Firm partner Elyse Shimada presented at the IADC Webinar – Pending Civil Litigation Rule Proposals – The Defense Weighs In on the forthcoming Rule 702 amendments, and other rule proposals in the pipeline regarding MDLs and…
Robert Johnston Appointed to Key Committees at DRI’s Center for Law and Public Policy
news | October 1, 2023Firm partner Robert Johnston has been appointed to two key committees at DRI’s Center for Law and Public Policy. He will serve on the Legislation and Rules Committee as well as on the Center’s Third-Party Litigation…
Joe Altieri and Team Featured in Washington Lawyer for Recent Pro Bono Victory
news | September 11, 2023Mr. Altieri, a senior associate at the firm, is a Super Lawyers Rising Star recognized for Personal Injury-Products Defense.
Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting diversity in the legal industry and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities, has named firm partner Elyse Shimada to its inaugural Wonderful Women list. Those named…
Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting diversity in the legal industry and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities, has named firm associate Varun Aery to its 2023 Hot List. Junior and mid-level…
Hollingsworth LLP Named a Finalist for National Law Journal Legal Awards 2023
news | September 8, 2023The firm was named as one of just four finalists for Litigation Department of the Year Specialty: Products Liability.
Hollingsworth LLP Sets Record for Donations to Legal Aid’s Making Justice Real Campaign
news | August 8, 2023The Firm is proud to announce that employee generosity met and exceeded our 2023 fund raising and participation goals for donations to the Making Justice Real campaign. This marks the third record set in four years…
Hollingsworth LLP partnered with Atlantic Legal Foundation in backing Google's 9th Circuit appeal.
Eric Lasker Named Chair of IADC’s Newly Launched Rule 702 Sustainability Committee
news | July 16, 2023HLLP partner Eric Lasker is nationally recognized for his leading role in securing the FRE 702 amendments governing the admissibility of expert testimony.
On June 14, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted Monsanto’s motion for partial summary judgment in Whalen v. Monsanto. The court agreed with Monsanto that all of plaintiffs’ claims (other…
Hollingsworth LLP was ranked 133 for client service performance on the “BTI Client Service 200”, beating out many national and global firms that make up the AmLaw 200. The BTI Client Service A-Team Survey of Law…
Ms. Proctor is featured on pages 2 and 44 of the Hot List. She is a senior litigation associate at Hollingsworth LLP.
Shannon Proctor and Patria Lohvinski Successfully Represent Guatemalan Mother and Child in Immigration Proceedings
news | December 1, 2022On referral from the Tahirih Justice Center, Firm attorneys Shannon N. Proctor and Patria N. Lohvinski represented a mother and child who fled their home country of Guatemala to the United States after the mother endured years…
Firm associate Shannon Proctor led a group of Emory University alumni in Arlington, VA for the annual Emory Cares International Service Day 2022 in November. The group collaborated with the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) for the 28th annual “Scouting for Food”…
Hollingsworth LLP Major Defense Win in Ethylene Oxide Trial in Cook County, Illinois
news | November 18, 2022A Cook County, Illinois jury returned a verdict in favor of Firm clients Sterigenics and Sotera Health, LLC after a twenty-eight day trial involving a plaintiff’s claims that emissions of ethylene oxide from Sterigenics medical-device sterilization…