Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS—Noteworthy developments in the legal community, (Jan 6, 2026)
Law Firms Mentioned:King & Spalding LLP | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Sidley Austin LLP
By WK Editorial Staff
Firms welcome new product liability attorneys.
King & Spalding LLP announced that Rebeca Ojeda has rejoined its Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. Ojeda most recently served as a federal prosecutor and Deputy Chief in the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia. Prior to that, she was an associate in King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group from 2014 to 2020, supporting several trial teams in pharmaceutical, consumer product, and pro bono cases.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has added trial lawyers Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley as partners in its Litigation Practice Group. They bring significant experience leading complex product liability, mass tort, and commercial litigation matters. Oxley has represented brand-name clients in products liability matters and has been recognized as a leading trial lawyer and litigator in publications such as Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., Benchmark Litigation, and Lawdragon. Kelly has obtained first-chair trial wins for companies across a range of industries including chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, biotechnology, manufacturing, and food.
Sidley Austin LLP has hired Paul Boehm as a partner in its Product Liability and Mass Torts group in Washington, D.C. Boehm is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and national litigation counsel, focusing on product liability and mass tort litigation. He has more than two decades of experience in representing large pharmaceutical companies and multinational corporations in complex multidistrict litigation and high-profile trials. He is recognized in Product Liability & Mass Torts in both Chambers USA and Legal 500.
Attorneys: Rebeca Ojeda (King & Spalding LLP). Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley (Kirkland & Ellis LLP). Paul Boehm (Sidley Austin LLP).
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