Karen M. Firstenberg

    Senior Associate
    Los Angeles
    Direct: 213.417.5148
    Main: 213.891.9100

    Practice Focus:

    • Main Biography
    • Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices & Biologics
    • Products Liability

    The primary focus of Ms. Firstenberg’s practice is the representation of pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech companies in a broad range of product liability claims as well as other complex litigation matters. Ms. Firstenberg has successfully defended Fortune 300 and 500 companies in both trial and arbitration, including obtaining defense verdicts in multi-million dollar product liability claims at trial. Ms. Firstenberg has served as both national and local counsel, successfully defending numerous lawsuits in the fields of medical product devices, pharmaceutical, aerospace, asbestos, automotive, and vertical transportation.

    Ms. Firstenberg is conversant in written and oral Hebrew.

    Education

    • J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2002
    • M.A., The Hebrew University, 1999
    • B.A., Ohio State University, 1995, cum laude

    Court Admissions

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

    Bar Admissions

    • California, 2002

    Professional Memberships and Activities

    • Los Angeles County Bar Association
    • Beverly Hills Bar Association
    • Defense Research Institute
    • Los Angeles Litigation Association