The Product Regulation and Liability Review – 10th Edition

Chilton Davis Varner joined King & Spalding in 1976. She became the first female partner in the firm's litigation department and the first female to serve on the firm's management committee. She is the senior lawyer on King & Spalding's product liability team, which The American Lawyer has twice recognised as one of the top three practices of its kind in the country. Chilton has been named on the shortlist of best female litigators by The National Law Journal, Chambers and Partners, Law360 and Benchmark Litigation. Recently, Best Lawyers named her 'Litigator of the Year' in her region. She currently serves as president of the Supreme Court Historical Society. She serves on the editorial board of Moore's Federal Practice, a leading treatise about practice in federal courts.

Madison Kitchens is a partner in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. His practice focuses on defending product manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, food and beverage, consumer goods and energy industries against class action and mass tort claims brought by plaintiffs across the United States. In 2021, Madison was recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ for class actions by Law360, one of only four lawyers in the nation selected in the category. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and clerked for the Honourable Frank M Hull of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Franklin Sacha is a senior associate in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. His practice consists of class action and other complex litigation, with a particular focus on defending product manufacturers in the automotive, medical device and energy industries. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and clerked for the Honourable Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honourable Judge T S Ellis, III of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.