Leading Class Action Litigator Moves to Shook San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent class action attorney Andrew J. Trask has joined forces with litigation powerhouse Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Trask, who has defended more than 100 class actions, will focus on representing product manufacturers and sellers, among others, in class litigation. He moves to Shook from McGuireWoods, where he served as Co-Chair of McGuireWoods's Class Action Group.
"My goal is to dispose of class actions early and, if they progress, to not only win on the merits but to keep a case from becoming a giant class action. More companies are at risk than ever before," said Trask about class action lawsuits.
Trask has long been an authority and thought leader in class actions. He has co-authored several books on class actions, including "The Class Action Playbook," published by LexisNexis, and "Betting the Company: Complex Negotiation Strategies in Law & Business," published by Oxford University Press. At McGuireWoods, he maintained the Class Action Countermeasures blog, which discussed the strategic considerations involved in class action defense.
"Shook is at the forefront of representing products manufacturers and sellers," said Shook Chair Madeleine McDonough. "Andrew is a dynamic addition to our Class Action team and expands our deep bench of lawyers, who field almost every type of alleged product defect and consumer fraud claim. It's a great match."
San Francisco Office Managing Partner, Amir Nassihi, commented: "We are very excited to be adding such a prominent class action litigator. Andy's very well-known nationally for his strategic thinking and class litigation expertise, and he strengthens our already deep class action litigation practice. Andy is already working with our Class Action Group Co-Chairs, Tristan Duncan and Holly Smith on swiftly integrating his practice here."
Trask earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and his BA from the University of Chicago. He is admitted in California and the District of Columbia.
You can follow Trask on Twitter@ClassStrategist.
About Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Founded in 1889, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. has 12 offices in the United States and London, with attorneys and professional staff serving clients in the health, science and technology sectors in areas ranging from product liability defense and commercial litigation to intellectual property prosecution and litigation, environmental and toxic tort, privacy and data security, and regulatory counseling.
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