PHILADELPHIA, September 10, 2025―Eight Duane Morris LLP attorneys have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide.

• Dana J. Ash – Products Liability/Business Litigation (Philadelphia)
• Sean K. Burke – Products Liability/Toxic Torts (Washington, D.C.)
• Sharon L. Caffrey – Mass Tort/Products Liability/Toxic Torts (Philadelphia)
• Michael L. Fox – Product Liability, Toxic Tort, Defense (San Francisco)
• Matthew C. Gaudet – IP Litigation, especially Patent (Atlanta)
• L. Norwood (Woody) Jameson – IP Litigation, especially Patent (Atlanta)
• Dana B. Klinges – Class Actions, Securities, Financial (Philadelphia)
• Robert Kum – Product Liability, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Defense (Los Angeles)

Lawdragon recognizes outstanding advocates who have made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles. They have changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the law as a beacon and shared imperative.

The lawyers honored excel in commercial litigation, product liability, mass torts, securities and other fiduciary litigation, white collar and investigations, administrative proceedings, class actions, antitrust, energy and technology disputes, intellectual property, trademark and patent wars.

Dana J. Ash is chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts Division of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group and serves as a team lead for the Duane Morris Life Sciences and Medical Technologies Industry Group. Ash practices in the areas of products liability and business litigation and has conducted trials in state and federal courts across the United States. In addition to numerous court trials, Ash has handled mediations and litigated arbitration claims under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association and the International Chamber of Commerce. He represents medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors nationally in products liability matters and in commercial disputes with suppliers and customers. Ash has served as lead trial counsel for clients in consolidated products liability claims involving medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including human tissue products and other biologics, in both federal (multidistrict litigation) and state court venues, including California and West Virginia.

Sean K. Burke is vice chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts Division of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group. Burke is a trial attorney representing clients nationally in complex products liability and commercial litigation matters. He has tried cases before juries in both state and federal courts while also handling numerous mediations. He regularly represents manufacturers of medical implant devices in product liability cases, including in consolidated multiplaintiff matters in both federal court (multidistrict litigation) and state courts in California, Illinois and Tennessee. He also represents clients in matters involving trade secret litigation, the breach of noncompetition and other restrictive covenants and commercial contract disputes. Burke also represents and counsels clients in the gaming industry, with a focus on the horse racing industry, in a broad range of matters involving state regulatory compliance, contract negotiations and litigation.

Sharon L. Caffrey is co-chair of the Trial Practice Group and a products liability trial lawyer who is sought after to try large exposure cases in the most difficult jurisdictions, often referred to as “judicial hellholes.” Caffrey has a distinguished record of success at trial: Of the past 10 cases she has tried, she obtained eight defense verdicts and two low-value verdicts. She has tried dozens of mass tort, toxic tort, health effects and medical negligence cases, the vast majority to defense verdicts. Caffrey is also able to leverage her deep experience to serve as national coordinating counsel for clients looking to guide the management of voluminous litigation consistent with their legal and business priorities. Caffrey's background includes defending pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics products liability claims, as well as toxic tort claims involving diesel exhaust, PHAs, pesticides, asbestos, talc, microsilica, silica and benzene. She has also represented several clients in multidistrict litigation proceedings and clients in a variety of industries in product defect claims. As a result, she has a deep understanding of these claims across a wide array of machinery, tools, equipment and related applications.

Michael L. Fox is managing partner of Duane Morris' San Francisco office and co-chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts Division of the Trial Practice Group. Fox represents energy producers, chemical and equipment manufacturers, construction and pharmaceutical companies, and public entities in toxic tort, environmental release, general liability and serious personal injury matters. He has extensive experience litigating complex, multiparty disputes involving alleged exposure to airborne and groundwater contaminants, as well as commercial disputes involving antitrust claims, trade secrets, corporate governance and insurance.

Matthew C. Gaudet, vice chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, is a trial lawyer who focuses on patent cases Over the last 25-plus years, he has defeated many dozens of patents through trials, summary judgment rulings and IPRs, and he regularly appears before the Federal Circuit. Gaudet serves as lead counsel for major technology companies, including Verizon, Microsoft, Comcast and Cox Communications. On the plaintiff’s side, he has collected over $100 million for patent holders.

L. Norwood “Woody” Jameson is chair of Duane Morris' Intellectual Property Practice Group. Jameson practices in the area of intellectual property law and litigation with particular emphasis on patent litigation. He also litigates a broad range of intellectual property disputes, including trademark and trade dress litigation, copyright litigation and false advertising disputes. In 2014, Jameson was named Outstanding IP Litigator for Georgia by Managing Intellectual Property. The team he leads also received the Managing Intellectual Property Award for the top patent litigation practice in the southern United States. In 2009 through 2023, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business included Jameson in its listing of leading IP lawyers in Georgia. He has represented several well-known companies in complex patent litigation involving such technologies as fiber optics communications, cyber security technology, semiconductors, cable television technology, internet technology, online banking transactions, MPEG decoding technology, telecommunications and computer hardware and software applications.

Dana B. Klinges has a broad commercial litigation practice with an emphasis on class actions and on litigation in the securities, financial services and consumer product areas. She leads the Trial Practice Group’s Class Action Working Group. Klinges has represented defendants in at least 60 class actions – some at a bet-the-company scale – alleging consumer fraud and/or violations of state or federal consumer protection statutes. The underlying businesses and products have included pharmaceuticals, cannabis, mortgage lending, equipment leasing, taxi hailing services, auto finance, auto manufacturing and design, electronic devices, education (elementary through post-secondary as well as vocational), beverages, candy, credit cards, retail department stores, grocery stores, retail pharmacies, retail energy, copying services and healthcare, and the venues have included state and federal courts throughout the United States. Relatedly, she often advises clients on avoidance of liability under consumer statutes.

Robert Kum is vice chair of the Products Liability and Toxic Torts Division of Duane Morris' Trial Practice Group. Kum is a nationally recognized trial attorney focusing his practice on complex litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He has a record of proven success in high-stakes jury trials, including jurisdictions recognized as plaintiff-friendly “judicial hellholes.” Working across multiple industries, including the automotive, chemical, consumer products and construction sectors, he has extensive experience in environmental and toxic torts, products liability, catastrophic injuries and dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. Kum also provides guidance to companies concerning the latest technological advances and cost-saving measures applied to various forms of litigation.

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