Finance Monthly Global Awards 2018 Edition

PRODUCT LIABILITY DEFENCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ABOUT SHOOK, HARDY & BACON Shook, Hardy & Bacon has long been recognized as one of the premier litigation defense firms in the country. Shook has represented companies in the science, health, technology, and consumer goods sectors in their most substantial national and international product liability, mass tort and complex litigation matters for more than 125 years. Shook’s success in these areas has captured the attention of many in the industry, including The American Lawyer, which recognized the firm as its Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year in 2012 and 2008, as well as a finalist in its 2010 and 2016 contests. For 13 consecutive years, Shook has also been named the Product Liability Defense Law Firm of the Year by Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers; and Shook was named one of Law360’s Product Liability Groups of the Year in 2015 and 2016. The firm has repeatedly been named to the IP Law & Business rankings ‘Who Protects Innovation in America?’ and ‘Top Guardian of the IP Nest.’ Shook is known for its abilities in litigation—more than 90 percent of its attorneys are litigators, and many have advanced degrees in health and sciences fields. The firm has represented leading international companies in a variety of industries, including tobacco, pharmaceutical and medical devices, technology, chemicals and automotive. In the past three years alone, Shook lawyers have tried more than 30 cases to verdict in state and federal courts, successfully defending clients against claims involving product liability, environmental and toxic tort, patent infringement, labor and employment and other claims. Shook has represented the industry’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturers for more than 40 years. The firm has also represented US cigarette manufacturers in product liability litigation continuously since 1957, and currently represents the largest US tobacco company as lead trial counsel in its pending litigation. In recent years, the firm has leveraged its complex product liability litigation expertise to build substantial national practices in intellectual property, environmental and toxic tort litigation, data security and privacy, employment litigation, commercial litigation, regulatory counseling, and public policy. While product liability remains a core strength and a growth area for the firm, practice diversification has allowed Shook to offer a variety of innovative solutions to regulatory and compliance challenges as well. Value Champions Some 35 to 40 percent of the firm’s work is covered by alternative fee arrangements. Shook was named a Value Champion by the Association of Corporate Counsel—the only firm to be so recognized by ACC three times—in 2012, 2013 and 2015 for working with clients on innovative, collaborative and savings-driven approaches. The firm has achieved this recognition by continually focusing on creating close partnerships and tailoring its service offerings to align with the client’s definition of value for a particular engagement. Contact 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MissouriUSA MO 64108-2613 Tel: 816 474 6550 Web: www.shb.com Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017 www.finance-monthly.com 77 USA