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tigious products attorney,” is working with Hoffman on litigation concerning AstraZeneca’s anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. Clients compliment the firm’s ability to work as a team in litigations. “They were very coordinated in their approach for us, and I think that was a key contributor to their success in our case,” believes one client. Kaye Scholer is also home to one of the highly-esteemed antitrust groups in the marketplace. Co-chair of the antirust practice Saul Morgenstern is considered “a superstar in the antitrust world” by one competitor. He helped lead the defense on behalf of Novartis and 14 other brand name prescription drug manufacturers against antitrust claims made by California pharmacies alleging that the defendants conspired to maintain artificially high prices for prescription drugs. King & Spalding Premiere product liability and government investigation practices have helped make King & Spalding a “go-to litigation firm for industry clients,” according to one rival. Partner Chilton Varner is one of the most recognizable names in life sciences product liability area. “She is a legend in the industry and litigators all over the country strive to emulate her practice,” admires one attorney. Varner has successfully represented Merck in their ???[X^]Y?][??[???[?Y\? ? ?\ ?\?[? H??\[?H? ?[]YX] \??[? HT?\? ?X???\???]??\??^K?8?'H\?H ?\?H]?\??H ?X?X?H[?\?H [?\]YH ??[ ?] ?[?H]Y?][?X] \??[?Y??\?[?\?X\?8?'H ?^\??H??XY?YHX??] \??\?X\???????&\? ?X?X?K??????\??? ?? X?XX?[] H[???\??Y[?[????[Y[?Y?[??H??\??Y[? ? ??Y][?? ]? HH[??[?] ??^\?\?H?\X?H?[? H[? \? ?K?H ?\??Y\?XY??[??[??H??\?[?[?? \?XX?H[???YK ?X??\??[ HY?[?[?? [HY?Z[??[??H[??[??[??][H ??]?[??Y?H ??Y[??\???\[?Y\??? ?][H ??]?[???? Z\?^ \?Y[??H ???[??[? ?]KX??\?[??\?Y?][??[??\?8?'?] ]X??\[?x?'H]Y?][????[??X?Z\?? H?\?x?&\?X[ ?\?H ?Y?H??Y[??\? ?X?X?H??\[?Y[Y\??\???\]Y[? H ???[?? ?]X[ ?\?H?Y[? ????]Y[?X?\?H\??Y\?Y\??X\??[] H ???Y\??\??????[? H[? \? ?H ?][??8?'??H??] ??^\?[? \??Y[\?H\?]Z[Y\?[?[?] ????[?\?X???\\?Y[? ??'H[[??Y\???&\??Y[? ?\?Z?YH\?XX?]]X?[ ?[?[? \? ?H?Y??\??]] ?8?'\?H]?H?Y[? ??YH ?[??]]?HX] \?? ] ?H]?HY ?X[ ?] [?][x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