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Lauren Gerber

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5517

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    Lauren Gerber is an experienced litigator focused on product liability and mass tort defense and complex civil litigation across technology and pharmaceutical industries.

    Lauren has represented clients at all stages of litigation, including fact and expert discovery, dispositive motions, as well as pre-trial Daubert motions and motions in limine. She also has experience representing clients preparing for trial in patent, insurance recovery, and employment discrimination cases in federal and state court.

    Lauren has tried multiple cases to verdict, including the pro bono representation of a defendant charged with first degree murder. Lauren has also represented dozens of children and caregivers in D.C. Superior Court at trial and in evidentiary hearings during a six-month full-time rotation at the Children’s Law Center, DC’s largest non-profit legal services provider.

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    • Representation of a pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent trial in federal district court.
    • Representation of utility company seeking insurance coverage for legacy environmental liabilities in ongoing litigation and trial preparation.
    • Representation of construction manufacturing company in expert discovery and summary judgment phases of insurance coverage litigation.
    • Defense of tech company in preparation for employment discrimination trial.
    • Defense of multiple companies in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries in product liability multi-district litigation.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2019
        • Virginia Law Review
    • University of Maryland, B.A., 2016
        • Phi Beta Kappa
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Rodolfo A. Ruiz II, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2022 - 2023
    Pro Bono
    • Represented dozens of children, families, and caregivers in custody and adoption cases in D.C. Superior Court, which included presenting evidence and argument at hearings and in trials, advising clients, working with and deposing expert witnesses, and pre-trial motions practice. Lauren completed a 6-month pro-bono rotation with Children’s Law Center, in Washington, DC.
    • Represented Black Lives Matter protester arrested for violating curfew while attending a protest.
    • Represented individual on death row in preparation for post-conviction evidentiary hearing.
    • Advised women’s healthcare non-profit regarding potential future civil liabilities.
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Volunteer Coach of University of Maryland Undergraduate Mock Trial Team

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