Candace Ali Blydenburgh Partner

Candace has tried several cases to verdict in numerous jurisdictions including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Puerto Rico. Candace’s diverse trial experience includes significant personal injury, product liability and intentional tort cases, toxic exposure matters, and breach of contract actions.

Candace has significant experience in the medical, energy, and automotive industries. She defends medical device manufacturers and distributors in litigation across the country involving surgical and non-surgical products. Candace handles environmental nuisance allegations as well as environmental groundwater contamination cases. She has been retained to defend companies against negligence claims as well as consumer product and fraud allegations. She serves as advisor for nationwide litigation which includes discussions about risk mitigation and/or avoidance, preparing corporate witnesses for depositions and trials, ensuring consistency in motion practice and developing trial strategies. In addition, Candace has represented automotive manufacturers against claims involving electronic stability control, seats, seat belts, and restraints for small occupants and children.

In addition, Candace has managed litigation for national and multi-district matters. She coordinated discovery in a recreational vehicle MDL and has served as national coordinating discovery counsel for a transportation networking company; and national coordinating counsel/trial monitoring counsel for a transportation company. Currently, Candace serves as national coordinating counsel for a transportation company and national product liability counsel for a medical device company.