Overview
Blake litigates, advises and assesses risk on behalf of clients in complex litigation, including product liability and mass torts, as a member of the firm’s nationally ranked product liability group. Blake has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies in the life sciences, compressed and natural gas, and construction sectors. Particularly, he collaborates with teams to represent drug and device clients to protect and defend their life-changing products.
Product Liability Litigation Expertise
Blake has experience taking and defending depositions, drafting dispositive motions (including Daubert, summary judgment and appellate briefs), representing clients at oral arguments and hearings, and negotiating.
Blake represents clients at all phases of litigation, from pre-suit negotiations through trial and appeal.
Past Experience
During law school, Blake completed two legal internships in the Northern District of New York. Blake also gained legal experience participating in Notre Dame Law School’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic where he counseled clients on intellectual property related issues before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Illinois
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Languages
Spanish
Portuguese
Education
Notre Dame Law School
J.D. (2015)
Saint Bonaventure University
B.A. cum laude (2012)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- Disclosure Requirements: When are Litigants or their Lawyers Required to Disclose Funding?
Panelist, Litigation Financing & Investing Forum, October 2018 - Smart Medical Devices
Guest lecturer, UCLA Law School, April 2018 - The 'Rules' of Cross-Examination: When to Break Them and How They Can Save the Universe as We Know It
Co-presenter, Faegre Baker Daniels CLE, Chicago, June 2017 - Novel Damage Theories
Chapter Nine co-editor, Defending Pesticides in Litigation, 2018 Edition - What to Expect When You're Expecting a Drug or Device Expert Deposition
Co-author, Trial Practice Newsletter, ABA's Section of Litigation, Fall 2017
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Assisted local church with fundraising activities
Professional Associations
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
Civic Activities
- Relay for Life — Team member, 2007-13
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2017-19
- University of Notre Dame Law School — Jon Krupnick Award for Excellence in the Art of Trial Advocacy, 2015
- Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Trial Team