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Kelley S. Olah

Partner

Los Angeles

2029 Century Park East
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067

F 310-284-3894

Kelley Olah defends manufacturers and retailers in each phase of product liability and mass torts litigation. Regardless of the challenge at hand, Kelley serves as a trusted adviser who can step in at any point of a dispute and provide comprehensive solutions to serious, complicated and time-sensitive problems.

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EXPERIENCE
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INSIGHTS & EVENTS

OVERVIEW

Kelley regularly manages state court coordinated proceedings and federal multidistrict litigations and serves on trial teams for high-impact cases across the country. Regarded as an effective and efficient litigator, Kelley brings the thoughtful judgment and insights required to influence juries and the right result.

Clients across the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology and consumer products industries appreciate Kelley’s ability to master the scientific and technical aspects of each case without losing sight of their big-picture issues. Notably, her defense verdicts have been featured as a “Top 5 Jury Verdict” in Lexis Nexis and as a “Top Defense Verdict” in the Daily Journal.

Professional and Community Involvement

Featured speaker, American Conference Institute (ACI), Drug and Medical Device Conference
Board member, Western Center on Law & Poverty
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, Penn Club of Los Angeles

Honors

Daily Journal California, Top 40 Under 40 List, 2020
Los Angeles Business Journal, Women of Influence-Attorneys list, 2021

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, J.D.

University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Bar Admissions

California

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Languages

English
Practices

Commercial Litigation

Drug and Medical Device

Litigation

Product Liability and Mass Torts

Toxic Substances and Other Torts

EXPERIENCE

Currently serves as national counsel to a leading orthopaedics company and a global blood management company, coordinating their products liability litigation
Acted as first chair trial lawyer for national retailers in mass tort litigation
Successfully “flipped the tentative” ruling on summary judgment in a talcum powder litigation after two days of oral argument, earning her two national retailer clients judgments and costs on the eve of trial in Alameda County, California
Obtained an early dismissal of a San Francisco County lawsuit on behalf of a manufacturer of an autotransfusion device used during a heart lung bypass procedure
Played an integral role in winning the first bellwether trial, which lasted over two months, in a Northern District of Texas MDL comprised of more than 10,000 claims alleging design and manufacturing defects of a hip implant system
Won multiple Premarket Approval Rule 12(b)6 motions to dismiss for a manufacturer of electrophysiology devices
Oversaw selection and preparation of expert witnesses for a “bet the company” national litigation for an orthopedic device manufacturer
Assisted in securing a major summary judgment win on eve of trial in Baltimore County for a hip implant manufacturer
Secured multiple, unanimous defense verdicts for a global automobile manufacturer in asbestos litigation in Los Angeles County

INSIGHTS & EVENTS

Events

ACI's 23rd Annual Conference on Drug & Medical Device Litigation

November 29, 2018

News

Two Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Named To Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women of Influence – Attorneys List

April 28, 2021

Barnes & Thornburg Elects New Partners

November 21, 2014

Barnes & Thornburg’s Los Angeles Office Adds Associate

July 31, 2013

Litigation Attorney Leads Move to Barnes & Thornburg’s Los Angeles Office

March 19, 2013