Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. issued the following announcement on April 29.
Chambers and Partners recognized Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Product Liability, Litigation, Environmental, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Labor and Employment Practices in its 2019 edition of Chambers USA. Shook Chair Madeleine McDonough leads our premier trial firm that serves clients in health, science and technology sectors.
Shook earned a USA – Nationwide, Band 1 ranking for Product Liability & Mass Torts, the highest ranking. Chambers described Shook’s work in product liability litigation as a “standout practice, much admired for its roster of product liability experts based across the USA.” Chambers USAnoted that the firm “handles a high volume of cases across all major product areas, acting in lead and national coordinating counsel roles, and maintains a particularly strong reputation in life sciences and tobacco litigation.”
New this year, Chambers ranked General Litigation Liability Practice Co-Chair Robert Adams, Nationwide - Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Band 2), and Shook Partner and Miami Managing Partner William Geraghty, Nationwide - Product Liability & Mass Torts (Band 5). Labor and Employment Partner Carrie McAtee was added as a Recognized Practioner. Chambers noted the addition of the firm’s new office in Los Angeles, “[a]dding experienced litigators such as Michael Mallow.” One interviewee wrote about Mallow, “He is a very strong trial lawyer who offers very creative solutions.”
Chambers ranks law firms and lawyers based on in-depth interviews with attorneys and corporate counsel.
Shook Practice Area Rankings:
USA – Nationwide
Product Liability & Mass Torts (Band 1)
Missouri
Intellectual Property (Band 2)
Kansas City & Surrounds
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)
Environment ( Band 1)
Labor & Employment (Band 2)
Illinois
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (Band 2)
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 5)
Florida
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)
Shook Individual USA- National Rankings:
Robert T. Adams (Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Robert T. Adams (Litigation: Trial Lawyers)
William Geraghty (Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Michael Mallow (Product Liability: Consumer Class Action)
Patrick Oot (Litigation: E-Discovery)
Kenneth J. Reilly (Product Liability & Mass Torts; Spotlight Table: Product Liability -Tobacco)
Al Saikali (Privacy & Data Security)
Hildy Sastre (Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Sean P. Wajert (Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Shook Individual Regional Rankings:
Litigation: General Commercial
Robert T. Adams (Kansas City & Surrounds)
William P. Geraghty (Florida)
Michael Mallow (California)
Joseph Rebein (Kansas City & Surrounds)
Kenneth J. Reilly (Florida)
Todd W. Ruskamp (Kansas City & Surrounds)
William R. Sampson (Kansas City & Surrounds)
Environment
Mark D. Anstoetter (Kansas City & Surrounds)
John M. Barkett (Florida)
David R. Erickson (Kansas City & Surrounds)
Thomas J. Grever (Kansas City & Surrounds)
Insurance: Dispute Resolution
Lynn H. Murray (Illinois)
David E. Schoenfeld (Illinois)
Intellectual Property
Mike J. Gross (Missouri)
Sharon A. Israel (Texas)
B. Trent Webb (Missouri)
Labor & Employment
William C. Martucci (Kansas City & Surrounds)
Carrie A. McAtee (Kansas City & Surrounds)
Original source can be found here.