Burt Snell is a litigation partner in the Philadelphia office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in complex product liability matters, often involving international laws and regulations. His practice includes defending corporations in federal multidistrict and state court coordinated litigation, with particular experience in regulatory, medical and scientific issues and working with and defending high-level corporate personnel. He is an industry leader in coordinating and overseeing cases and investigations in international jurisdictions and has extensive experience counseling clients in their response to foreign governments, notified bodies, other third parties and the media. Burt also has substantial experience assisting companies in all aspects of the regulatory process and in clinical trials.
Burt has served as lead or co-lead trial counsel in numerous trials and has extensive experience in preparing and defending depositions and trial testimony of apex witnesses, other high-level management and corporate designees. He also has significant experience in commercial litigation, class actions, mass torts, AG litigation and IP litigation.
Burt frequently works hand-in-hand with in-house counsel, company management and personnel, and foreign lawyers on medical, clinical, quality, compliance and regulatory issues as well as litigation in the U.S., EU and other countries involving life sciences and healthcare. He has extensive experience counseling and guiding clients through FDA and foreign regulatory compliance, submissions, inquiries and inspections, global and multi-county recalls and field actions, clinical studies and postmarked surveillance, and other matters with regulators. He has experience in evaluating and enhancing quality system documentation, clinical evaluation reports, device, drug and biologic risk assessments and reports, clinical and lab study protocols, design and reports, post market surveillance, labeling, professional education, websites, marketing and other promotional materials and events.
Burt brings a deep understanding of science, clinical studies, U.S. and foreign regulatory systems, and medicine allowing him to effectively communicate with internal company experts on these topics and assess the client’s risks, options and strategy, giving clients a big picture strategic, legal and business understanding when seeking to protect their products and brand and expand in the market.
