Bryan S. Strawbridge

A member of the Firm’s litigation practice group, Bryan Strawbridge has a diverse practice focused primarily in the areas of product liability defense, white collar crime, and commercial litigation. He has been involved with complex commercial litigation matters for financial institutions, closely held entities, publicly traded corporations, and devotes a significant part of his practice to the defense of national manufacturers in product liability cases relating to the manufacturing, automotive, construction, and asbestos industries. Mr. Strawbridge also has jury trial experience.

Additionally, Mr. Strawbridge practices in white collar criminal defense representing individuals and corporate clients threatened or charged with state and federal white collar offenses including matters alleging antitrust violations, conspiracy, corporate criminal conduct, false statements to federal agencies, drug offenses, mail and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, perjury, as well as fraud.

Representative Experience

• Second chair in successful 3-day jury trial representing commercial real estate developer relating to timber destruction
• Counsel of record for defendant in consolidated docket of federal class actions alleging antitrust violations for price fixing in ready-mix concrete industry
• Advises clients in responding to federal subpoenas and investigations by FBI, DEA, DOJ Antritrust Division, and U.S. Attorneys' offices
• Counsel of record in wrongful death product liability action for international tire manufacturer
• Counsel of record in copyright infringement action for architectural renderings used in construction of a bank branch 
• Assists as counsel in construction dispute over work-stoppage related claims for municipal landowner
• Regularly represents clients in prosecuting and defending small claims actions

Education

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, Indiana (J.D., 2009)
  • Order of Barristers
  • Chief Justice, Moot Court Board
  • Student Note Editor, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review
• Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana (M.B.A., 2009)
  • Kelley School of Business
• Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (B.A., 2006)

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2010
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2010
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2010

Professional Associations

• Sagamore Inn of Court (Member)
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Indiana, Guys and Dolls Auction (Bachelor, 2010)
• Miles Ahead, Inc. (Board of Directors)
• Indianapolis Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division Executive Board, Vice-Chair for Bar Enhancement, 2011 - present, Member, 2010 - present; Law Student Division Executive Board Member, 2006-2009) 
• Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) Alumni Association (Member)

Awards and Recognitions

• Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2012

Publications

• “A Ship without a Captain at the Helm: The Need for the Development and Implementation of a Supra-National Prudential Supervisor to Oversee the European Union Financial Sector”, 20 Ind. Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 112 (2010) (Winner of the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review annual award for outstanding Note).
• “Diverging Paths: The United States’ Route Back to a Negligence Standard for Design and Warning Defects in Products Liability Actions and The European Community’s Road to Strict Liability”, 5 Ind. Civ. Lit. Rev. 285 (2008).
• "The Privacy Implications of Arizona's Immigration Law: S.B. 1070", 4 Int'l Ass'n Def. Counsel Privacy Project 119 (2011).