James M. Brogan

Retired Partner

The best outside counsel you could find.

— The Legal 500

Emailjames.brogan@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 215 656 3350

Philadelphia

About

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations Product Liability Business and Commercial Litigation

Bar admissionsPennsylvania

'A phenomenal lawyer' with an 'excellent understanding of technical issues...'

— client quoted in Legal 500

EXPERIENCE

Jim currently serves multinational companies based in France, Germany, Sweden and the United States. These engagements have included service as national discovery, national coordinating, and/or trial counsel in litigation involving commercial disputes, toxic torts, catastrophic injuries arising from the use of products and intellectual property. His experience includes the following:

Lead Trial Counsel in dozens of matters throughout the United States.
Defense verdict and counter claim verdict in 2023 as trial counsel for a Swedish multinational outdoor power equipment company in dispute with a supplier.
Currently serving as national discovery counsel for multi-national tire company based in the United States.
Currently serving as counsel in matters involving the use of 6PPD in manufactured rubber products.
Currently serving as counsel in U.S. matters for multinational product manufactures based in France.
Defended a class action for a multinational automotive component parts manufacturer which has its principal place of business in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Served as national discovery counsel, managing the development and implementation of domestic and non-domestic document retention, legal hold, and recent e-discovery procedures for a multinational automotive component parts manufacturer which has its principal place of business in the Republic of France.
Developed and implemented prophylactic programs for administrative, commercial and products liability matters anticipated by a domestic multinational company involved in manufacturing and distribution activities in North and South America, Asia, and Europe. The effort included addressing the impact of regulations of various domestic and foreign state and national level agencies such as or analogues to the CPSC, NHTSA, FDA, EPA, and/or their counterparts in other jurisdictions.
Defended to verdict and/or settlement several matters involving the affects (environmental, personal injury and property damage) of various substances, including benzene, diacetyl, MTBE, PCBs and others.
Obtained a landmark state Supreme Court decision recognizing the lack of personal jurisdiction over three non-United States based affiliate companies of a United States based multinational company.
Defended and/or is defending through appeal non-United States based affiliate companies of multinational companies against the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the companies in fifteen different states and in the context of commercial and products liability disputes.
Obtained decisions from Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Tenth Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal favorably affecting refining/marketing and product manufacturing industry wide concerns.
Obtained decision, affirmed by the New York Court of Appeals, reinforcing concept of spoliation.
Defended to verdict and through appeal a products liability matter involving catastrophic injuries resulting in Wisconsin Supreme Court decision clarifying products liability law in Wisconsin.
Defended to verdict and through appeal anti-trust matters in the Third and Sixth Circuits.
Defended to dismissal and through appeal several Petroleum Marketing Practices Act matters.
Served as national coordinating counsel for consumer products and medical devices for a glass products manufacturer.
Obtained a landmark state Supreme Court decision recognizing the lack of personal jurisdiction in California over forced associations outside of their home states, which resulted in reciprocal determinations in other states.
Developed a program for the training of in-house managers.
Developed a program for creation of document portfolios during project and product development.

Education

J.D., Villanova University School of Law 1981

B.A., Biological Sciences, Indiana University 1974

Awards

Bylines

Media Mentions

"Want to Advance Diverse Lawyers? Then Share the Credit," The Legal Intelligencer (November 16, 2016)

Prior Experience

Between college and law school, Jim served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger and Airborne Schools and was in active service with the 39^th Engineer Battalion (CBT) and reserve service through law school. After graduating law school, Jim continued reserve service in the Judge Advocate General Corps.

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