Kimberly Branscome

(Gittings Photography)

Litigation Partner & Co-Chair of Product Liability & Mass Torts
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Harvard Law School
Litigation

Litigation Partner and Co-Chair of Product Liability and Mass Torts at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Kimberly Branscome handles complex defense strategy for long-running mass tort litigations. She recently directed the defense strategy for GSK in thousands of cancer-related claims and serves as lead trial counsel for Johnson & Johnson in talcum-based baby powder litigation. Her courtroom impact is demonstrated by securing complete defense verdicts on claims for 11 of 15 plaintiffs in a Monsanto PCB trial seeking $4.1 billion.

As one of the founding partners of the firm’s Los Angeles office, Branscome helped grow the office to more than 30 lawyers within her first year of joining. Following the January 2025 wildfires, she leveraged her legal expertise to assist Pacific Palisades neighbors with insurance recovery and related relief efforts.