Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy

Mark Herrmann, Vice President and Chief Counsel, Litigation at Aon Corporation, David B. Alden, Partner, Jones Day, Geoffrey M. Drake, Partner, King and Spalding's Tort Litigation and Environmental Group Mark Herrmann is Vice President and Chief Counsel - Litigation at Aon Corporation, which is the world's leading insurance and reinsurance broker. Before joining Aon, he was a partner at Jones Day, where his practice focused on the defense of class action and mass tort litigation, including pharmaceutical and medical device cases. He clerked for Judge Dorothy W. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and graduated from The University of Michigan Law School (J.D. 1983) and Princeton University (A.B. 1979). >Geoffrey M. Drake is a partner in King and Spalding's Tort Litigation and Environmental Group, where he represents companies in high-exposure product liability, personal injury, toxic tort, commercial and whistleblower litigation, as well as internal and external government investigations. He is also a member of the Next Generation Advisory Board for Emory University's Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims.