Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Jay Lefkowitz, Jessica Davidson, Geoff Wyatt, Jordan Schwartz, Cole Carter, Kelsey Byler, Brian Baggetta and Noah Epstein were recognized as runners-up for The American Lawyer's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for client Kenvue Brands.

"... Litigators at Kirkland & Ellis and Barnes & Thornburg secured a summary judgment win this week for Tylenol maker Kenvue Brands in a case alleging that a mother’s prenatal use of the pain reliever led her child to develop autism. Alameda Superior Court Judge Karin Schwartz held that Kenvue didn’t have a duty to warn since any potential risk of autism from prenatal acetaminophen use “was neither known nor knowable during the relevant time period (2018-2019) as a matter of law, and indeed remains a matter of considerable uncertainty to this day.” The Kirkland litigation team included partners Jay Lefkowitz, who argued the summary judgment motion, and Jessica Davidson, Geoff Wyatt and Jordan Schwartz, who led the briefing, along with partner Cole Carter, of counsels Kelsey Byler and Brian Baggetta and associate Noah Epstein. The Barnes & Thornburg team included Jessica Brennan and James Murdica."