About
Stephanie Parker is a Partner at Jones Day in the United States. She has extensive experience trying and leading 'bet-the-company' litigation, particularly in product liability, mass tort, and patent cases. She has led R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's defense in nationwide tobacco litigation for over a decade and personally tried bellwether trials in the 'Engle Progeny' litigation in Florida. Her pharmaceutical work includes serving as lead trial counsel for Merck & Co. in a case yielding the largest patent infringement verdict in U.S. history and overseeing an appellate strategy that secured a unanimous win for Merck in the U.S. Supreme Court on federal pre-emption in product liability cases. She recently led a team that won summary judgment in a Merck case involving its drug Propecia and serves as lead for GE in a confidential litigation matter. Parker is committed to giving diverse lawyers significant trial roles and deepening the bench of experienced litigators. She also serves on the Council of the American Law Institute.