DLA Piper LLP (US) is active in bet-the-company litigation across a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, life sciences, chemicals, telecoms, and insurance. The team is regularly called upon by both public and private companies for defense in class actions, RICO litigation, and antitrust and M&A disputes. Brett Ingerman in Maryland leads the US business and commercial litigation group alongside Los Angeles-based John Gibson, who has a wealth of experience in class actions. Also in LA, Angela Agrusa co-chairs the product liability, mass torts and class actions litigation group and is regularly called upon to represent clients in data breach and privacy disputes and Isabelle Ord is co-head of the class action litigation practice, as well as global co-chair of the financial services department. Chicago-based John Hamill is another name to note, alongside Mary Elizabeth Gately in Washington DC.
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Kernmandanten
- BASF Corporation
- Bayer Corporation
- British Airways plc
- Chicago Fire Soccer Club
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
- CrowdStrike
- Danone
- Danielson Insurance Company
- Deere & Company (John Deere)
- Deutsche Lufthansa Group
Highlight-Mandate
- Representing Tyson Foods in a $100m fraud and breach of contract case filed in Delaware Superior Court against American Proteins, Inc. (API) and its former owner and executives.
- Representing MGM Resorts International in civil litigation arising from 16 nationwide class actions spurred by a massive cyber-attack that allegedly exposed its customers' personal information and significantly disrupted MGM’s operations, resulting in tens of millions of US dollars in damages restore its systems.
- Representing Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. in a putative class action filed in September 2024 claiming that Listerine, a product known and used by people for decades, causes the proliferation of bacteria linked to cancer and that failure to disclose this alleged risk is a violation of consumer protection statutes.
Anwält*innen
Praxisleitung
Brett Ingerman; John Gibson
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Angela Agrusa; Isabelle Ord; John Hamill; Mary Elizabeth Gately