International Litigation

With nine offices located throughout the United States and Europe, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. (SHB) is a powerhouse international litigation firm. Our outstanding international litigation team relies on consistent results and cost-effective strategies. This combination allows us to maintain our stellar success rate in both national and international litigation.

We focus on the defense of global product liability claims, class actions and other complex torts. In addition, we maintain relationships with skilled mediators and arbitrators who bring years of experience to the dispute resolution table. This combination has ranked our international litigation attorneys among the most sought-after practitioners around the world. Some of our most prominent accolades include the following:

• Who?s Who Legal recently recognized Shook, Hardy & Bacon as the ?one firm that stands preeminent? in its 2009 edition of Who?s Who Legal: The International Who?s Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers.
• The annual guide named 12 SHB attorneys ? more than any other firm worldwide ? as leading product liability practitioners, including partners Anthony Andrade (Kansas City), Simon Castley (London), Walter Cofer (Kansas City), Gregory Fowler (Kansas City), Harvey Kaplan (Kansas City), Gary Long (Kansas City), Edward Moss (Miami), Kenneth Reilly (Miami), Frank Rothrock (Orange County), William Sampson (Kansas City), Victor Schwartz (Washington, D. C.), and Simon Castley (London).
• SHB is a four-time winner of Who?s Who Legal?s Product Liability Law Firm of the Year award.

Our London and Geneva offices in Europe serve as a base of operations for a wide range of geographical needs. The international litigation practice enjoys long-standing relationships with prestigious law firms in more than 70 countries. These valuable ties offer our firm access to in-country courts and have allowed us to acquire firsthand knowledge of the legal and societal nuances that often have a major impact on cases demanding international litigation.

Whether an international litigation issue arises down the street or across the ocean, we have the resources to execute a multifaceted defense for our clients. Drawing on our reputation as an innovator in the field, we benefit from our sophisticated infrastructure and network of global contacts to ensure we deliver consistent results on a worldwide basis. To learn more, contact us at any of our nine international offices.