This article originally appeared in The American Lawyer.
THE IMPLANT LITIGATORS
DEBRA POLE
Then: Partner at Dickson, Carlson & Campillo; national coordinating counsel for Baxter.
Now: Partner at Sidley Austin; counsel for Merck in Fosamax litigation.
CHRISTY JONES
Then: Partner at Butler Snow; tried three cases to verdict for Baxter.
Now: Partner at Butler Snow; represented Johnson & Johnson in Stevens-Johnson syndrome cases and Merck in Fosamax litigation.
MARY WELLS
Then: Partner at Weller Fredrich Ward & Andrew; represented Baxter in five trials that went to verdict.
Now: Partner at Wells, Anderson & Race; has done product liability work for GlaxoSmithKline, Garmin International, and Texas Instruments.
DIANE SULLIVAN
Then: Associate at Hannoch Weisman; was Baxters local counsel in New Jersey.
Now: Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges; defending ESPN and Disney in a breach of contract suit filed by Dish Network.
This article originally appeared in The American Lawyer under the headline “Their Big Break.”
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