Ghezzi, June K.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

June Ghezzi has managed a wide range of general business and complex commercial litigation and product liability matters and has first-chair trial experience in state and federal courts in cases that have gone to verdict. Her experience covers a broad array of subjects, such as pharmaceutical product liability, contracts and commercial disputes, civil rights, theft of trade secrets, and municipal liability.

June has extensive experience in defending pharmaceutical product liability actions and has acted as lead counsel in coordinating and defending cases filed in federal and state courts nationwide on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. She has experience in federal multidistrict litigation, class actions, mediation, and appellate work on behalf of these clients. June also has defended clients in product liability cases involving the automobile industry, hospital and chemical products, and medical devices. She has defended and prosecuted commercial contract and tort cases that include corporate acquisitions, civil RICO matters, real estate investments, and employment disputes.

June is a member of the Trial Bar of the United States Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She has appeared in state and federal courts throughout the country and has argued appeals in the Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals. She has served on the board of directors of the Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter. June also has been an instructor on expert witnesses, lectured extensively on attorney-client and work product issues, and participated in training NITA instructors for trial workshops.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• e-Discovery
• Class Action Litigation
• Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Other Health Care Product Liability Litigati

Representative Cases

• Abbott Labs defends against claims that its formula product caused premature infant's infection , (2009)
• Abbott Labs defends against claims that premature infant's brain injury was caused by infant formula
• Abbott Labs defends product liability allegations that infant's injuries arose from consumption of Abbott product in Tennessee hospital
• Abbott Labs mounts nationwide defense against product liability suits involving antibacterial agent Omniflox
• City of Chicago defends 4th Amendment violation charges brought by prisoners held without warrants , (2009)
• City of Chicago defends against class action alleging 4th Amendment violation during mass arrest at CHA building
• City of Chicago defends class action raising constitutional challenges to processing of individuals arrested for fine-only offenses
• City of Chicago wins defense judgment in former employee's section 1983 action alleging sexual harassment by another city employee , (2009)
• Woodward Governor acquires MPC Products for $383 million , (2009)
• Wyeth's successful defense verdict affirmed by Seventh Circuit in product liability litigation involving antidepressant Effexor , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Loyola Univ- Chicago
• SU of New York-Albany
• U of Chicago

Address

77 West Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601-1692

Phones

1.312.269.4171 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.312.782.8585 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com