Michael J. Salimbene, | Professionals

msalimbene@reedsmith.com

Philadelphia
T: +1 215 241 7910

Michael Salimbene, Pharm.D. is counsel in the firm’s Life Sciences Health Industry Group, practicing in the area of product liability litigation. Mike is a registered pharmacist and has represented numerous companies including American Medical Systems, AstraZeneca, Merck, Baxter, and Novo Nordisk, among others.

Mike has been a member of several trial teams and he has led fact discovery and legal analysis in cases involving complex medical and scientific issues. He has deposed expert witnesses, treating physicians, and fact witnesses, and prepared company witnesses for their deposition. Mike has also taken a lead role in developing expert witnesses and preparing them to testify at trial. He also has experience in drafting summary judgment, Daubert/Frye, and pre-trial motions.

Mike maintains an active pro bono practice that has included litigating claims on behalf of indigent Philadelphia residents, serving as counsel for an abused minor, and working with the ACLU to protect individual liberties. For his work with the ACLU, Mike was among a team of lawyers named "Unsung Heroes" by The Legal Intelligencer.

Prior to joining Reed Smith, Mike was an associate at Dechert LLP. Before completing law school, he practiced in a community pharmacy in Trenton, NJ.

Credentials

Rutgers School of Law, 2008, J.D., High honors, Articles Editor for the Rutgers Law Journal; recipient of the First Year Legal Writing Award
Rutgers University, 2005, Doctor of Pharmacy, Highest honors, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy; recipient of the Alvin Felmeister Award for Pharmacokinetics and the Merck Award for Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Michael J. Salimbene, Pharm.D.

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