Katelyn Ashton

Katelyn Ashton

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024
Awarded Practice Areas
Health Care Law Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awarded Practice Areas
Health Care Law Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Katelyn Ashton
Katelyn Ashton
Nashville, TN
Works at
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

182 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Katelyn is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare group. Her practice is focused on the representation and defense of manufacturers in complex products liability litigation in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on prescription drugs, medical devices, and chemicals. She was a member of the Motions Team in the largest MDL in history and has experience in various other aspects of discovery and trial work, including drafting company discovery responses, taking plaintiff and witness depositions, and providing pre-trial and on-site trial support to lead trial and appellate trial counsel. Katelyn recently served as a member of the trial support team that obtained a defense verdict in a medical device case in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (April 2023). Best Lawyers in America® selected her as one of its “Ones to Watch” for Health Care Law and Product Liability Litigation.

Works at
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

182 Best Lawyers awards

Kirkland & Ellis LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • Savannah Law School, J.D., graduated 2018

Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 2018

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Health Care Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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