Alyson Bustamante Jones

Office Information
- Practice Group Leader, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Group
Alyson serves as Practice Group Leader for our Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Group. She is well-versed in MDL procedures, having represented major companies in high-profile MDL proceedings. Her recent experience includes serving as co-lead MDL counsel for a major pharmaceutical company in litigation consolidated in the Eastern District of New York and as MDL defense liaison counsel for another major pharmaceutical company in litigation consolidated in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- About Alyson
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Narrative Bio
Adept at coordinating national and local teams of attorneys and non-attorney partners in order to successfully defend against mass torts, Alyson understands the big picture and business implications for her clients, in part due to a three year secundment with a major pharmaceutical company. Her experience involves overseeing and managing all aspects of mass tort litigation including MDL representation, management of bellwether selection, oversight of local counsel, oversight of all pleadings, defensive discovery, and expert development. In addition to her mass tort management capabilities, she has served on numerous trial teams, including Jackson v. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Case No. ATL-L-880-13, Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County, named one of CVN’s Top 2015 Defense Verdicts. Alyson also serves as discovery counsel in major pieces of pharmaceutical litigation.
Law360 recognized Alyson as one of its 2019 Rising Stars. The Legal 500 US 2018, 2019 and 2020 recognized her as a Next Generation Star (one of only five attorneys recognized across the country), and she is also recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers (2013-2019), Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2010-2012) and Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 (2014). In 2017, she was selected to PORTICO 10, a group of promising attorneys who have made significant accomplishments in their career. She is a member of the Mississippi Bar Leadership Class (2014) and a graduate of the prestigious International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy.
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2004
- Tennessee, 2004
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Eastern, Middle, Western
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
Civic Involvement
- Friends of Children's Hospital, Board of Directors
- Century Club Charities, Board of Directors
Distinctions
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2018-2021
- Law360
- The Legal 500 U.S.
- Next Generation Star, 2018-2020
- 2017 PORTICO 10
- Graduate, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy, Stanford Law School
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, 2013-2020
- Mid-South Rising Stars, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, 2010-2012
- Top 40 Under 40, Mississippi Business Journal, 2014
- Mississippi Bar Leadership Class, 2014
- Life Sciences Star, LMG Life Sciences More...
- Who's Who Legal, Life Sciences - Product Liability, 2020
Education & Honors
- University of Tennessee, J.D., cum laude, 2004
- Research Editor, Tennessee Law Review
- University of Mississippi, B.A., English and Spanish, cum laude, 2001
Experience
- MDL and Mass Tort Management
- In re: Propecia® (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2331, E.D.N.Y. (Co-Lead Counsel).
- In re: Propecia® Litigation, Case No. 623, Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division: Middlesex County (Co-Lead Counsel).
- In re: Tylenol® (Acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2436, E.D. P.a. (Defense Liaison Counsel).
- Trial Team Support
- Jackson v. McNeil-PPC, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson, Inc., No. ATL-L-880-13, Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County: Tried in September 2015 - defense verdict; obtained summary judgment dismissing punitive damages.
- Sessner v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Atlantic County: Second New Jersey bellwether product liability case involving prescription drug Fosamax®; defense verdict, 2012.
- Maley v. Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp., No. 1:06-cv-04110-JFK, S.D.N.Y., 2010: Second bellwether MDL trial in the Fosamax® litigation.
- Boles v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 1:06-cv-09455-JFK, USDC SDNY, 2009: First bellwether MDL trial in the Fosamax® litigation. More...
- Brierton Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., No. TC 018540 - Los Angeles Superior Court in Malibu, 2008: California trial involving first product liability case in connection with Children’s Motrin® and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Kozic v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 03-9248, Hillsborough County Circuit Court, Florida, 2007 (Vioxx® Litigation).
- Cona v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. ATL-L-3553-05-MT -- Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division: Atlantic County, New Jersey, 2006 (Vioxx® Litigation).
- McDarby v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. ATL-L-1296- 05-MT-- Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division: Atlantic County, New Jersey, 2006 (Vioxx® Litigation).
- Albright v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. CV-05-02316 -- Jefferson County Circuit Court, Alabama, 2006 (Vioxx® Litigation).
- Humeston v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. ATL-L-2272-03-MT -- Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division: Atlantic County, New Jersey, 2005 (Vioxx® Litigation).
- Additional Experience
- Client Secundment, January 2010 – 2013
- Hunter v. Covin, et al., Forrest County – Second chair in 3-day jury trial.
In the News
- 86 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Butler Snow Ranked by The Legal 500 U.S. for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Care Work
- 12 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized by Who’s Who Legal
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Five Butler Snow Attorneys named Life Science Stars by LMG
- Law360 Rising Star: Butler Snow's Alyson Jones
- Butler Snow Attorney Alyson Bustamante Jones Named Law360 Rising Star
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year” More...
- Butler Snow Ranked by The Legal 500 U.S. for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Care Work
- Butler Snow Ranked by The Legal 500 US for Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Care Work
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 147 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Two Butler Snow Attorneys Named to PORTICO 10 Class of 2017
- CVN Top 10 Defense Verdicts of 2015 - CVN.com
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs - Law360
- J&J Jury Finds No Tylenol Design Defect, Spokesman Says - Bloomberg Business
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, Emory University Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims Rising Stars Conference, Atlanta, GA, January 2018.
- Co-Author, “Physician Depositions: Who Goes First?," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 10 No. 3 (2017).
- Author, “Off-Label Promotion: Is It Free Speech?” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 7, No. 4, December 2014.
- Author, "Document Preservation Notices and the Lists of Who Receive Them: Are They Discoverable?," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 5, No 4 (November 2012).
- Author, "Update on Tort Reform Caps: Are They Constitutional?" Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 3 No. 3, 6-7 (August 2010).
- Author, "Mississippi Tort Reform Faces Judicial Nullification Effort," Legal Opinion Letter, Washington Legal Foundation, February 12, 2010.
- Co-Author, "To Catch A Thief," Defense Research Institute, Drug and Device Seminar.
- Author, "Case Law: Sales Representatives, Diversity Jurisdiction and Fraudulent Joinder: Where do the Courts Stand," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 2 No. 3, 13 (July 2009).
- Author, "Limiting Adverse Verdicts: Tort Reform in Mississippi," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 1 No. 4, 2-5 (October 2008). More...
- Author, "Navigating Through the Serious Implications of an FDA Warning Letter," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 1 No. 2, 12-17 (April 2008).
- Speaker, Mississippi Dental Society Annual Meeting.