I am a partner in the Business & Tort Litigation Group at Jones Day. I focus my practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of product liability and mass tort cases. I have extensive experience defending individual and multiplaintiff claims in a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, and semiconductor/electronics. I have served on several national coordinating counsel teams defending clients in class action, multidistrict, or coordinated state-court litigation across the country. In 2014, I was a member of the trial teams that secured back-to-back defense verdicts in two catastrophic brain injury cases in which the plaintiffs sought millions of dollars in damages.In addition to my trial work, I regularly counsel clients on product liability risks in connection with mergers/acquisitions and other transactions. I also have handled a variety of other high-stakes disputes, including antitrust, unfair/deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, securities, and contract disputes. Most recently, I led the Jones Day trial team that, along with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, secured a complete defense verdict on behalf of two prosecutors in a high-profile § 1983 case before a federal jury in Chicago. I was also part of a team that successfully represented R.J. Reynolds in a billion dollar contract dispute with dozens of states and territories. As part of that representation, I served as trial counsel in multiple arbitrations before a panel of three retired federal judges.I serve as the associate assignment coordinator for the Business & Tort Litigation Group in Chicago and am on the Chicago Office's Hiring Committee.