Dwayne A. Anderson

    Senior Associate
    Los Angeles
    Direct: 213.417.5180
    Main: 213.891.9100

    Practice Focus:

    • Main Biography
    • Products Liability
    • Life Sciences
    • Catastrophic Injury / Wrongful Death

    Dwayne's primary areas of practice include: products liability, with an emphasis on the representation of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers; civil litigation; and business litigation. Dwayne has extensive experience representing product manufacturers in mass tort multidistrict litigation at the State and Federal levels, including class action claims. Dwayne also has experience in asbestos exposure litigation, where he represented automobile and paint manufacturers. Additionally, he has experience in commercial litigation claims involving contractual disputes, professional liability claims and real estate disputes. Dwayne has significant pre-trial experience and has argued motions in State and Federal courts. 

    Dwayne is an active member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice section. He is also a licensed real estate broker and, in his spare time, Dwayne enjoys reading, playing basketball and listening to music.

    Education

    • J.D., Loyola Law School, 2002
    • B.A., University of California, 1997

    Court Admissions

    • United States District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

    Bar Admissions

    • California, 2002

    Professional Memberships and Activities

    • Licensed Real Estate Broker
    • American Bar Association
    • California Bar Association

    Distinctions

    • Order of the Coif Cum Laude

    Speeches and Publications

    • "Supreme Court Decides the Significance of Adverse Event Reports in Securities Fraud Cases," ABA Business Litigation Committee Newsletter, Spring 2011