Evan C. Holden

Evan Holden is a product liability litigator who represents life sciences companies and global product manufacturers. Considered a business partner to his clients, Evan uses a flexible, efficient approach that balances litigation strategy with the business goals of the company. His clients include Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, as well as manufacturers and suppliers of automobiles, industrial equipment, electronic vehicles, and consumer products. Clients rely upon Evan for cases ranging from mass torts and multidistrict litigation to high-stakes, single-plaintiff catastrophic injuries.

A shareholder in the firm’s Products Liability & Mass Torts Practice, Evan manages complex litigation in federal and state court. He has over fifteen years of experience defending companies in cases that involve challenging scientific issues in the areas of medicine, engineering, and federal regulations. Evan also counsels a variety of manufacturers and distributors on compliance matters, risk assessment, product recalls, and reporting activities governed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA, and other federal and state regulatory bodies.

Evan has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 2023-2025), The Legal 500 United States (Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 2022-2023), and Who’s Who Legal (Product Liability Defence, 2024). Evan was listed as a Georgia Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2017-2018), as well as in The Daily Report’s “On the Rise” (2018). He is a core member of the GT team that was named Law360’s 2021-2022 'Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,' as well as The American Lawyer’s 2018 “Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year” and 2018 “Regional Litigation Department of the Year” for Georgia.

Evan is a speaker and author on important legal issues in the field of products liability, including the issue of jury selection in high-stakes trials. He has presented at the Biomedical Engineering and Materials Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences. Evan is an active participant in the Defense Research Institute and its Drug and Medical Device Steering Committee. Evan has also been selected for membership in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).

Evan enjoys mentoring younger attorneys and conveying the importance of understanding clients’ legal matters in the larger context of their business objectives.

Concentrations

•Pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation
•Products liability
•Multidistrict and mass action litigation
•Consumer products
•Commercial litigation
•Dispute resolution / settlement counsel

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
•Band 1 Team Member, Chambers USA Guide, Georgia, Litigation: Product Liability, 2025
•Recommended, Lexology Index, 'Product Liability Defence,' 2024-2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, 2023-2026
•Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “Future Stars,” 2026
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, 2022-2023
•Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “40 & Under Hot List,” 2022
•Team Member, a Law360 'Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,' 2011 and 2021-2022
•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
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, 'Rising Star,' 2017-2018
•Listed, The Daily Report, 'On the Rise,' 2018
•Team Member, The Daily Report’s 'Georgia Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Department of the Year,' 2013 and 2015-2017