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Gregory S. (Greg) Chernack has more than 20 years of practice focused on trial and appellate litigation involving complex legal issues with extensive experience handling pharmaceutical and mass tort litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country, including in California, Missouri, New Jersey, and New York. This work has resulted in numerous victories before, at, and following trial. He has also worked on a number of international matters in Ecuador and Mexico.
Greg’s work has concentrated on developing successful defenses to lawsuits around the country by, among other things, working with expert and company witnesses in preparation for trial and engaging in complex motions practice. This work has included the representation of pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturers in defending products liability lawsuits.
Notably, Greg represented Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation at numerous trials, including successfully arguing a motion for a directed verdict at the close of one, and has won a case on its behalf before the Sixth Circuit. Greg also represented DynCorp International in a lawsuit brought against it by more than a thousand Ecuadoreans alleging personal injuries and property damage in connection with a counternarcotics aerial herbicide spraying operations in Colombia. That case ultimately went to trial in federal court in the District of Columbia with six test plaintiffs and resulted in a complete defense verdict.
In addition to his work involving product liability cases, Greg has experience before the U.S. Supreme Court involving issues ranging from patent law to immigration regulations and other complex civil litigation matters. Greg also represented pro bono the first person to be released from prison pursuant to D.C.’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act.
Greg previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ralph K. Winter, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and to the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was an Articles Editor of the Yale Law Journal and has been repeatedly invited to serve as a judge for the semifinals of the George Washington University Law School’s Van Vleck Moot Court Competition. Greg received his JD from Yale Law School.
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