Shook Named Product Liability Defense Firm of the Year
Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers has named Shook, Hardy & Bacon its 2012 Product Liability Defense Law Firm of the Year, an honor the firm has received in each of the eight years since the award’s inception.
“Shook, Hardy & Bacon once again stands out as the world’s leading firm in this discipline, and the caliber and expertise of its lawyers are globally recognized by clients and peers alike,” said Callum Campbell, editor-in-chief of Who’s Who Legal.
Who’s Who Legal recognizes 18 Shook partners, more than any other firm worldwide, as leading product liability defense attorneys, including Tony Andrade, Mark Behrens, Simon Castley, Walt Cofer, Bill Crampton, Greg Fowler, Michelle Fujimoto, Harvey Kaplan, Frank Kelly, Gary Long, Madeleine McDonough, Ed Moss, Ken Reilly, Frank Rothrock, Bill Sampson, Scott Sayler, Victor Schwartz, and Marie Woodbury.
The complete listing will be published in the 2012 edition of Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers, as well as the 2013 edition of Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, which covers 31 practice areas in more than 100 countries.
In addition to the Product Liability recognitions, several other Shook attorneys have been honored in the following practice areas: John Barkett (Environmental), Sarah Croft (Life Sciences), Harvey Kaplan (Life Sciences, Commercial Litigation), Gary Long (Life Sciences), Bill Martucci (Employment), Ed Moss (Commercial Litigation), Scott Sayler (Life Sciences), Marie Woodbury (Life Sciences), and Trent Webb (Patents).