Sarah-Jane Dobson

Sarah-Jane leads the global product litigation and product risk (safety and regulatory) practice. She acts on regulatory, litigious and policy matters across the full product lifecycle in respect of product safety, compliance and product liability and consumer litigation matters. Her corporate clients are from a broad range of sectors including automotive, chemicals, consumer goods, cosmetics, food (including novel foods) and beverages, industrial and life sciences products (medical devices and pharmaceuticals, and advice regarding clinical trials)

In product litigation, she has extensive experience defending corporate clients in high-stakes litigation, including notably the highest profile products-related class actions in Europe and unprecedented criminal investigations in respect of breaches of product safety regulations. She also handles product liability claims, regulatory enforcement actions, inquests, public inquiries (including acting as a Core Participant product manufacturer in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry) and judicial reviews.

In product safety and regulatory, she provides commercially-focused advice across the full product lifecycle from market entry due diligence, regulatory compliance, advertising issues to global product recalls. She has been involved in some of the largest global matters, including product launches and product recalls in respect of 193+ jurisdictions.

With a degree in Science (major in biomedical science) and with having lived and worked in 6 jurisdictions (Australia, Scotland, the Netherlands, Germany, England and the USA), Sarah-Jane is uniquely placed to advise on technical and multi-lingual and multi-jurisdictional matters.

Sarah-Jane holds prominent leadership positions – including as a Member of the Board of Directors for ICPHSO and as a Chair of International Legal Issues for DRI's Product Liability Committee.