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Kim Bueno serves as lead counsel for jury trials throughout the country. A member of King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group based in Austin, she represents clients in high-stakes personal injury actions and complex commercial litigation.
Kim is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been recognized by Chambers USA for Litigation—Trial Lawyers (2024); Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts (2021-2024); and Texas: Austin & Surrounds – Litigation: General Commercial (2023-2024).
The Legal 500 US (2024) named her a Leading Lawyer in Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action—Defense: Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, highlighting her high-profile victories in federal and state courts throughout the country.
Kim holds a J.D. with high honors from The University of Texas School of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Southern Methodist University. She is licensed to practice in Texas.
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, with high honors
B.A., Southern Methodist University, summa cum laude
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
American Bar Association – Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
Austin Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
September 11, 2024
Four-Partner Team Led by Renowned Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno Joins King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice
Kim’s recent jury trials to verdict:
Served as lead trial counsel in a 2-week jury trial involving talcum powder products. Perry v. Johnson & Johnson, Richland County, South Carolina, August 2024
Served as lead trial counsel in 5-week jury trial involving talcum powder products. Salcedo v. Johnson & Johnson, Cook County, Illinois, March- April 2024
Served as lead trial counsel in a 2-week jury trial involving pelvic mesh. Freeman v. Ethicon, Inc., USDC Central District of California, September 2022
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September 11, 2024
Four-Partner Team Led by Renowned Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno Joins King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice
Kim’s recent jury trials to verdict:
Served as lead trial counsel in a 2-week jury trial involving talcum powder products. Perry v. Johnson & Johnson, Richland County, South Carolina, August 2024
Served as lead trial counsel in 5-week jury trial involving talcum powder products. Salcedo v. Johnson & Johnson, Cook County, Illinois, March- April 2024
Served as lead trial counsel in a 2-week jury trial involving pelvic mesh. Freeman v. Ethicon, Inc., USDC Central District of California, September 2022
See more
September 11, 2024
Four-Partner Team Led by Renowned Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno Joins King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, with high honors
B.A., Southern Methodist University, summa cum laude
Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
American Bar Association – Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
Austin Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)