When Jay Lefkowitz rejoined Kirkland & Ellis in late 2003 after serving as a top adviser to President George W. Bush, he could naturally have slid into the role of lobbyist or public policy hired gun.
Instead, he’s helped turn Kirkland into a go-to firm for pharma litigation, racking up wins from the U.S. Supreme Court on down. In September alone, he and other firm lawyers represented Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. in knocking out a pay-for-delay class action over the drug Actos; won dismissal of all claims against Teva in a failure to warn case involving the diabetes drug Treanda; and got a Medicaid fraud case against multiple drugmakers booted in Louisiana.
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