contamination litigation, while Brown is acting for Johnson & Johnson in the talcum powder products litigation. Elliott Davis and Kat Frazier joined the firm from Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, alongside Caroline Power from Dechert.