Lee Ann Anand

• Regional counsel for a major chemical company in ongoing toxic tort litigation.
• Served as national coordinating counsel and as local Georgia counsel for a major building products manufacturer in asbestos litigation.
• Served on a national coordinating counsel team and as local Georgia counsel for a chemical, oil, and gas company in asbestos litigation.
• Served as a co-leader of the national expert medical witness team for toxic tort cases filed nationwide against a major industrial products manufacturer.
• Served as a member of the national discovery team for an industrial products manufacturer in toxic tort actions.
• Served on a national defense team representing drug and medical device manufacturers in mass tort litigation.
• Member of the trial teams obtaining two full defense verdicts for a major building products manufacturer in toxic tort actions filed in Georgia.
• Member of a trial team obtaining a full defense verdict for a major industrial products manufacturer in a toxic tort action after a three-week jury trial in Georgia.

Lee Ann Anand is counsel in Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group. She concentrates her practice on complex civil litigation, with a focus on toxic tort, product liability, and environmental matters.

Lee Ann has experience with every phase of the litigation process, including pre-trial case investigation and evaluation, taking and defending critical fact and expert witness depositions, developing expert witnesses, arguing dispositive motions, and trial work.

Lee Ann frequently serves as national coordinating counsel, overseeing work done by local counsel and developing and implementing national and local litigation and settlement strategies.

Lee Ann received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Auburn University.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• University of Georgia (J.D., 1997)
• Auburn University (B.A., 1993)

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