Amy J. Roy

Overview

Amy Roy is a commercial litigator who focuses her practice on handling complex commercial and product liability matters. Amy represents public and private corporations, partnerships, and individuals in federal and state courts in a variety of matters, including contract and employment disputes, regulatory compliance, pharmaceutical defense, environmental claims, and litigation arising out of complex commercial transactions. She coordinates the defense of national mass tort litigation involving pharmaceutical products, including the preparation of discovery responses for thousands of cases pending in federal multidistrict litigation courts and state courts. She is skillful in drafting motions to dismiss and complex briefs and conducting extensive discovery, including fact investigations and interviews.

Amy also represents clients in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration proceedings before American Arbitration Association and JAMS panels and private and court-directed mediation.

Representative Matters

• Represented a global food manufacturer in dozens of class actions, including a multi-year complex commercial litigation matter involving a nationwide class action alleging violation of consumer protection laws.
• Represented client served with civil investigative demand from the Department of Justice regarding the investigation of three of the major tuna canneries for collusion. Throughout the investigation, Amy was involved in extensive negotiations with the DOJ, grand jury subpoenas, and anti-trust class actions across the country.
• In connection with an environmental class action involving claims of nuisance and trespass, Amy drafted motions to dismiss, wrote complex briefs, and conducted extensive discovery, fact investigation, and interviews.
• Represents pharmaceutical manufacturers in product liability and class action litigation in state and federal courts in national, regional, and local counsel roles.
• Represents public and private corporations, partnerships, and individuals in federal and state courts in wide variety of matters including contract and employment disputes, OSHA compliance, pharmaceutical defense, and litigation arising out of complex commercial transactions.
• Coordinates the defense of national mass tort litigation involving pharmaceutical products, including the preparation of discovery responses for thousands of cases pending in federal multidistrict litigation courts and state courts.
• Represents clients in alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration proceedings before American Arbitration Association and JAMS panels and private and court-directed mediation.
• Chaired three-day arbitration over breach of a stock purchase agreement of a school.
• Represents a variety of manufacturers and sellers in defense of product liability claims involving pharmaceutical, automobile, and large transportation companies.
• Represents clients in breach of warranty and consumer protection cases involving industrial and consumer products.
• Represented nationwide financial institutions and servicers in lender liability and contested foreclosures.