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2. Malini Moorthy -- Pfizer VP and Assistant GC; Heads Civil Litigation Benchmark's In-house Counsel Litigation Team of the Year -- 2012 Boards: RAND Institute for Civil Justice; CPR Executive Director of Free the Children Recipient of numerous awards 3. Cara Edwards -- DLA Piper Partner in Product Liability and Mass Torts Law 360's Products Group of the Year Pro Bono: Asylum, Battered Women, Charter School Diversity and Inclusion Committee Delegate to DLA's Leadership Alliance for Women New York Metro Super Lawyer 4. Adrienne Gonzalez -- BMS Senior Counsel, Managing Products and Consumer Litigation Manages Government Investigations and Commercial Litigation Experienced Products Liability Litigator -- national profile Subcommittee co-chair, ABA Women in Products Liability Former Editor, ABA Minority Trial Lawyer newsletter 5. Peg Donahue Hall -- Dentons Co-Heads Life Sciences Practice Group 25 years in Litigation -- primarily Life Sciences Awards: Best Lawyers in Dallas; 2011 Life Sciences Star; 2012, 2013 6. "Old School" Plaintiffs' Lawyers 7. Products Lawyers have evolved: Specialists to Generalists (in-house) "Hired Guns" to Advisors/Partners (firms) Specific to broad knowledge of: Industry Client Issues 8. What caused the Evolution? Impetus for Change to Generalists: Increasingly creative/sophisticated plaintiffs' bar Novel legal issues and causes of action Marketing cases to AG's Complex and evolving regulations Focus on "bad company" story 9. Created need for Lawyers who: Understand the Broad Picture Engaged with Business Solve Problems (vs. winning cases) Creative Nimble Familiar with Tools Available Understand Media/Shareholder Concerns 10. Avoiding Out-of-Control Product Problems Lessons Learned from the Panel 11. Today's Products Lawyer Portfolio/Practice Management Litigation Avoidance/Mitigation Early Case Resolution Judicial Education (issue hearings, mediations) Partnerships are Crucial Secondments Legal Alliances/Preferred Counsel Legal Education Team Meetings/Summits 12. Parting Advice/Questions