Hogan Lovells Publications
Life sciences and health care horizons 2021
23 February 2021
PartnerBaltimore
Email lauren.colton@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 410 659 2733
Fax +1 410 659 2701
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
"She understands what's important and tailors her style and approach accordingly."
Chambers USA, 2019
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).
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Legal 500 US
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Actions: Automotive and Transport
Legal 500 US
Healthcare: Life Sciences
Legal 500 US
Litigation: General Commercial (Maryland)
Chambers USA
Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Actions: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
Legal 500 US
Litigation: General Commercial (Maryland), Up and Coming
Chambers USA
Life Sciences - Product Liability
Who's Who Legal
Product Liability Defence
Who's Who Legal
Future Star
Benchmark Litigation
Rising Stars
Maryland Super Lawyers
Life Sciences Star
LMG Life Sciences
Product Liability, Rising Star
Law360
Nightingale's Healthcare News, Outstanding Health Care Litigators, 2010
Education
J.D., University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law, with honors, Order of the Coif, 2000
B.A., University of Michigan, high distinction, 1997
Bar admissions and qualifications
Maryland
Court admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Serving as U.S. product liability counsel for multiple pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers.
Advising developers of wearable technology and digital health platforms on liability risk mitigation strategies.
Representing an importer of Chinese manufactured tires in product liability litigation involving recalled tires.
Representing a leading medical device manufacturer in litigation against a third-party payor.
Representing a leading biotechnology company in clinical trial litigation.
Representing a university and medical center in a lawsuit by 800 Guatemalans relating to studies conducted in the 1940s.
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