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Kevin Hynes is a trial attorney who focuses on complex, high profile, and high risk mass tort and product liability disputes for clients in the consumer product, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. He is known for his ability to communicate difficult scientific and medical concepts in clear and comprehensible terms. Over the course of his career, Kevin has tried and won cases for clients including The Dow Chemical Company and Johnson & Johnson in some of the most difficult jurisdictions in the United States.
In addition to Kevin's work as trial counsel, he also serves as national coordinating counsel in several matters, including for the Dow Chemical Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Union Carbide, in relation to its substantial asbestos docket as well as for Johnson & Johnson in its high-profile talc docket in which the company faces allegations that its talcum powder products cause cancer. In each matter, Kevin directs case work up and strategy at all stages of litigation, with a particular focus on developing and coordinating scientific and medical defenses. Given his extensive experience in this area, Kevin understands the risks posed to companies involved in such disputes and can efficiently and carefully guide his clients towards the best possible results.
J.D., Boston University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude
M.A., Boston College
B.A., Boston College
New York
Spanish
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
National Coordinating Counsel to Union Carbide (a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company) for its historic asbestos docket that comprises over 7,500 new matters each year. Kevin leads the development and coordination of national strategy, with a particular focus on scientific and expert related issues. Kevin also serves as trial counsel in some of the company's highest stakes cases each year.
Co-lead counsel to Dow Chemical Company and Union Carbide in multiple actions currently pending in federal district courts in Louisiana alleging that long time exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) caused breast cancer and other carcinomas in nearby communities.
Co-lead counsel for Union Carbide in a pair of putative class actions filed in West Virginia seeking medical monitoring for alleged future harm due to exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO).
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December 20, 2022
Chemical Currents – December 20, 2022
September 29, 2022
Chemical Currents – September 29, 2022
September 9, 2022
Chemical Currents Special Edition – September 9, 2022
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
National Coordinating Counsel to Union Carbide (a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company) for its historic asbestos docket that comprises over 7,500 new matters each year. Kevin leads the development and coordination of national strategy, with a particular focus on scientific and expert related issues. Kevin also serves as trial counsel in some of the company's highest stakes cases each year.
Co-lead counsel to Dow Chemical Company and Union Carbide in multiple actions currently pending in federal district courts in Louisiana alleging that long time exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) caused breast cancer and other carcinomas in nearby communities.
Co-lead counsel for Union Carbide in a pair of putative class actions filed in West Virginia seeking medical monitoring for alleged future harm due to exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO).
See more
December 20, 2022
Chemical Currents – December 20, 2022
September 29, 2022
Chemical Currents – September 29, 2022
September 9, 2022
Chemical Currents Special Edition – September 9, 2022
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
J.D., Boston University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude
M.A., Boston College
B.A., Boston College
New York
Spanish