LCA Fellow Harvey Kaplan Named Products Liability Lawyer of the Year in Who’s Who Legal Awards

LCA Fellow, Harvey Kaplan, of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has been named Product Liability Lawyer of the Year 2008 in the Who’s Who Legal Awards.

With the benefit of over ten years of independent research, Who’s Who Legal used the thousands of nominations it has received from clients and private practice professionals to identify the leading firms in 50 countries and five U.S. states.  The winners were formally announced in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2008, a compendium edition of all the individual Who’s Who Legal publications, which was released in May, covering 29 practice areas and nearly 100 countries.

Editor in chief Callum Campbell said “This is the first time Harvey Kaplan has won this award.  He received votes from interviewees across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland and Latin America, and was described as “an outstanding legal mind” and “the leading authority in the field” in the course of the research.  He received more votes than any other individual worldwide and is without doubt the leading lawyer for product liability defense work”.

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP was also recognized as the world’s leading firm in this area for the fourth consecutive year.

The awards are based on a number of factors, including the feedback received in the ongoing research process, past performance in the research and the overall aggregate number of weighted votes cast in their favor.  In addition to identifying the overall leading firm in 50 countries and five U.S. states, the awards also recognize the leading firm and individual in each practice area.  The compendium edition is distributed free of charge to thousands of corporate counsel and private practice lawyers from around the world.  The information is also available on www.WhoWhoLegal.com and is updated daily.

This year, Who’s Who Legal was named the Strategic Research Partner of the ABA Section of International Law in addition to its position as Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association.  In 2006, Who’s Who Legal’s parent company Law Business Research was recognized by The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the area of international trade.  These awards are the most prestigious a British company can receive.