ATLANTA – Nov. 8, 2019 – Lori G. Cohen, co-chair of the global Litigation Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will speak at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s (LSBA) 19th Annual Complex Litigation Symposium at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, Nov. 8, 2019. The annual symposium brings together the nation’s top complex litigation professionals who are writing about, presiding over, and litigating the most significant cases in the country.
Cohen, chair of the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice and chair of the Trial Practice Group, will speak on two panels at the annual event: “Critical Complex Litigation Components” at 9:30 a.m., and “Complex Litigation Witnesses” at 2:00 p.m. Cohen speaks at this symposium annually.
Nationally recognized for her extraordinary trial record of 57 defense verdicts, Cohen leads a global practice that focuses on complex litigation of all types, including products liability and pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation. Cohen has served as national, regional, and trial counsel for numerous medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, handling all types of litigation, including class actions, multidistrict litigation, and trials nationally. Cohen and her team routinely take complex cases to trial and win, including some of the most complex mass torts in history. Well known for her record of winning high-stakes trials, Cohen is often called up to “parachute in” at the last minute before trial, especially in challenging cases in dangerous jurisdictions.
Cohen has received numerous litigation honors, including Benchmark Litigation’s 2019 “Product Liability Attorney of the Year”; 2019 “National Litigation Star”; 2018-2020 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”; 2018-2019 “Top 10 Women Litigators”; and 2015-2019 “Top 250 Women in Litigation.” Cohen is also listed by Chambers USA as a “Star Individual” for Product Liability & Mass Torts, as well as ranked “Band 1” for Nationwide Trial Lawyers.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 600 attorneys. The firm’s trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client’s unique needs and goals.
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