Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues to grow its products liability and mass torts and pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation practices with the addition of Jack N. Frost, Jr., a highly experienced litigator and trial attorney known for handling multinational companies’ complex matters. Frost, who will be based in the New Jersey office, joins the firm from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.
“Welcoming Jack is very exciting, as the depth and breadth of his capabilities in leading multi-jurisdiction litigation are a perfect fit with our team and clients who require top-tier legal representation and first chair trial expertise nationwide just like his,” Lori G. Cohen, vice chair of Greenberg Traurig and co-chair of the global litigation and trial practices, and Sara K. Thompson, chair of the pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation practice, said in a joint statement. “Jack brings to our team and clients an impressive track record of success in advocating for pharmaceutical companies in particular. We are thrilled to have him join us in our work on behalf of some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.”
David Jay and David W. Oppenheim, co-managing shareholders of Greenberg Traurig’s New Jersey office, added, “With New Jersey’s national reputation as a major hub for pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing, it is a great pleasure to add Jack to our roster of talented attorneys who serve this sector and others related to it. As our state continues to grow in national and global prominence with a variety of industries, we are well prepared to support these efforts by providing business-focused legal counsel derived from years of broad experience.”
Frost, who focuses his practice on products liability, toxic tort and mass tort litigation, often serves as national, regional and local counsel, coordinating defenses and trials for Fortune 500 companies, business leaders and small enterprises. His practice spans domestic and international manufacturing companies, particularly defending against claims related to pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and alleged toxic tort injury claims involving asbestos and other chemicals.
Frost also has significant experience in project finance, representing clients in both traditional and nontraditional financings. His work includes structured and multitiered financings, bonds, public securities, lines of credit, new markets tax credits and other debt issuance instruments. He serves as special counsel, bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, trustee’s counsel and bank counsel on various tax-exempt and taxable debt financings for private, public and municipal entities nationwide.
In addition, Frost is frequently called upon to negotiate and litigate complex trust and estate disputes, including will and trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, demands for accountings and interpretation of testamentary instruments — primarily representing trust and estate beneficiaries.
“My joining Greenberg Traurig, which has an exceptional national footprint with critical mass in all of the nation’s major jurisdictions, is a substantial benefit to my clients,” Frost said. “As many businesses seek to consolidate their legal counsel, Greenberg Traurig’s ability to offer holistic representation in virtually all practice areas and geographies is a unique competitive edge — both for clients and the firm. I look forward to working in the firm’s culture of collaboration that extends across a distinct platform of legal talent with local knowledge and global reach.”
