PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES NEWS + EVENTS LOCATIONS CAREERS Washington, D.C. 1800 K St. NW, Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20006 T: 202.783.8400 | F: 202.783.4211 Get Directions Shook D.C. is home to the firm’s Public Policy, National Amicus and FDA and Regulatory Guidance practice groups, as well as business and product liability litigation teams. Our Public Policy attorneys are members of the American Law Institute, contributing to thought leadership and helping to draft the Restatements of the Law. They are authors of casebooks and legal reference materials, and are frequent contributors of scholarly work to leading national journals and law reviews. They have written and lectured on, among other topics, product liability, tort doctrines, consumer law, punitive damages, federal regulation, judicial selection and jury service, class action, international disputes and other civil justice issues. In addition, they are often sought out by national media for insight and commentary on legal issues, including by The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the National Law Journal, 60 Minutes, CNN, Bloomberg, NPR, CNBC and MSNBC. In addition, D.C. attorneys lead our national Data and Discovery Strategies practice, working on privacy and data security matters as well as discovery and eDiscovery management. Our business litigation and product liability teams handle a wide range of issues involving FDA, FTC and other government regulations; product recalls; and white collar defense and government investigations. We represent clients in pharmaceutical and medical device, food and beverage, life sciences and biotechnology, pet care and animal health industries. We handle matters involving banking and financial services, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, commercial recoveries, insurance and reinsurance. Individual attorneys have been named among the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in the United States” by the National Law Journal, and three have received Burton Awards for legal achievement or excellence in legal writing. They also have been honored and recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business; The Best Lawyers in America; Lawdragon; Washington D.C. Super Lawyers; The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers; Washingtonian Magazine; U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform; Lawyers of Color Hot List; Finance Monthly; Expert Guides: Women in Business Law; ICFM 500 Leading Lawyers; and BTI Consulting. Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s D.C. office was founded in 1999. CONTACTS Phil Goldberg MEET OUR TEAM RELATED News Events Shook Partner Victor Schwartz Discusses the Implications of Filing Lawsuits Amid Tragic Events [LINK] October 11, 2017 Shook Partners John Barkett and Patrick Oot Named to Who’s Who Legal September 21, 2017 Shook D.C. Managing Partner Phil Goldberg Discusses the Multifaceted Benefits of Asbestos Litigation Reform in Forbes [LINK] August 10, 2017 Leading National Trial Attorney Joins Shook Hardy & Bacon August 9, 2017 Silverman Discusses Food-Marketing Class Actions with National Law Journal [DOWNLOAD] July 20, 2017 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers Names Mangrum, Schwartz and Appel April 28, 2017 Martucci and Page Recognized Among “Most Powerful Employment Attorneys” April 13, 2017 McDonough Receives NAWL Leadership Award March 13, 2017 Schwartz Discusses Civil Reform Bills Passed by House in BNA Series February 27, 2017 Silverman and Muehlberger Study Shows Rise of the “Food Court” February 24, 2017 BTI Client Service All-Stars Names Three Shook Attorneys February 7, 2017 Legal NewsLine Explores “Deep-Pocket Jurisprudence” with Victor Schwartz [Link] February 3, 2017 Northern California Record Interviews Goldberg on Business Liability Risks Posed by PCB Cases [Link] February 2, 2017 McDonough Appointed to IILP Board of Directors January 26, 2017 Shook Announces New Managing Partners in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Southern California January 