Sydney VanBerg

Passionate litigation advocate for product liability defense

Sydney VanBerg defends companies against product liability and personal injury claims in state and federal courts nationwide. She handles every stage of litigation, from initial case assessment and discovery through dispositive motions, trial and appeal, working closely with clients to understand the design, manufacture and performance of their products and to build effective defenses grounded in both the facts and the law. Products cases are nuanced, and Sydney leverages the unique characteristics of her clients’ products to defend the core of her clients’ businesses.

Sydney regularly works with engineers, medical professionals, industry experts and other technical witnesses to evaluate product performance issues and challenge plaintiff allegations. She has experience addressing claims involving alleged design defects, manufacturing defects, failure-to-warn allegations and catastrophic injury matters.

In addition to defending litigation, Sydney advises on risk mitigation and product-related exposures, helping businesses identify opportunities to reduce future liability and strengthen their overall litigation posture.

• Won on summary judgment in favor of a manufacturer of nonalcohol beverages in a dispute concerning the termination of a distributor.
• Successfully argued and briefed motions to compel claims to arbitration based on arbitration clauses within e-scooter user scroll-wrap agreements.
• Assisted with the successful dismissal of a negligence action against an e-scooter company without leave to amend.
• Assisted with a commercial foreclosure bench trial that resulted in a total victory.
• Assisted in the successful defense of an Am Law 100 law firm against a motion to disqualify it as counsel.