King & Spalding announced that product liability trial lawyer Greg Chernack has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office.
Chernack has more than 20 years of practice focused on trial and appellate litigation involving complex legal issues, with extensive experience handling pharmaceutical and mass tort litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. His work has concentrated on the development of expert and company witnesses in preparation for trial and complex motions practice, including the development of successful defenses to lawsuits around the country. This work has included the representation of pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturers in defending numerous products liability lawsuits.
Chernack joins the firm from litigation boutique firm Hollingsworth LLP, where he was a partner. Earlier in his career, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ralph K. Winter, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and to the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein, Senior Judge of U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his JD from Yale Law School. He also received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Oxford University.
“I’m excited to be joining a thriving, top-tier product liability practice at a forward-looking firm like King & Spalding,” said Chernack. “The firm’s platform gives me an opportunity to collaborate with top talent in this field and expand the ways I can help serve clients. I look forward to getting started.”
King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 1,300 lawyers in 23 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
