Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS—Noteworthy developments in the legal community, (Jun 26, 2025)

By WK Editorial Staff

Firms welcome new product liability attorneys.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired Daniel Smulian in the firm’s product liability and mass torts practice as a partner in New York. Smulian, who joins from an international firm, defends global companies in complex product liability litigation, with a focus on representing medical device and life science companies. He has defended clients in matters ranging from multidistrict litigations and other consolidated proceedings involving thousands of cases to single-plaintiff cases involving catastrophic injuries.

Goldberg Segalla has added Lance Perez to its Toxic Tort and Environmental Law group in Garden City. Lance is a trial lawyer with extensive experience handling complex asbestos litigation, product liability, personal injury, and commercial litigation. He has defended hundreds of asbestos-related lawsuits across New York. Lance draws on more than 20 years of knowledge gained while counseling and defending manufacturers of heavy trucks, construction equipment, and maritime products, including serving as New York State counsel for a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Kennedys Law LLP has announced the addition of several new partners in Philadelphia, including Bradford Moyer, who represents carriers and corporate clients in complex coverage disputes involving toxic torts, PFAS/PFOA, AFFF, construction defects, product liability, asbestos, opioids, COVID-19, and first/third-party coverage issues. He also handles class actions, commercial litigation, and environmental regulatory matters.

Kirkland & Ellis has welcomed 13 litigation partners, led by product liability and mass tort litigator Kristen Fournier, trial lawyers Kim Bueno and Morty Dubin, and environmental, products, and mass tort litigator John Ewald, all of whom bring decades of experience leading complex, multidistrict litigation and high-stakes trials across the country. All four join Kirkland from King & Spalding along with nine additional partners from New York, Austin, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that California litigator J. David Bournazian joined its product liability and consumer disputes practice as a partner. He defends well-known and publicly traded companies in class actions and individual cases in key areas of vulnerability, such as consumer products actions, employment claims, and tort claims.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has hired Matthew Regan as a partner in the Litigation Group in Chicago. Mr. Regan is a highly accomplished litigator with a deep background in cases involving product liability, antitrust and trade regulation, accountant and auditor malpractice, class actions, software consulting, fraud, breach of contract, and other complex commercial disputes.

Squire Patton Boggs has welcomed partner Dorian Daggs to its global Litigation Practice in Miami. He joins from a boutique litigation firm after serving as in-house counsel for nearly a decade at NextEra Energy Resources. Mr. Daggs focuses his practice on litigating and resolving a wide array of disputes. In private practice, he has defended manufacturers of automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco products in personal injury and wrongful death matters throughout the U.S.

Attorneys: Daniel Smulian (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP). Lance Perez (Goldberg Segalla). Bradford Moyer (Kennedys Law LLP). Kristen Fournier, Kim Bueno, Morty Dubin, and John Ewald (Kirkland & Ellis). J. David Bournazian (Norton Rose Fulbright). Matthew Regan (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP). Dorian Daggs (Squire Patton Boggs).

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