Profilo
Allison Ng defends high-profile product liability, pharmaceutical, and medical device cases throughout the country in state and federal courts. She has experience litigating lawsuits from single-plaintiff claims to consolidated or coordinated proceedings, concurrent federal and state litigation, multidistrict litigation, class actions, multi-county litigation, and mass-tort litigation. Allison serves as liaison counsel for a global pharmaceutical company in multidistrict litigation and as lead counsel in related state court actions involving ParaGard.
Allison understands the evolving regulatory framework and business issues impacting pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. She collaborates with her team to determine the best course of action for a matter, while balancing the client’s reputation, litigation cost, and potential impact.
Allison strives to make a meaningful impact in her profession and personal life. In her free time, she serves on various bar and community organizations to help increase diversity and to establish a pipeline of diverse candidates for involvement in the legal and local community.
Concentrations
- Pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation
- Products liability
- Commercial litigation
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
- Serves as liaison counsel defending the largest generic drug manufacturer in a multidistrict litigation involving female contraceptives and lead counsel in related state court cases in Georgia, New Mexico, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and California.
- Key trial team member in an IVC filter products liability case, securing a defense verdict after just 90 minutes of jury deliberations following a nine-day trial with 21 witnesses, all conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Secured a complete dismissal for a Fortune 500 medical device company in a transvaginal mesh case in the U.S. District Court for Oregon, defeating nuanced arguments on COVID-19 tolling and establishing a strong precedent for future defense cases.
- Defended one of world’s largest medical device companies in products liability litigation for life-saving or life-enhancing medical devices, such as insulin pumps, spinal cord stimulators, infusion pumps, and IVF filters.
- Defended a multinational pharmaceutical company in a products liability state coordinated litigation involving hormone replacement therapy.
- Defended a specialty pharmaceutical company in product liability claims involving talcum powder and talc products in New Jersey, South Carolina, and Missouri.
- Served as first chair trial counsel for a Fortune 1000 company in defense of a product liability claim in Fulton County Magistrate Court, Georgia.°
- Defended a restaurant on a food borne illness products liability claim.°
- Defended Fortune Global 500 car manufacturers in products liability litigation involving seat belt and seatback design allegations.°
- Represented an instant noodle soup manufacturer on design defect claims and alleged burn injuries.°
- Defended a large flavoring manufacturer in cases involving diacetyl and bronchiolitis obliterans also known as "popcorn lung".°
- Obtained complete dismissal for a toilet manufacturer involving product liability claims in Georgia state court.°
- Defended a multinational power management company in product liability claims involving electrical fuses.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Ng prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Summer Law Clerk, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina
Riconoscimenti e Premi
- Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “40 & Under - U.S. Edition,” 2024
- Listed, Georgia Trend, "40 Under 40," 2024
- Listed, Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 Under 40, 2023
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," 2022-2025
- Commercial Litigation, 2022-2025
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2022-2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2021, 2023-2024
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 2022-2024
- Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
- Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” 2018 and 2021
- Listed, American Bar Association, "On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers," 2021
- Listed, The Daily Report, "On the Rise," 2020
- Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year,” 2018
- Team Member, The Daily Report’s "Georgia Mass Torts Litigation Department of the Year," 2017
- Member, Personal Care Products Council (PCPC)
- Board Member, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Law Foundation, 2024-Present
- Fellow, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Leadership Advancement Program, 2022
- Future Leaders-Sustaining Member, Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)
- LEAD Atlanta Class of 2020
- Appointed Member, Georgia Code Revision Commission, 2017-2019
- Board Member and Programming Committee Co-Chair, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Diversity Sub-Committee Co-Chair and Steering Committee Member, Defense Research Institute – Young Lawyers Division
- Committee Member, Defense Research Institute – Diversity Scholarship Committee
- Member, Greenberg Traurig Associates Committee
- Graduate, Georgia Bar Leadership Academy Class of 2015
Formazione
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Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza, Emory University School of Law
- Order of Emory Advocates
- Kessler-Eidson Scholar
- Member, Emory Moot Court Society
- Special Coach, Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Regional Moot Court Competition
- Diploma di maturità, cum laude, Clemson University, Calhoun College of Honors
- Georgia
- Chinese (Cantonese), Fluente
- Cinese Mandarino, Colloquiale