Overview
(September 4, 2026, Chicago) – A Steptoe team, along with their co-counsel at Covington & Burling, has been recognized as the first runner-up in The AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for securing a full defense verdict for Mead Johnson, the maker of Enfamil infant formula. The first bellwether trial to reach a jury verdict in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), Steptoe and co-counsel fought against claims that the cow's milk-based formula was linked to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants. The win offers a significant signal for the hundreds of remaining bellwether and MDL cases.
For additional information on the case, please see Steptoe Helps Secure Defense Verdict for Mead Johnson in First Bellwether Trial Over Infant Formula and NEC.
The Steptoe team was led by partner Rachel Cannon, with partner Evan Glassman, of counsel George Desh, and associates Carly Rolph, Anne Wooding, Sarah Norise, and Brendan Hammond.
See Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs | Law.com for the story.
About Steptoe
In more than 110 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients and innovative thinking before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
