Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Devora Allon, Jay Lefkowitz, James Hileman, Kevin Neylan, Cole Carter, Yi Yuan and Lindsey Foster received a shout-out for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for client GlaxoSmithKline.

"... Shout-out to a team at Kirkland & Ellis that got a couple of key Daubert motion wins in multidistrict litigation against client GlaxoSmithKline claiming the company fraudulently marketed its blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia by failing to disclose an associated heightened risk of heart attacks. U.S. District Senior Judge Cynthia Rufe in Philadelphia last week excluded the report and testimony from the plaintiffs' economic expert, Dr. Meredith Rosenthal of Harvard's School of Public Health, and significant portions of the testimony of their damages expert, Dr. Thomas McGuire of Harvard Medical School. The Kirkland team was led by Devora Allon, who crossed Rosenthal and argued the Daubert motion aimed at her; Jay Lefkowitz; James Hileman, who crossed McGuire and argued the motion aimed at him; and Kevin Neylan, who led briefing and hearing preparation. The team also included Cole Carter, Yi Yuan and Lindsey Foster."