Product Liability & Regulatory Defense

Our Product Liability and Regulatory Defense platform is a cornerstone of the firm, built over decades of representing global automotive manufacturers in high-stakes litigation, complex product liability disputes, and government investigations across the nation.

For over twenty years, our firm has served as national discovery counsel for leading automotive companies, managing complex, multi-jurisdictional product liability matters involving coordinated discovery strategy, large-scale document management, expert coordination, and class action exposure. Through these longstanding relationships, we have developed extensive institutional knowledge of automotive design and manufacturing processes, warranty systems, recall procedures, regulatory frameworks, and the operational challenges facing global manufacturers.

We leverage this experience to provide coordinated, strategic, and efficient representation tailored to the needs of multinational manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.

Our Capabilities

Our practice encompasses a broad range of litigation, regulatory, and risk management matters, including:

• Automotive and mobility product liability defense
• Class actions and coordinated mass tort litigation
• Consumer fraud and warranty litigation
• Government investigations and regulatory enforcement actions
• NHTSA and other agency inquiries
• Recall strategy and crisis management
• Internal investigations and risk assessments

AI-Enabled Litigation Support and Case Analysis

Recognizing that artificial intelligence is transforming the management and defense of complex litigation, our firm is actively integrating advanced legal AI technologies into our litigation and discovery practices. By combining experienced litigation counsel with AI-assisted document analysis, information retrieval, and technology-enabled workflows, we seek to enhance the review of technical records, discovery materials, regulatory information, and litigation histories.

Beyond adopting commercially available legal AI tools, we are collaborating with technology professionals and external advisors to develop customized AI-enabled infrastructure tailored to our firm's litigation practice and the needs of our institutional clients. Our ongoing initiatives focus on integrating historical matter information, legal work product, and client-specific institutional knowledge into more accessible and efficient information-management systems.

Our objective is to combine the efficiencies of advanced technology with the experience, professional judgment, and institutional knowledge developed through decades of representing global manufacturers. Through these investments, we are working toward a more integrated, responsive, and cost-effective approach to complex litigation, while maintaining the attorney oversight, confidentiality, and professional accountability essential to effective legal representation.