Nina Rose is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Nina represents a variety of companies in the defense of product liability and consumer class action claims involving a number of pharmaceutical, personal care and other consumer products. She has experience in the day-to-day management of large-scale product liability litigation, encompassing cases pending in state courts across the country and actions coordinated in federal multidistrict litigation proceedings.
Nina also develops and implements strategies to defeat product liability litigation on the merits, including by working with experts in a variety of specialties to challenge plaintiffs’ scientific and economic theories. In particular, she was significantly involved in developing expert evidence, and challenging plaintiffs’ experts’ opinions at the Daubert stage, in connection with a prior firm litigation alleging that baby powder manufactured by Johnson & Johnson caused personal injuries to consumers. Nina also played a significant role in drafting dispositive and trial motions in connection with a number of baby powder cases pending in state and federal court.
In addition, Nina has significant experience with respect to the defense of consumer class actions, having represented a variety of product manufacturers and consumer services providers facing proposed nationwide and statewide classes alleging consumer fraud, warranty and other claims. Prior to joining Kirkland, she successfully defended clients such as Merck, GSK and the National Hockey League against class action allegations.
Nina also has substantial experience in successfully defending against challenges to her clients’ claims of privilege and against allegations of spoliation of evidence in connection with product liability litigation. She advises corporate clients on best practices to protect the confidentiality of their privileged communications and to avoid costly discovery disputes regarding data retention.
