Product liability litigation requires a mix of technical and scientific knowledge combined with an understanding of a client's business. Lauren Colton, a member of the firm's core life sciences committee, guides clients with pragmatic and clear counsel. Lauren's civil practice focuses primarily on product liability litigation, including individual, mass tort, and class actions in federal and state courts across the United States.

Lauren is the head of the firm's Products Law group. She has a proven track record of obtaining favorable litigation results for her clients through innovative defense strategies, such as motions to bifurcate on medical causation, creative removal theories, and threshold motions on legal defenses such as personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens. She also regularly provides liability counseling and advice to product manufacturers before lawsuits arise, and assists with crisis management when they do. Through her experience as national counsel for multiple manufacturers, she has technical and scientific knowledge as well as an understanding of her clients' regulatory and commercial environments.

Lauren was recommended by The Legal 500 for product liability and mass tort defense regarding pharmaceuticals and medical devices in 2012, 2013, and 2014. She has been recognized by Chambers for general commercial litigation and health care law (2007, 2010-2012, 2014, 2015) as well. Other honors include Benchmark Litigation, Future Star (2013-2014), Who's Who Legal, Product Liability Defense (2014), Maryland Super Lawyers (2011, 2013), "Healthcare Litigator of the Year" (2009), and Law 360 "Rising Star" in Product Liability (2010).