6, 2016 Behrens and Silverman Recognized by Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy November 16, 2016 Behrens Discusses Tort Reform Under President Trump with Bloomberg BNA November 10, 2016 No Change for Pa., Behrens Says, Post-Calif. Mass Tort Jurisdiction Ruling September 2, 2016 Five Shook Partners Recognized in Expert Guides: Women in Business Law September 1, 2016 Adams, Oot and Behrens File Amicus Brief Urging Eighth Circuit to Limit Scope of Discovery August 3, 2016 Martucci Quoted in Law360 on Browning-Ferris’ Impact, One Year Later August 16, 2016 Schwartz Quoted in Minnesota Lawyer on Frye, Daubert Debate July 21, 2016 Behrens Honored by IADC July 14, 2016 Silverman Quoted in Law360 on CPSC Ikea Repair Campaign June 29, 2016 Martucci Quoted in Corporate Counsel on EEOC Fifth Circuit Win Against Bass Pro June 20, 2016 Oot Featured in Legaltech News on Embracing Artificial Intelligence June 16, 2016 Silverman Quoted on the Multiplicity of Consumer Protection Laws June 8, 2016 Chambers USA 2016 Recognizes Shook and its Attorneys May 27, 2016 Who's Who Legal 100 Names 31 Shook Attorneys to 2016 List May 2, 2016 Washington DC Super Lawyers Recognizes Three Shook Attorneys April 21, 2016 Martucci Quoted in Corporate Counsel on Legality of Female-Only Ridesharing April 18, 2016 Twelve Years Running, Shook Named Product Liability Defense Firm of the Year April 12, 2016 Martucci Weighs In on Supreme Court's Donning and Doffing Ruling March 29, 2016 Shook Attorneys Named to Euromoney Expert Guide March 21, 2016 Appel Accepted to Invite-Only Expert Network March 7, 2016 Martucci Quoted on New Equal Pay Measure February 16, 2016 Martucci Quoted on Lyft Settlement and its Impact in Corporate Counsel February 10, 2016 Martucci Quoted on Fair Credit Reporting Act and Diversity in Corporate Counsel January 13, 2016 Martucci and Inomata Talk 2016 Retail-Related Employment Litigation January 11, 2016 Behrens Talks Tort Reform Bills with Bloomberg BNA January 11, 2016 Mangrum Named Among Top D.C. Lawyers December 1, 2015 Behrens Quoted on Low Causation Standard for Asbestos Cases November 10, 2015 Behrens Honored with U.S. Chamber Individual Achievement Award October 28, 2015 Oot Quoted on Cross-Border Data Privacy in Legal Tech News October 1, 2015 Kaplan and Oot Recognized by Who’s Who Legal September 30, 2015 Goldberg and Silverman File Amicus Brief on “No Injury” Class Actions August 19, 2015 Lawdragon Names Kaplan and Schwartz to Hall of Fame August 10, 2015 Best Lawyers® Recognizes 50 Shook Attorneys, Honors Six as Lawyers of the Year August 7, 2015 The Legal 500 Recognizes Shook’s Litigation and IP Practices June 8, 2015 Shook Maintains High Rankings in Chambers USA; 20 Attorneys Recognized May 19, 2015 Behrens Testifies on Behalf of Class Action Legislation May 18, 2015 Who’s Who Legal 100 Names 32 Shook Attorneys to 2015 List May 12, 2015 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers Recognizes Five Shook Attorneys May 7, 2015 Mangrum Given Honorary The Order of Barristers April 28, 2015 Shook Expands Data and Discovery Strategies Practice April 10, 2015 Behrens Quoted on Asbestos Trust Claims in West Virginia Record April 7, 2015 Silverman Testifies Before Congress on Lawsuit Abuse April 7, 2015 Schwartz Talks Civil Justice Reform and Malpractice Lawsuits on Ralph Nader’s Radio Hour March 16, 2015 Behrens and Schwartz Quoted on Punitive Damages in Bloomberg Business March 2, 2015 McDonough Discusses Food and Beverage Trends with Law360 January 9, 2015 McDonough Honored as NLJ Litigation Trailblazer & Pioneer December 23, 2014 Martucci and Page Once Again Recognized Among Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys June 25, 2014 Schwartz Quoted in Two Recent Press Articles June 13, 2014 Q&A With Oot Focuses on Transition to Shook and eDiscovery Non-Profit June 3, 2014 Shook Expands E-Discovery, Investigations, Compliance and Data Breach Capabilities with Addition of Oot April 10, 2014 SEE ALL RELATED NEWS © Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., All rights reserved. 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