About Sara K. Thompson

Sara K. Thompson is Chair of the firm's Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice. She concentrates her practice on defense of products liability litigation, with an emphasis on representing manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other consumer products in state and federal courts nationwide. Sara has experience managing individual, nationwide and mass tort litigation matters involving a variety of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, as well as class action and mass litigation involving personal care products, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals in both coordinated and consolidated proceedings and Multi-District Litigations (MDLs). Sara also regularly counsels manufacturers regarding review and drafting of appropriate warning language for product labeling, recalls and reporting, Consumer Products Safety Commission recalls and compliance, and other pre-litigation matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Sara spent four years as a litigation associate with two prominent law firms in Boston, Massachusetts.

Concentrations

•Products liability
•Pharmaceutical
•Medical device
•Litigation
•Consumer products
•Malpractice

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Daily Report, Southeastern Legal Awards, 'Products Liability Group of the Year,' 2025
•Team Member, BTI’s Most Recommended Law Firms, Big Pharma, 2025
•Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025
•Team Member, 'Products Liability Litigation Powerhouse,' BTI Litigation Outlook, 2025
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2025
•Georgia, Litigation: Product Liability, 2025
•Product Liability & Mass Torts, 2025
•Listed The Legal 500 United States
•Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 2020-2025
•Leading Partners, 2025
•Leading Lawyer, 2021-2024
•Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action - Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco), 2020 and 2025
•Products Liability and Mass Tort Defense - Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 2011 and 2019
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2026
•Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, 2024-2026
•Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2023-2024
•Listed, Who’s Who Legal, 'International Who’s Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers,' 2022-2024
•Listed, GaBiz, 'Top Lawyers,' 2024
•Team Member, a Law360 'Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,' 2011, 2021-2022
•Recipient, Profiles in Diversity Journal, 'Woman Worth Watching in Leadership Award,' 2021
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, 2017-2021
•'Rising Stars,' 2013-2015
•Shortlisted, Euromoney, 'Women in Business Awards - Best in Product Liability,' 2020
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” 2018 and 2021
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year,” 2018
•Team Member, The Daily Report’s 'Georgia Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Department of the Year,' 2013 and 2015-2017
•Listed, Fulton County Daily Report, ' Georgia's 40 Under 40, ' 2013
•Listed, Georgia Trend magazine, 'Legal Elite,' 2012-2013
•Listed, a Law360 'Rising Star,' Products Liability,' 2012
•Team Member, The AmLaw Litigation Daily, ' Litigator of the Week, ' March 8, 2012

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Other 5
    • Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care
    • Products Liability & Mass Torts
    • Life Sciences & Medical Technology
    • Complex Torts
    • Digital Health

Practice Details

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    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Defended medical device manufacturer in products liability
    sales representative liability lawsuits in state
    federal courts nationwide.
    Defended br

    generic pharmaceutical manufacturers in individual
    consolidated products liability actions in state
    federal courts nationwide, from trial court through appeals.
    Obtained complete defense verdict at medical malpractice
    wrongful death trial against a family practitioner physician in Habersham County, Georgia.
    Defended medical device manufacturer in numerous products liability matters in state
    federal courts nationwide involving intrathecal pain pump devices.
    Represented numerous generic pharmaceutical manufacturers in products liability matters involving the alleged drug reaction Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
    Defended neurostimulation device manufacturer
    sales representative in four-week trial in Texas alleging products liability, off-label promotion
    fraud claims, resulting in complete defense verdict.
    Represented medical device manufacturer in multidistrict litigation
    coordinated state court cases nationwide involving cardiac rhythm management devices.
    Defended plastic surgery practice in magistrate court trial of a medical malpractice
    contract dispute, to defense verdict.
    Counseled consumer products manufacturers on recalls of consumer electronics
    furniture products, from identification of potential defects through CPSC notification
    compliance to completion of the recall.
    Represented American automobile manufacturer in products liability litigation in various state
    federal courts.
    Represented European fiber distributor in products liability action following fire
    explosion at fabric processing plant.
    The above representations were h
    led by Ms. Thompson prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Georgia
    Massachusetts
    Supreme Court of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
    •Member, Personal Care Products Council (PCPC)
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, Defense Research Institute
    •Member, Lawyers for Civil Justice
    •Member, Georgia Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Boston University School of Law
    J.D.
    cum laude

    Boston University School of Law
    J.D.
    2000 Recipient

    Boston University School of Law
    J.D.
    Dean's Scholarship
    Other Education
    Florida State University
    B.A.
    National Merit Scholar

    Florida State University
    B.A.
    1997 Dean's List

    Florida State University
    B.A.
    cum laude

    Florida State University
    B.A.
    Student Senator

    Director, Esdaile Moot Court, Edward F. Hennessy Scholar, G. Joseph Tauro Scholar
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1975
    Edina, Minnesota, 1975

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Terminus 200, Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500Atlanta, GA 30305U.S.A.

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  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Sara K. Thompson is admitted to practice in Georgia and Massachusetts.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Sara K. Thompson is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Sara K. Thompson attended Boston University School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.