Greg Ostfeld

About Greg Ostfeld

Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig\'s Pharmaceutical Medical Device & Health Care Litigation…

Experience

1. Shareholder Vice Chair - Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Co-chair - Chicago Litigation

   Greenberg Traurig, LLP

   Jan 2005 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Gregory E. Ostfeld is Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig\'s Pharmaceutical Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice and Co-Chair of the Chicago Litigation Practice. For more than two decades, Greg has focused on providing outstanding representation and exceptional service to clients in regulated industries. Greg focuses his nationwide litigation and appellate practice on class actions, products liability, and high-stakes litigation, combining innovative strategies with a deep understanding and appreciation of his clients’ business goals and objectives to deliver superior outcomes. The pillars of Greg’s practice are: understanding the client’s business; frequent and consistent communication and collaboration; tailoring legal strategy to client objectives; and principled representation meeting the highest standards of professionalism.Greg is a proven advocate. Though his successful approach over hundreds of cases has brought him recognition from ratings and rankings organizations, Greg’s most important measure of success is the trust his clients have continued to place in him, case after case, year after year, in close-knit relationships.Greg is a committed believer in Justice Learned Hand’s maxim, “Thou shalt not ration justice.” As a past pro bono coordinator for the Chicago office, Greg strives to lead by example. He has represented dozens of indigent clients in cases involving discrimination, victim advocacy, prisoner rights, and civil rights, and has written and filed amicus briefs on behalf of dozens of major bar associations and public interest organizations in the U.S. Supreme Court, numerous federal appeals courts, and state courts around the country. As co-chair of the litigation practice, Greg has also been instrumental in promoting and applying standards of diversity and inclusion in hiring, retention, and promotion.

Education

• The George Washington University

  B.A., Political Science, Philosophy

  1991 — 1995

• University of Chicago Law School

  J.D., Law

  1995 — 1998

• Bellaire High School

  High School

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Class Actions
• Commercial Litigation
• Product Liability
• Appeals
• Civil Litigation
• Business Litigation