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Lovells LLP
John Meltzer
Lovells LLP
Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct
London EC1A 2FG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7296 2000
Fax: +44 20 7296 2001
Email: john.meltzer@lovells.com
URL: www.lovells.com
John Meltzer is head of Lovells’ International Product Liability
Practice and a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Group. He has
given product safety advice to many of the world’s leading
manufacturers and suppliers of consumer goods and represented
them in major commercial litigation and product liability disputes.
He has extensive experience of single and multi-party product
liability claims, involving a range of products including
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, vaccines, blood products,
tobacco, asbestos, mobile phones and motor vehicles. He has also
assisted clients to co-ordinate the defence of cross-border product
liability claims, including claims in the US, Canada, Australia and
various countries in Europe.
He regularly advises clients on product safety issues such as risk
management systems, media handling, labeling, contractual terms
and conditions, product recalls, crisis management and liaison with
EU and national authorities. In recent years he has advised several
international product suppliers on EU-wide product recalls under the
General Product Safety Directive.
John was appointed by the European Commission to lead the team
that carried out a major study on the Product Liability Directive and
its possible reform and is a member of the Working Group
established by the Commission to monitor and review product
liability developments.
The EU General Product Safety Regime
Rod Freeman
Lovells LLP
Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct
London EC1A 2FG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7296 2000
Fax: +44 20 7296 2001
Email: rod.freeman@lovells.com
URL: www.lovells.com
Rod Freeman is a partner in the London office of Lovells. He has
extensive experience defending product liability claims, and advising
clients on product safety risk management and compliance. He has
worked closely with suppliers of products such as silicone breast
implants, asbestos, tobacco, electrical products, pharmaceuticals
and cosmetics. Rod is regularly invited to speak at domestic and
international product liability conferences, and his articles on
product-related issues and developments are frequently published in
product liability journals. He edits Lovells’ quarterly publication
European Product Liability Review, which has a reputation for being
the most comprehensive review of product liability developments in
Europe. Rod co-ordinated the study recently undertaken by Lovells
on behalf of the European Commission to investigate the practical
operation of product liability laws throughout the EU, and to advise
on the scope for future reform.
With over three and a half thousand people operating from 27 offices in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the USA,
Lovells is one of a small number of truly international law firms.
Lovells has an outstanding product liability practice covering all aspects of product liability including risk prevention
and management, compliance with product safety regulations, product recalls and personal injury claims, with
particular emphasis on multi-party and cross-border litigation. The practice operates in all key jurisdictions with over
90 highly experienced practitioners globally.
Our lawyers have been closely involved in many of the major product liability issues over the last decade, having advised
on a wide range of products including pharmaceuticals, food and drink, motor vehicles, tobacco, mobile phones,
aircraft, trains, vaccines, cosmetics, blood products, medical devices and asbestos.
Lovells’ product liability lawyers are supported by dedicated Science and Project Management Units.
To find out how Lovells can help you around the world, please contact:
John Meltzer, Head of Lovells International Product Liability Practice:
Tel: +44 20 7296 2276 or john.meltzer@lovells.com
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