Sally W. Bryan
Partner
Sally has decades of experience representing pharmaceutical clients. Her direct and supervisory responsibilities have been extensive and varied, including:
- Interacting extensively with company witnesses in connection with the factual development of her clients' cases
- Working with and preparing expert witnesses for deposition
- Assisting with the development and implementation of factual and scientific defenses used across cases in nationwide litigations
- Designing and using databases to manage, analyze, and produce documents in matters of all sizes
- Supervising and managing the collection, review, and production of hard copy and electronic documents in matters of varying sizes
- Overseeing third-party vendors and dozens of attorneys and paralegals working in various capacities
Related Practices
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
Pharmaceutical
- Represents a vaccine manufacturer in a whistleblower lawsuit involving allegations that a clinical trial was fraudulently conducted and that the manufacturer made misstatements about the efficacy of a vaccine
- Represents in the United States and internationally the manufacturer of a vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus, in matters involving multiple claimed injuries
- Represents in a nationwide litigation the manufacturer of a vaccine used to prevent herpes zoster virus, where plaintiffs claimed that the vaccine causes a number of different injuries
- Represented a vaccine manufacturer in a nationwide litigation involving the allegation that a preservative in vaccines causes autism
- Represented a vaccine manufacturer in connection with an internal investigation regarding a scientist's purported misconduct
- Represented a vaccine manufacturer in connection with several congressional inquiries
- Represented the manufacturer of a cholesterol-reducing drug in a nationwide litigation where plaintiffs claimed that the drug caused the development of muscle and psychological injuries
- Represented the manufacturer of an anti-epileptic drug in a nationwide litigation involving allegations of birth defect injuries
- Represented the manufacturer of a pain medication in a nationwide litigation involving allegations that the drug caused the development of chondrolysis
- Represented a manufacturer in nationwide litigation where plaintiffs claimed that an injectable drug used to control nausea and vomiting led to the development of tardive dyskinesia
Commercial
- Represented a prominent medical research institution and researcher in a case involving a claim of research fraud
- Represented an information security company in a case involving a dispute over the use of encryption technology
- Represented a regional healthcare system in a case involving a breach-of-contract claim related to the supply of drugs to hospitals
- Represented a leading advanced materials company in connection with its use of cadmium in enamels
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. magna cum laude Widener University School of Law 1996
- Member of Executive Board, Widener Journal of Public Law, 1995-1996
- B.A. Bucknell University 1993
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Clerk Experience
- Honorable Marvin J. Garbis U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland 1996 - 1997
Recognition
Recognition
- Venable LLP, Chair, Product Liability and Mass Tort Practice Group, 2010 – 2018
- Legal 500, Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices - Defense, 2012, 2014, 2016 – 2019, 2024