Christopher R. Boisvert
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Philadelphia OfficeCira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America 19104-2808
Christopher R. Boisvert concentrates his practice on complex commercial and appellate litigation with particular focus on pharmaceutical product liability and mass tort matters. He has represented major pharmaceutical companies in several multi-jurisdictional mass tort actions involving claims of personal injury and consumer fraud.
Mr. Boisvert was a summer associate at Dechert in 2008.
- Representation of a major pharmaceutical company in ongoing national opioid pharmaceutical mass tort litigation in MDL, state attorneys general, and other related actions.
- Representation of a major pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer in mass tort litigations involving intrauterine contraceptive device and anticoagulant medication.
- Representation of a major pharmaceutical company on appeal from multi-million dollar jury verdicts involving antipsychotic medication.
- Representation of a major pharmaceutical company in multi-jurisdictional mass tort litigation involving testosterone replacement therapy.
- Representation of a major pharmaceutical company in multi-jurisdictional mass tort litigation and single plaintiff personal injury actions in Pennsylvania state and federal courts involving hormone therapy and antidepressant medications.
- Representation of a major pharmaceutical company in various electronic discovery disputes arising out of state consumer fraud class action claims.
- Representation of a demand review committee of the board of directors of a major utility in an investigation of certain shareholder derivative demands.
- Representation of an investment advisor in a fund management dispute and breach of contract claim in Texas state court and a related arbitration proceeding.
- Representation of an energy company in breach of contract and declaratory judgment claims concerning a biomass power plant.
- U.S. Supreme Court: 2017-2018 Preview — ACC Greater Philadelphia Litigation Law CLE Institute, Philadelphia, PA (June 13, 2017)
Speaker, panel on significant upcoming Supreme Court cases, with an emphasis on those most important to the business community.
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- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 2006, cum laude
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2009, cum laude, recipient of the Louis Schreier Memorial Prize in Legal Ethics, Senior Executive Editor of the New York University Journal of Law and Liberty
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- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania