30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
United States of America
+1 (212) 408-5493
myelenick@chadbourne.com
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Mary
T.
Yelenick
Partner
Practice Description
Mary T. Yelenick focuses her practice on complex products liability litigation; client risk-management; and compliance issues.
Representative Matters
- Co-lead national counsel for prescription-pharmaceutical manufacturer in high-profile products liability litigation.
- National counsel for a distilled-spirits manufacturer in products liability litigation.
- Lead national counsel for an over-the-counter product manufacturer in products liability litigation around the country.
- Counsel for international manufacturer of consumer goods on regulatory and risk-management issues.
- International class-action defense counseling.
- FCPA investigational work.
- Counsel for tobacco manufacturers in numerous lawsuits worldwide.
Honors
- Chambers USA 2011: Mary Yelenick is Nationally recognized as a leading lawyer
- Chambers USA 2010: National "Star Individual"; Mary Yelenick is Nationally recognized in products liability law for her strategic advice; she "knows how to utilize her intelligence in a practical way." Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
- Chambers USA 2009: Mary Yelenick is Nationally recognized in products liability law; she "has vast experience and leads nationally on tobacco, alcohol, and pharmaceutical cases." Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
- Chambers USA 2008: Mary Yelenick is "the kind of lawyer you turn to when you need great analytical skills and a deft touch in articulating trial themes." She is seen by the market as "thoughtful, precise, with a wealth of empathy.” Section: Products Liability (National); Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
- Legal 500 US 2010: Mary Yelenick is recognized as “a great strategist, tactician and writer." Section: Litigation: Product liability and mass tort defense - consumer products (including tobacco); The Legal 500.
- Legal 500 US 2009: Mary Yelenick is “very responsive” and clients say her work is “very high quality”. Section: Litigation: Product liability and mass tort defense - consumer products (including tobacco); The Legal 500.
- Legal 500 US 2008: Mary Yelenick offers “pragmatic risk management advice” and displays “outstanding technical capabilities.” Section: Litigation: Product liability and mass tort defense - consumer products (including tobacco); The Legal 500.
- Legal 500 US 2007: Mary Yelenick recognized, along with other partners, by clients who say “their work exuded great sophistication, expertise and knowledge of the matters at issue.” Section: Litigation: Product liability and mass tort defense: consumer products; The Legal 500.
- New York Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011: Recognized as a New York Super Lawyer.
- Ms. Yelenick is also included in various "Who's Who" listings, including Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in American Women and Who's Who in the World.
Activities and Affiliations
- Board of Directors (and Board Chair), NETWORK (a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby), Washington, DC
- Editorial Advisory Board, Strafford's "Class Action Law Monitor"
- Member: American Bar Association; ABA Section on Litigation, Women in Products Liability; International Bar Association; National Lawyers Guild; New York Women's Bar Association
- Life Member: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); National Organization for Women (NOW); and The Sierra Club
- Former Guest Lecturer: Rutgers Law School, on the subject of products liability
Publications
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"Supreme Court Rejects Sweeping Class Action and Clarifies Rule 23 Requirements," Lexology, June 27, 2011
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"U.S. Supreme Court Reverses U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Holding Plaintiffs Cannot Bring Federal Common-Law Claims for Greenhouse Gas Emissions," Lexology, June 24, 2011
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"“Climate Change” Litigation Update -- U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Climate Change Lawsuit -- Will Decide Whether Companies May Be Sued for Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Resultant Contribution to Global Warming," Client Alert, December 17, 2010
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"Fourth Circuit Declines To Permit State Suit Alleging TVA’s Power Plants’ Interstate Air Emissions Constitute A Public Nuisance," Client Alert, August 16, 2010
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"“Climate Change” Litigation Update -- Fifth Circuit Dismisses En Banc Appeal On Procedural Grounds, So District Court Decision Dismissing Claims Related To Climate Change Stands As Good Law," Client Alert, June 11, 2010
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"Supreme Court Rejects Sweeping Class Action and Clarifies Rule 23 Requirements," Lexology, June 27, 2011
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"U.S. Supreme Court Reverses U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Holding Plaintiffs Cannot Bring Federal Common-Law Claims for Greenhouse Gas Emissions," Lexology, June 24, 2011
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"“Climate Change” Litigation Update -- U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Climate Change Lawsuit -- Will Decide Whether Companies May Be Sued for Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Resultant Contribution to Global Warming," Client Alert, December 17, 2010
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"Fourth Circuit Declines To Permit State Suit Alleging TVA’s Power Plants’ Interstate Air Emissions Constitute A Public Nuisance," Client Alert, August 16, 2010
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"“Climate Change” Litigation Update -- Fifth Circuit Dismisses En Banc Appeal On Procedural Grounds, So District Court Decision Dismissing Claims Related To Climate Change Stands As Good Law," Client Alert, June 11, 2010
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"“Climate Change”: Litigation- and Regulatory Update," Client Alert, March 31, 2010
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"Companies in Hot Seat as Courts Advance Climate Change Claims," Law.com, January 4, 2010
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"Climate Change Lawsuits Advance (Special Update)," December 14, 2009
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"Recent Decisions Permit Claims That Private Companies are Contributing to 'Climate Change'," Client Alert, November 5, 2009
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"Consumer Product Recalls: Whether, When, Why and How," (co-author), American Bar Association (ABA) Women in Products Liability, November 2008
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"Recent Federal Court Decision Dismissing as Preempted Pharmaceutical Failure-to-Warn Claims," (co-author), Client Alert, June 7, 2006
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"New FDA Rule on Prescription Drug Package Inserts," (co-author), Client Alert, February 14, 2006
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"Unjust Enrichment: An Alternative Theory in Product Liability Actions," (co-author), International Law Office, December 22, 2005
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"Product Liability Litigation Against the Food Industry," (co-author), International Law Office, September 2005
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"Choice of Law in Product Liability Actions," (co-author), International Law Office, June 2005
