Sarah Simon
Associate / Chicago

P: 312-881-5193

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Sarah represents clients in complex litigation, with a focus on high-stakes pharmaceutical and product liability matters. She played an integral role on the trial team in one of the first Zantac trials, which resulted in a full defense verdict. During trial, Sarah argued motions in limine and major evidentiary issues involving deposition designations and exhibits, while working closely with expert and company witnesses.

Sarah has extensive experience crafting discovery and pretrial strategies that set cases up for success. Sarah calls on her prior experience as a writing teacher to distill complicated issues into accessible and persuasive arguments. Sarah successfully argued a motion for summary judgment in Oklahoma state court, and she has briefed dispositive and evidentiary motions on preemption, causation, and statutes of limitations and repose, as well as motions to exclude expert testimony. Sarah has also taken fact and expert depositions and has prepared and defended expert depositions.

Sarah received her J.D. from Stanford Law School. In law school, Sarah served on the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic team that achieved a unanimous victory for their client in Houston Community College v. Wilson. Sarah also has an M.A. in Teaching from Marian University. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude. Sarah served as the lead fifth grade teacher at a charter school before beginning her career as an attorney. While in law school, Sarah coached a local high school debater to winning the 2022 debate national championship.

  • Gadolinium Retention Contrast Dye Litigation

    Represents Bayer in nationwide litigation regarding Bayer’s Magnevist® contrast dye. Argued successful motion for summary judgment in Oklahoma state court. Drafted major briefs, including appellate briefs, summary judgment briefs, and motions to dismiss.

    Zantac Litigation

    Represented GSK in products liability litigation consolidated in Cook County, Illinois involving over-the-counter heartburn medication.

      • Kasza v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC – Member of the trial team in the second-ever Zantac trial. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed her case during voir dire.
      • Joiner v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC – Member of the trial team in Zantac trial in Cook County, which resulted in a full defense verdict.
    Gardasil Litigation

    Represents Merck in all aspects of products liability cases involving the HPV vaccine, Gardasil.

    Tenofovir Product Liability Litigation

    Represents Gilead in litigation involving alleged kidney and bone injuries related to HIV medications.

    • Associate, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    • Stanford Law School (J.D.)
      • Articles Editor, Stanford Law Review
      • Gerald Gunther Prize for Outstanding Performance in Corporations, Advanced Civil Procedure, and Legal Research & Writing
      • W.A. Franke Fellow in Global Business Law
      • Teaching Assistant for Corporations and Federal Litigation
    • Marian University (M.A., Teaching)
    • University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude)
      • Phi Beta Kappa
      • Pi Sigma Alpha
      • University Scholar
    • Honorable Eric E. Murphy, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit