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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sylvie Gallage-Alwis is a trial lawyer at the Paris office of Hogan Lovells. A member of the IADC Product Liability Committee, Sylvie is specialized in French and EU Product Liability and Toxic Tort. She is both registered before the Paris Bar (and can try cases in all Courts in France, lower level and appellate) and as a Solicitor in England & Wales. She is well recognized for her work in representing manufacturers in asbestos and other chemicalrelated cases as well as for her work in consumer law/mass litigation/class action work involving products. She can be reached at sylvie.gallage-alwis@hoganlovells.com.