Sean G. Saxon

Sean Saxon focuses his practice on the defense of nationwide product-liability cases, primarily in the pharmaceuticals and medical-device industry. He also has experience conducting internal investigations. Mr. Saxon has practiced law in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. and has insider knowledge of the federal courts, having clerked at both the federal district and the federal appellate levels.

Mr. Saxon has devoted a significant part of his practice to defending pharmaceutical, medical-device, and medical-technology companies in product-liability litigation. He has extensive experience in the regulatory scheme that governs pharmaceuticals and medical devices in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration's regulations and enforcement of them, the legal issues presented by regulatory issues in product-liability matters, the law governing admissibility of expert testimony in product-liability matters, and various medical disciplines involved in the products he has defendedspan

Mr. Saxon is a member of the WTO national coordinating and trial counsel teams that have successfully tried and resolved through mediation, direct settlement negotiation, and motion practice numerous drug and medical-device product-liability cases for Guidant Corporation, Advanced Bionics, and Pfizer Inc.

Other Experience
Winston & Strawn LLP
Jones Day
Law Clerk to The Honorable Richard S. Arnold, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Law Clerk to The Honorable Diane K. Vescovo, Federal District Court, Western District of Tennessee

Personal Interests
Golf
Skiing
Reading