Profile: Michael W Davis
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Law Firm: | Sidley Austin LLP |
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| Office: |
Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street 60603 |
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| City: | Chicago | |
| State: | Illinois | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Tel: | +1 312 853 7731 | |
| Fax: | +1 312 853 7036 | |
| Email: | mdavis@sidley.com |
Product Liability
Biography: Product Liability
Michael W Davis is a partner in Sidley's Chicago office and is head of the firm's product liability and mass tort group. Mr Davis is extensively engaged in the defence of product liability claims involving consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and mass torts. His practice also includes an emphasis on complex multiparty and class action litigation. Mr Davis has handled more than several dozen complex product liability or toxic tort cases in which plaintiffs sought to certify a class, and has tried many different product liability lawsuits. He has served as national coordinating counsel in pharmaceutical and chemical litigation.Mr Davis taught products liability law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law for many years and is a member of the Defense Research Institute's drug and medical device steering committee. Mr Davis is the programme chair for the DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar. He has lectured at seminars on various evidentiary matters and has written many articles on pharmaceutical, product liability, and toxic tort litigation. He is the co-author of 'Strict Liability in Tort in Product Liability Cases', which was published in the Illinois Product Liability Practice Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1990, 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2004 editions). Mr Davis has been selected as a 'Leading Illinois attorney' on product liability matters. He serves as secretary of the firm's executive committee. While attending law school, Mr Davis was a member of the Northwestern University Law Review.
This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Product Liability Lawyers which can be purchased from our bookstore.
Life Sciences
Biography: Life Sciences
Michael W Davis is a partner in Sidley's Chicago office and is head of the firm's product liability and mass tort group. Mr Davis focuses on class action litigation and litigation with an emphasis on the defence of product liability, consumer fraud and toxic tort claims involving chemicals, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and services. Mr Davis has handled many complex product liability or toxic tort cases in which plaintiffs sought to certify a class and has tried many different product liability lawsuits. He has served as national coordinating counsel in pharmaceutical and chemical litigation.Mr Davis taught Products Liability Law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law for many years and is chair of DRI's drug and medical device steering committee, having previously served as vice chair and programme chair. He has lectured at seminars on various evidentiary matters and has written many articles on pharmaceutical, product liability and toxic tort litigation. He is the co-author of "Strict Liability in Tort in Product Liability Cases", published in the Illinois Product Liability Practice Handbook, from the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1990, 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2004 editions). Mr Davis is ranked as a leading lawyer in product liability matters by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business - The Client's Guide, the American Research Corporation, Who's Who Legal - The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and the PLC Cross-border Life Sciences Handbook. He serves as secretary of the firm's executive committee. While attending law school, Mr Davis was a member of the Northwestern University Law Review.
This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers which can be purchased from our bookstore.