Lana K. Varney

• Currently serving as national trial counsel for an international medical device company in female pelvic mesh litigation
• Served as national trial counsel for a global pharmaceutical company in osteoporosis medication litigation involving allegations of osteonecrosis of the jaw and atypical femur fractures
• Served as national counsel for a global pharmaceutical drug company in afib medication involving allegations of liver damage
• Served as national counsel for a global pharmaceutical drug company in anti-epilepsy medication involving allegations of SJS/TENs
• Successfully defended an international pharmaceutical company in over the counter cough/cold medicine litigation in several trials while serving as national counsel (allegations involved strokes)
• Served as key strategist to national trial counsel for an international pharmaceutical company in Hemophilia/AIDS litigation and successfully defended the company in several trials
• Developed an effective Litigation Readiness Program for a Japanese pharmaceutical company, including teaching of best practices to President and Board of Directors and all key management executives
• Developed cost-effective inventory assessment protocol for use in mass torts for international drug and device companies

Lana Varney believes practicing law is like fly fishing: preparation, presentation, and perseverance required. Global drug and medical device companies call on Lana when they need help with defending product liability litigation in the US, or when they want to try and avoid it all together. She currently serves as national counsel for several international companies defending claims against an osteoporosis medication, an afib drug, an anti-epilepsy drug, and female pelvic mesh medical devices. She has defended human blood products and plasma derived biologics, over the counter cough/cold products containing PPA, penulle implants, seizure medications, bipolar treatments, and antidiuretic hormones.

After 20 years of the above, Lana also assists clients with developing best practices and procedures to avoid litigation. She develops Litigation Avoidance Programs tailored to meet client specific company goals.

An experienced trial lawyer in courts all over the country, Lana is known for developing cost-saving and effective legal strategies for defending multiple lawsuits filed in multiple venues. She creates unique approaches to assessing inventories of cases and assisting clients with defending against them.