Butler Snow was named Product Liability Firm of the Year at Legal Media Group’s (LMG) Life Sciences Awards 2019. The awards ceremony was held Sept. 18 at Essex House in New York.
In addition, attorneys William M. Gage, Eric E. Hudson, Alyson Bustamante Jones, Orlando “Rod” Richmond, Sr. and P. Ryan Beckett were named Life Sciences Stars, identifying them as preeminent life science practitioners in the U.S.
“We are honored and proud to receive this prestigious recognition for our product liability litigation work,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chairman of Butler Snow. “Our attorneys strive to provide our clients with the highest level of service, quality and expertise, and this award illustrates that commitment. We congratulate Ryan, William, Eric, Alyson and Rod for being named Life Sciences Stars.”
The LMG Life Sciences Awards – the premier awards for the life sciences sector – are presented annually to firms, individuals and companies behind the most innovative and challenging life sciences work of the past year, as well as those driving the international market. Following an in-depth nomination and submission process each spring, entries are shortlisted by a judging panel featuring global industry experts. Winners are then selected based on formal research, case evidence and peer and client feedback.
Butler Snow’s pharmaceutical, medical device and health care team provides clients with a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to minimize legal exposure, litigate through resolution and handle crisis management. The firm has significant experience with complex cases involving a broad array of products and medical devices and is regularly called upon to serve as national, regional and local counsel in significant product liability litigations. The team plays leading roles in federal multi-district proceedings and tries a broad range of cases, including bellwether cases in some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country.
The LMG Life Sciences recognition is one of many Butler Snow’s pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation group has received recently. Benchmark Litigation selected the firm as its 2018 “Product Liability Law Firm of the Year.”
The firm is ranked nationally by The Legal 500: US and Chambers USA 2019 for product liability litigation and as a leading core firm for the pharmaceutical industry in the BTI Power Rankings 2017: The Law Firms with the Best Client Relationships in 18 Industries list. The BTI ranking places the firm in the top five percent of all law firms with regard to client relations within the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Many of the firm’s attorneys are ranked individually by LMG Life Sciences, The Legal 500: US, Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America, LMG Life Sciences and Super Lawyers, among others.