Cooper & Walinski serves as national coordinating and discovery counsel for clients in product liability and other matters.  In these roles, Cooper & Walinski:

• Assesses and restructures the client's defense counsel network to create litigation efficiencies and cost savings;
• Selects and retains appellate, regional, and local counsel on behalf of the client;
• Organizes, conducts, and participates in national and regional counsel meetings;
• Provides support for counsel nationwide, including acting as an intermediary between the client and counsel, advising counsel regarding nationwide strategies, and coordinating communications among counsel;
• Writes white papers and trial modules for discovery and trial preparation that fully analyze and provide the evidence, argument, and history regarding reoccurring major discovery and litigation themes;
• Conducts product investigations;
• Develops and implements consistent and defensible nationwide discovery and litigation strategies, including the drafting of standardized written discovery responses;
• Drafts and coordinates responses to discovery motions and written discovery responses nationwide;
• Negotiates protective orders and releases and settlement agreements nationwide;
• Identifies, develops, and prepares corporate and expert witnesses for deposition and trial;
• Conducts mock trials;
• Assists in developing trial strategies and trying cases, including direct participation in significant or potentially challenging trials;
• Develops and implements effective corporate paper and electronic document retention policies;
• Develops and implements trade secret policies and procedures;
• Manages electronic discovery; and
• Harvests, organizes, analyzes, and produces large quantities of paper and electronic documents nationwide.

For more information or answers to specific questions regarding Cooper & Walinski’s Litigation Management Practice Group, please contact the Group’s co-chairs or any of its members.