ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The revision of the 2014 MDL Standards and Best Practices is the work product of more than thirty practitioners and seven federal judges. Eight of the practitioners assumed greater drafting responsibility and served as team leaders, including: Team Leaders James Bilsborrow Mark Chalos Brenda Fulmer Weitz & Luxenberg Lieff Cabraser Searcy Denney Scarola Heimann & Bernstein Barnhart & Shipley Michelle Mangrum Steven Marshall Ellen Relkin Shook Hardy & Bacon Venable Weitz & Luxenberg Kaspar Stoffelmayr Sean Wajert Bartlit Beck Herman Shook Hardy & Bacon Palenchar & Scott The following practitioners helped draft particular sections of the text: Contributors James Beck Paul Boehm Maya Eaton Reed Smith Williams & Connolly Sidley Austin Gretchen Eoff Yvonne Flaherty Amy Gernon Garden City Group Lockridge Grindal Nauen Mara Cusker Gonzalez Steve Herman Alyson Jones Quinn Emanuel Herman Herman & Katz Butler Snow Urquhart & Sullivan Allan Kanner Altom Maglio Mary Massaron Kanner & Whiteley Maglio Christopher Plunkett Cooney & Toale Debbie Moeller Mark Myhra Andrew Myers Shook Hardy & Bacon Boston Scientific Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Christopher Ritchie Alan Rothman Susan M. Sharko The Huntington Arnold & Porter Drinker Biddle & Reath National Bank Rebecca K. Wood, Sidley Amy Zeman Kenneth Zucker Austin LLP until June 2017 Girard Gibbs Pepper Hamilton
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The revision of the 2014 MDL Standards and Best Practices is the work product of more than thirty practitioners and seven federal judges. Eight of the practitioners assumed greater drafting responsibility and served as team leaders, including: Team Leaders James Bilsborrow Weitz & Luxenberg Mark Chalos Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Brenda Fulmer Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley Michelle Mangrum Shook Hardy & Bacon Steven Marshall Venable Ellen Relkin Weitz & Luxenberg Kaspar Stoffelmayr Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott Sean Wajert Shook Hardy & Bacon The following practitioners helped draft particular sections of the text: Contributors James Beck Reed Smith Paul Boehm Williams & Connolly Maya Eaton Sidley Austin Gretchen Eoff Garden City Group Yvonne Flaherty Lockridge Grindal Nauen Amy Gernon Mara Cusker Gonzalez Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Steve Herman Herman Herman & Katz Alyson Jones Butler Snow Allan Kanner Kanner & Whiteley Altom Maglio Maglio Christopher & Toale Mary Massaron Plunkett Cooney Debbie Moeller Shook Hardy & Bacon Mark Myhra Boston Scientific Andrew Myers Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Christopher Ritchie The Huntington National Bank Alan Rothman Arnold & Porter Susan M. Sharko Drinker Biddle & Reath Rebecca K. Wood, Sidley Austin LLP until June 2017 Amy Zeman Girard Gibbs Kenneth Zucker Pepper Hamilton
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