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"Class Action Fairness Act of 2005," (co-author), Client Alert, February 28, 2005
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"Failure to Warn and the Knowledgeable User," (co-author), International Law Office, February 2005
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"The Cause of Action of Failure to Test," (co-author), International Law Office, November 2004
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"Discoverability of Employment Records in a Product Liability Action," (co-author), International Law Office, September 2004
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"Public Nuisance Claims Have Mixed Success," (co-author), International Law Office, June 2004
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"No-Injury Lawsuits and Constitutional Standing to Sue in Federal Courts," (co-author), International Law Office, March 2004
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"Supreme Court Limits Admission of 'Similar Incident' Evidence," (co-author), International Law Office, November 2003
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"An Introduction to Medical Monitoring," (co-author), International Law Office, July 2003
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"Pharmacy Liability in Actions Alleging Prescription-Drug Injury," (co-author), International Law Office, October 2002
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"Increased Prospects for Litigation of Non-U.S. Cases Before U.S. Courts," (co-author), International Law Office, July 2002
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"Class Actions," (co-author), Mass Tort Litigation Manual, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002
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"Courts Limit Use of Class Actions," (co-author), International Law Office, September 13, 2001
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"Liability and the Media: Defensive Strategies," International Law Office, June 2001
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"Fallacies Underlying the 'Heeding Presumption'," For the Defense, April 2001
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Speeches and Events
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Panel Moderator, Identifying Corruption on the Ground: How to Detect Bribery Schemes, High Risk Structures, Hidden Parties and other Questionable Transactions, 4th Russia and CIS Summit on Anti-Corruption, Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2012
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Panel Moderator, Developing a Robust Third Party Management Program for Local Customs Brokers, Distributors, Sales Agents and Joint Venture Partners, 3rd Russia and CIS Summit on Anti-Corruption, Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2011
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Overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Panel on Risk Oversight, New York, NY, October 28, 2010
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Co-Chair, ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, Tenth Annual Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Workshop, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2009
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"Analyzing and Handling a Product Recall," ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, Ninth Annual Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Workshop, New York, NY, November 13, 2008
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Panel Moderator, Identifying Corruption on the Ground: How to Detect Bribery Schemes, High Risk Structures, Hidden Parties and other Questionable Transactions, 4th Russia and CIS Summit on Anti-Corruption, Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2012
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Panel Moderator, Developing a Robust Third Party Management Program for Local Customs Brokers, Distributors, Sales Agents and Joint Venture Partners, 3rd Russia and CIS Summit on Anti-Corruption, Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2011
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Overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Panel on Risk Oversight, New York, NY, October 28, 2010
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Co-Chair, ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, Tenth Annual Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Workshop, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2009
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"Analyzing and Handling a Product Recall," ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, Ninth Annual Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Workshop, New York, NY, November 13, 2008
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"Next Steps," The Convention for the Common Good, Philadelphia, PA, July 13, 2008
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"Getting Up and Running When Trouble Hits," ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability Committee, Seventh Annual Women in Products Liability Regional CLE Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, September 24, 2006
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"Rural Poverty," Economic Justice for All, University of St. Thomas Summer Institute, Houston, TX, June 3, 2006
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"Aggregate Litigation: Plaintiffs' Tactics and Strategies to Defeat Them," Marcus Evans Drug and Medical Device Litigation Conference, New York, NY, April 25-26, 2006
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Commencement Speaker, St. Mary's Academy High School, Englewood, CO, May 15, 2004
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Practice Areas
Products Liability Counseling and Defense
Litigation
Appellate
White Collar Defense, Regulatory Investigations and Litigation
Industries
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Consumer Products
Food and Beverage
Regions
North America
United States
Education
- Colorado College, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1976
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, Editor, Georgetown University’s Journal of Law and Policy in International Business, 1979
Professional Background
Admissions
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1979
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District of Columbia
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1982
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New York
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1980
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U.S.D.C. - D.D.C.
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1982
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U.S.D.C. - E.D.N.Y.
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1982
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U.S.D.C. - S.D.N.Y.
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2010
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U.S. Ct. App. - 2d Cir.
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2006
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U.S. Ct. App. - 4th Cir.
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1995
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U.S. Ct. App. - 5th Cir.
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1981
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U.S. Ct. App. - D.C. Cir.
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1992
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U.S. Sup. Ct.
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Languages
English
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