Product liability trial team jumps to law firm Arnold & Porter
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Sept 7 (Reuters) - Six longtime Shook, Hardy & Bacon product liability litigators have taken their practices to Arnold & Porter, their new law firm said on Thursday.
Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Brian Jackson, Christopher Nease, David Thorne, and Michael Walden joined 1,000-lawyer Arnold & Porter as partners. Rachel Forman joined the Washington, D.C.-founded firm as counsel.
The partners each practiced at Shook Hardy, which is known for product liability defense work, for more than 20 years, according to their LinkedIn accounts. Forman was at the firm for about seven years.
Cruz-Alvarez and Jackson said in an interview that their team has worked with Arnold & Porter lawyers for years.
Arnold & Porter's strengths across regulatory, transactional and litigation work will benefit their client base as product manufacturers face increased federal and state regulatory scrutiny, they said.
The new lawyers are formally associated with either Arnold & Porter's Washington or Houston locations but will also work remotely or travel for trials much of their time, they said.
A Shook Hardy representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the team's departure.
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