• Complex Litigation
• Drug and Medical Device Defense
• Toxic Tort litigation
• General Product Liability Litigation
• Administrative and Regulatory

• Extensive experience in the areas of drug and medical device defense, toxic tort litigation, and products liability. 
• Extensive experience in class action and mass tort litigation involving drugs and medical devices, as well as other products.
• Extensive experience in appellate practice at both the state and federal level.
• Experienced in litigation in the areas of insurance coverage, antitrust, bankruptcy, securities law, admiralty, and intellectual property.
• Experienced in administrative and federal regulatory and compliance matters, including counseling of companies regarding FDA approval for marketing of products and compliance with regulations in manufacturing, marketing, and advertising those products.

Publications
"Preemption as a Defense in Pharmaceutical Litigation," IADC Newsletter, Drug, Device & Biotech Committee (March 2004)

"Federal Preemption: An Affirmative Defense in Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation Cases," Course Materials for Mealey’s Defense Strategies for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Conference (February 3-4, 2003)

"Protective Orders in Litigation Involving Sensitive Company Information:  It Is Possible to Enforce Them Even After the Litigation is Over," IADC Newsletter, Drug, Device & Biotech Committee (June 2001)

"The Learned Intermediary Doctrine: A Defense Perspective," Course Materials for Ritalin Litigation Seminar, American Conference Institute, New York City (March 2001)

"Toxic Tort Law in Ohio," Course Materials, Co-Author with Kim K. Burke and Jonathan P. Saxton, National Business Institute (July 20, 2000)

"The Jurisdictional Aspects of Litigation Involving International Clients," Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Winter 1995)

"The Jurisdictional Aspects of Litigation Involving International Clients: Everything You Need to Know About Achieving and Defending Against Jurisdiction, the Hague Convention, Service of Process and Forum Selection Clauses," FICC 1993 Mid-Winter Meeting Course Materials

"Joining Foreign Entities as 3d-Party Defendants," Leader's Products Liability Law and Strategy, Vol. XI, No. 1 (July 1992)

Note, "Constitutionality of State Regulations Allowing Withdrawal of Voting Rights of Control Shares in a Tender Offer: CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America, 107 S. Ct. 1637 (1987)," 57 Univ. of Cincinnati Law Review 789 (1988)