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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.

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Kim Gustafson
Bueno

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Product Liability

Austin: +1 512 457 2021
kbueno@kslaw.com

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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.

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Credentials

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)

Fellow

American College of Trial Lawyers

Named Leading Lawyer: Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense

The Legal 500 US, 2024

Litigation: Trial Lawyers – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2024

Product Liability & Mass Torts – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2021-2024

Litigation: General Commercial – Texas

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2023-2024

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Recognition

Fellow

American College of Trial Lawyers

Named Leading Lawyer: Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense

The Legal 500 US, 2024

Litigation: Trial Lawyers – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2024

Product Liability & Mass Torts – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2021-2024

Litigation: General Commercial – Texas

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2023-2024

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Cases & Deals

November 15, 2024
King & Spalding Secures Victory for Monsanto in Roundup Litigation

Press Release

September 11, 2024
Four-Partner Team Led by Renowned Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno Joins King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice

In the News · Source: Law360, Texas Lawyer, The Texas Lawbook, Reuters Daily Docket, citybiz, Attorney at Law Magazine, The American Lawyer and Houston Bar Association

September 11, 2024
Trial partners Kim Bueno, Amy Pepke, Christopher Cowan and Tara Blake join the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in Houston and Austin

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Matters

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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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

Served as lead trial counsel in a 2-week jury trial involving pelvic mesh. Shears v. Ethicon, Inc., USDC Northern District of West Virginia, March 2022

News

Cases & Deals

November 15, 2024
King & Spalding Secures Victory for Monsanto in Roundup Litigation

Press Release

September 11, 2024
Four-Partner Team Led by Renowned Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno Joins King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice

In the News · Source: Law360, Texas Lawyer, The Texas Lawbook, Reuters Daily Docket, citybiz, Attorney at Law Magazine, The American Lawyer and Houston Bar Association

September 11, 2024
Trial partners Kim Bueno, Amy Pepke, Christopher Cowan and Tara Blake join the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in Houston and Austin

View all

Matters

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

Close

Matters

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

Served as lead trial counsel in a 2-week jury trial involving pelvic mesh. Shears v. Ethicon, Inc., USDC Northern District of West Virginia, March 2022

News

Cases & Deals

November 15, 2024
King & Spalding Secures Victory for Monsanto in Roundup Litigation

Press Release

September 11, 2024
Four-Partner Team Led by Renowned Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno Joins King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice

In the News · Source: Law360, Texas Lawyer, The Texas Lawbook, Reuters Daily Docket, citybiz, Attorney at Law Magazine, The American Lawyer and Houston Bar Association

September 11, 2024
Trial partners Kim Bueno, Amy Pepke, Christopher Cowan and Tara Blake join the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in Houston and Austin

View all

Credentials

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)

Fellow

American College of Trial Lawyers

Named Leading Lawyer: Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense

The Legal 500 US, 2024

Litigation: Trial Lawyers – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2024

Product Liability & Mass Torts – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2021-2024

Litigation: General Commercial – Texas

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2023-2024

Close

Recognition

Fellow

American College of Trial Lawyers

Named Leading Lawyer: Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense

The Legal 500 US, 2024

Litigation: Trial Lawyers – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2024

Product Liability & Mass Torts – Nationwide

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2021-2024

Litigation: General Commercial – Texas

Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2023-2024