Phoebe A. Wilkinson
PartnerNew York

Biography
Due to her significant trial and arbitration experience, ifand when disputes are filed or commenced, clientsregularly turn to Phoebe Wilkinson to handle their classactions, litigations and arbitrations.

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Phoebe has more than 20 years of experienceappearing in courts throughout the United States andbefore international arbitration tribunals around theworld. She also serves on Hogan Lovells' Global Board,and is the manager of our New York Litigation,
Arbitration, and Employment practice.

EmailPhoebe focuses on product-related matters, advisingproduct manufacturers on the array of legal issues they
face, including those related to pre-dispute strategy,
risk management to minimize exposure to potential
future disputes, safety, compliance, marketing, andwarranties.
She has handled disputes for clients across a variety ofindustries, including consumer products,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, retail, electric andnuclear energy, and financial institutions. Typicaldisputes involve claims that parties engaged infraudulent conduct, failed to perform under contracts,and/or violated state and federal laws and statutes.
Relied on for her counsel, advice, and advocacy, Phoebe
works side by side with corporate counsel, corporateexecutives, engineers, medical professionals, andbankers to reach their goals inside and outside thecourtroom.

+1 212 918 3010

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+1 212 918 3100

phoebe.wilkinson@hoganlovells.com

Practices
Energy Disputes
Litigation Services
Products Law
Technology Litigation
Insolvency Litigation

Industries
ConsumerLife Sciences and Health Care

Areas of focus
Electronics and Consumer
Appliances
Product Litigation

Phoebe is called upon as a speaker and author oncutting-edge legal issues that are important to herclients, and has been recognized for her work in many
prominent industry publications. In 2012 she wasnamed one of the top women litigators in the UnitedStates in Benchmark Litigation's inaugural edition ofthe "Top 250 Women in Litigation," an accolade Phoebe
has been awarded in each subsequent edition.

Education and admissions
Education
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn
Journal of International Law
Member, Moot Court Honor Society
National Team Member
A.B., Brown University

Representative experience
Team defeated class certification in a consumerfraud/RICO nationwide class action alleging claims
concerning commercial HVAC products.
Serves as national counsel to a medical device
manufacturer of surgical mesh used in pelvic repair.
Obtained a complete defense verdict at trial in acontract dispute between a product manufacturer andan asset-based lender.
Secured denial of class certification and dismissal ofclaims for clients accused of conspiracy and fraud
regarding the sale of Blu-Ray players.
Obtained a US$24m jury verdict after a three-week trial
on behalf of a bank alleging it was sold fraudulent
Parmalat promissory notes.
Represented a natural gas company in an international
arbitration against an international supplier.
Obtained a complete dismissal of a consumer fraudclass action alleging claims that the manufacturer didn't
comply with the U.S. Energy Star program.
Represents global life sciences companies in arbitration
disputes arising out of development, licensing, and copromotion agreements.

Awards and rankings
Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
Top 250 Women in Litigation, Benchmark Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Best
Lawyers in America, 2013Memberships
Board member, Brown University
Sports Foundation
Board member, New York City
Cyclones (a youth ice hockeyorganization)
Board member, New York Lawyers
for the Public Interest, Inc. (NYLPI)Board member, The American
Friends of St. Paul's Girls' School,London, EnglandMember, American Bar Association
Member, DRI - The Voice of theDefense Bar
Member, International Associationof Defense Counsel (IADC)
Member, New York City Bar
Association, Product Liability
Committee
Member, New York StateBar Association

Bar admissions andqualifications
New York

Court admissions

Products Liability (National), Chambers USA, 2008
Cited as plaintiff's counsel in a $14.6 million verdict,which was ranked 16th, The New York Law Journal's,
2009
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, andClass Action: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco),
Legal 500 US, 2014-2019
Stand-out Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2024

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