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Sarah Johnston is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Barnes & Thornburg, where she is the co-chair of the Drug and Medical Device Practice, within the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Tort practice group. Sarah focuses on the defense of manufacturers and supply chain entities in complex product liability matters, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product litigations.

A skilled advocate and creative problem-solver, Sarah works enthusiastically to understand and master the products she is entrusted to defend, whether in a single-plaintiff case or a mass tort setting. Sarah’s clients frequently request her counsel on complex scientific, engineering, and regulatory matters, in and out of the courtroom. Sarah also has extensive first- and second-chair trial experience, defending high-stakes product liability matters on behalf of major manufacturers and downstream supply chain entities


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Sarah E. Johnston

Partner
Barnes & Thornburg
Los Angeles, CA

Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Drug and Medical Device

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Sarah Johnston is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Barnes & Thornburg, where she is the co-chair of the Drug and Medical Device Practice, within the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Tort practice group. Sarah focuses on the defense of manufacturers and supply chain entities in complex product liability matters, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product litigations.

A skilled advocate and creative problem-solver, Sarah works enthusiastically to understand and master the products she is entrusted to defend, whether in a single-plaintiff case or a mass tort setting. Sarah’s clients frequently request her counsel on complex scientific, engineering, and regulatory matters, in and out of the courtroom. Sarah also has extensive first- and second-chair trial experience, defending high-stakes product liability matters on behalf of major manufacturers and downstream supply chain entities

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+1-310-284-3798

Sarah E. Johnston

Partner
Barnes & Thornburg
Los Angeles, CA

Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Drug and Medical Device

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Sarah Johnston is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Barnes & Thornburg, where she is the co-chair of the Drug and Medical Device Practice, within the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Tort practice group. Sarah focuses on the defense of manufacturers and supply chain entities in complex product liability matters, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product litigations.

A skilled advocate and creative problem-solver, Sarah works enthusiastically to understand and master the products she is entrusted to defend, whether in a single-plaintiff case or a mass tort setting. Sarah’s clients frequently request her counsel on complex scientific, engineering, and regulatory matters, in and out of the courtroom. Sarah also has extensive first- and second-chair trial experience, defending high-stakes product liability matters on behalf of major manufacturers and downstream supply chain entities

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