Gabrielle Ilaria

Gabrielle is an experienced litigator handling a diverse portfolio of products liability, large volume tort defense litigation, and commercial litigation with a thorough understanding of large-scale manufacturing, production, and supplier business industries. She serves businesses of all types and sizes including product manufacturers, product suppliers, food producers, food distributors, and businesses with occupational and workplace exposure. Clients can rely on her to present legal solutions that encompass not only litigation but business strategies for managing potential claims in the future. Gabrielle's experience and skills include: • Preparing motions for summary judgment, pleadings, dispositive motions, written discovery, motions in limine, mediation statements, settlement agreements, and budgets • Coordinate with third-party defense counsel on litigation strategy, retention of experts, and selecting bellwether cases for optimal precedent • Evaluate new claims and prioritize case workup based on the client’s specific claim valuation factors • Prepare corporate representatives and expert witnesses for deposition and trial testimony • Offer regulatory guidance for labeling and warning requirements • Conduct and defend virtual and in-person depositions of key fact witnesses • Manage a case portfolio for a national client defending personal injury claims stemming from facilities across the United States • Engage in mediation for personal injury claims arising from equipment accidents and chemical exposures • Redesigned internal case data collection process to optimize operational efficiency • Initiated a new process to streamline extensive corporate history eDiscovery review used in evaluating and managing risk for present and future claims. • Promote diversity and inclusion through the Hispanic affinity group including interviewing and recruiting prospective attorneys