Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna

is Co-Chair of the firm's Class Action Litigation Group and has more than 20 years of experience defending clients in purported class actions and product liability and consumer fraud litigation in state and federal courts, including MDL proceedings. Her experience includes representation of numerous telecommunications clients, including a major U.S. trade association representing wireless manufacturers and carriers and various wireless and landline service providers. She represented the trade association in multiple lawsuits spanning a 10-year period concerning health and safety issues related to wireless phone emissions. Ruth also counseled a major telecommunications provider with respect to potential class action exposure in connection with one of its acquisitions. She regularly counsels clients on a wide variety of product safety and risk management matters, including counseling clients on U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reporting requirements, recall issues, and drafting appropriate release and waiver forms, warning labels and warranties.

Ruth studied in Japan from 1979 to 1982 and represents Japanese clients in various litigation and product liability matters. She has given presentations internationally on U.S. product liability law and class actions.

Ruth is a member of the firm's National eDiscovery & eRetention Practice, and has experience in large-scale litigation matters involving electronic discovery. She also has wide-ranging appellate experience. In addition to representing clients, Ruth has developed and oversees training for the firm’s National Litigation Practice, which includes at least six in-house litigation skills training programs annually for the firm’s attorneys.