Ellis & Winters recommended for “Bet the Company” litigation

Ellis & Winters

Ellis & Winters, LLP has been named a Recommended North Carolina law firm for “Bet the Company” litigation in the 2009 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a guide to America’s leading business litigation firms and attorneys.

In addition, three of the firm’s lawyers — J. Donald Cowan, Jr., Richard W. Ellis, and Matthew W. Sawchak — are identified as Litigation Stars in North Carolina and Gary Eichelberger is featured as a Future Star, based on a year-long national survey of senior legal practitioners and in-house counsel.

In according to these honors, the firm is cited for its expertise in medical malpractice, class actions, construction, product liability and securities representation. Don Cowan is singled out for cases involving intellectual property, products liability, and medical products and for his defense of Fortune 500 companies in antitrust and class action claims. Dick Ellis is noted for his extensive complex litigation experience in medical malpractice and products liability disputes and his representation of many manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Matt Sawchak is cited for antitrust, intellectual property and fraud litigation, as well as service on the North Carolina General Statutes Commission; and Gary Eichelberger is mentioned for his work in employment, real estate, products liability and insurance coverage litigation.

This second annual edition of Benchmark Litigation, which is part of Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides series, accords recognition to only eleven law firms and 39 lawyers throughout North Carolina.