Louis Russo is a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device, and Products Liability & Toxic Torts groups, and a member of the firm’s trial team engaged in the serial litigation over an EPA-approved herbicide. Louis represents clients in a variety of litigation matters focusing on products liability and complex litigation defense. He has significant experience in all aspects of products liability litigation, including fact and expert discovery, proceedings before the Federal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, pleading and summary judgment motions, Daubert/Frye motions, trials, appeals, and settlement strategy.
Louis is also a member of the firm’s Insurance Coverage team, where he represents policyholders in coverage disputes arising out of tort and products liability claims. On this front, he often represents clients seeking coverage as additional insureds pursuant to agreements with business partners. He also has experience representing policyholders seeking coverage under commercial property and casualty insurance policies.
Prior to joining Hollingsworth LLP, Louis served as an associate for a nationally ranked New York law firm where his experience included the following:
- Defending major pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in products liability matters involving antibiotics, antipsychotics, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, prescription opioids, surgical mesh, and suture anchors;
- Defending a major consumer goods manufacturer in a state consolidated litigation involving cosmetic talcum powder, leading fact discovery and depositions. In that same litigation, he was a member of the trial team for the first New York trial involving the cosmetic talc product, preparing motions in limine, evidentiary motions, post-trial briefing, and appellate briefing, which resulted in dismissal of all claims;
- Representing a major pharmaceutical company seeking insurance coverage in multiple arbitrations following successful resolution of an underlying product liability litigation involving transdermal birth control patches;
- Representing clients in complex commercial litigation in areas including anti-counterfeiting, antitrust, tort, contract, and business organization law;
- Representing pro bono clients in appeals involving criminal law, administrative law, domestic violence, and human rights abuses.
Louis received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Senior Articles Editor of the Fordham Law Review. He graduated summa cum laude from Wagner College with a B.A. in Government/Politics and Economics.
Louis enjoys the rigor of law, the opportunity that each case offers to dial in on a new subject or industry, and the challenge of digging deep into science to master new concepts. Louis believes continuous learning is the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer. When he’s not peeling back the layers of science, he can be found doing just about anything with his dog, Riley, including boating and hiking.
