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Christine R. M. Kain

Partner

Overview

Christine Kain is a trial lawyer with experience defending pharmaceutical, medical device, food and beverage, and other manufacturers in class actions, mass torts, product liability and consumer fraud cases.

Product Liability Experience

Christine has been involved in multidistrict and large-scale product liability litigation, with experience:

  • Managing offensive and defensive discovery issues
  • Conducting hundreds of depositions of opposing parties, doctors and expert witnesses 
  • Briefing and arguing procedural, discovery, dispositive and trial motions
  • Preparing witnesses for trial

Cross-Product Experience

Christine has served as national and local counsel in matters involving contraceptives, bisphosphonates, hormone replacement therapy, anti-psychotic medications, medical devices, asbestos, food recalls and foodborne illness outbreaks, and consumer fraud class actions.

Commercial Litigation

Christine also has significant experience first-chairing trials and serving as the lead lawyer in commercial disputes, general product liability actions and premises liability actions.

Personal Interests

A former teacher and paralegal, Christine enjoys spending time debating the importance of the Oxford comma (it is important), reading novels by Tad Williams and Jim Butcher, playing tennis, and spending time with her family.

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Credentials

Bar Admissions

Minnesota

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Clerkships

Minnesota Supreme Court, Hon. Alan C. Page, 2007-2008

Education

University of Minnesota Law School
J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif (2007)

University of Minnesota
B.A. summa cum laude (2000)

Insights & Events

Latest
Published Articles June 2025

Product Liability and Mass Torts Attorneys Contribute to International Comparative Legal Guides’ ‘Product Liability 2025’ Guide

1 min read  
Updates December 2024

Five Major Drug & Medical Device Developments of 2024

13 min read  
Speaking Engagement Recap July 26, 2024

Life Sciences Litigation Trendspotting: A Look at Key Court Decisions Impacting the Life Sciences Industry in 2024 and Critical Takeaways for Your Practice

Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law
1 min read  
Blog Post July 2024

Ayotte v. National Basketball Association: Plaintiff Can’t Hide the Ball on Communications Between Counsel and Non-Retained Treater Expert

Faegre Drinker on Products blog
1 min read  
Published Articles June 2024

Product Liability Laws and Regulations USA 2024

International Comparative Legal Guides
1 min read  
Recorded Webinar April 17, 2024 CLE

Bite-Sized Legal: Good ’Til the Last Drop! - Webinar

1 min read  
News February 2024

Faegre Drinker Announces 2023 Pro Bono Award Recipients

3 min read  
Speaking Engagement Recap December 06, 2022

Overcoming the Trials and Tribulations of Plaintiff Census Forms and Registries: What’s Working, What’s Not, and How Proposed MDL Rule Changes May Improve the System

ACI’s 2022 Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference
2 min read  
Recorded Webinar April 07, 2022

The Latest Food-Labeling Class Action Litigation Risks - Webinar

1 min read  
Press Release October 2019

21 FaegreBD Attorneys Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

2 min read  
Other Perspectives

Firm Blog Contributions

  • Faegre Drinker on Products – a blog addressing all things product liability that covers legal issues and developments of interest to product manufacturers and their employers

Leadership & Community

Pro Bono

  • Representing state wards and foster care youth in child protection proceedings through Children's Law Center
  • Representing asylum clients before Immigration Court

Professional Associations

  • Minnesota State Bar Association — Food and Drug Law Section Council (Past President, 2016-17)
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute — 2024 Drug & Medical Device Steering Committee
  • Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society — Past Chair

Civic Activities

  • BestPrep eMentoring Programs, volunteer eMentor
  • The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, Board Member

Honors

  • Minnesota Lawyer — Up & Coming Attorney, 2016
  • Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2014-16, 2018-19
  • Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Personal Injury: Products Defense, 2014-18
  • Benchmark Litigation — Future Star, Class Actions, Product Liability, 2020
  • Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Award, 2023
Awards Methodology
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.