Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group
Dan Troy is Managing Director and an expert witness on FDA matters at Berkeley Research Group. Previously he served as Chief Counsel of the US Food and Drug Administration and General Counsel of GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
Partner and Co-Chair, Public Policy Group, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Mark Behrens co-chairs Shook's Washington, DC-based Public Policy Practice Group and is a leading national expert on civil justice issues with over thirty years of experience. A substantial part of his practice is working to improve the civil litigation environment through state and federal legislation; in the courts through amicus curiae briefs; through legal scholarship and judicial education; and in the court of public opinion.
Mark is actively involved in civil justice reform efforts at the federal and state levels. He has testified before the U.S. Congress and most state legislatures on behalf of business and civil justice organizations. Mark also has an active amicus brief practice specializing in tort liability and civil justice issues. He has authored or co-authored over 150 amicus briefs in cases before the United States Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts on behalf of business, civil justice, and defense lawyer organizations. In addition, Mark routinely files comments on behalf of business, civil justice, and defense lawyer organizations regarding potential changes to federal and state court rules. He chairs the International Association of Defense Counsel’s (IADC) Civil Justice Response Committee and serves on the Board of Directors of Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ).
Mark is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI). He received his J.D. in 1990 from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was a member of the Vanderbilt Law Review. He received his B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1987.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP
Megan L. Brown is a partner at Wiley Rein LLP. She has significant litigation, appellate and regulatory experience before state and federal courts and agencies.
Ms. Brown helps businesses respond to federal, state and local regulation and investigations raising administrative law, statutory interpretation, and constitutional issues, including the First Amendment.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
FDA Labeling and State Liability
Daniel E. Troy
Were state and federal courts to defer sufficiently to FDA determinations of drug safety, the...
Premises Owner Liability for Secondhand Asbestos Exposure: The Next Wave?
Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Mark A. Behrens
Asbestos litigation has evolved over the years as plaintiffs’ lawyers have raised new theories of...
Tennessee Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Term Limits
Publius
In Bailey v. County of Shelby, No. W2005-01508-SCR11-CV, 2206 Tenn. LEXIS 208 (Tenn. March, 29,...
New York Court Limits Preemption of State’s Labor Law
Publius
Distinguishing the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds Inc. v. National Labor...
Courts As School Boards
Publius
Public schools in South Carolina are now under judicial oversight. Right after Christmas, a state...
Engage Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2006
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & REGULATION DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno and the Constitutionality of State Tax Incentives...
Montoy v. Kansas: An Update
Megan L. Brown
A recent issue of State Court Docket Watch profiled an education finance case pending in...
Mass Torts in Mississippi
Paige Jones, Terry Williamson
Introduction The landscape for the litigation of mass tort claims in Mississippi has undergone a...
Recent Developments in Ohio Class Action Litigation
William T. Kamb
In Wilson v. Brush Wellman, Inc. (2004), 103 Ohio St.3d 538, 817 N.E.2d 59, the...
Venue Laws in South Carolina
Publius
Over the past several decades, the venue laws of the State of South Carolina have...