Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Partner Tripp Haston Named IADC President-Elect

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that, during its annual meeting in Hawaii, the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) elected partner Tripp Haston to serve as its President-Elect for the coming year. He will become IADC President in July 2014 at its annual meeting in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Haston has served the IADC as a member of its Board of Directors since 2010.

“We congratulate Tripp on this tremendous honor and service commitment,” said Firm Chairman Beau Grenier. “To be asked to lead this prestigious international legal organization reflects the significant respect that its members have for Tripp.”

The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys whose primary practice concerns the representation of corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC includes approximately 2,500 members who hail from all 50 U.S. states and more than 40 countries. The mission of the IADC is to enhance the development of skills, professionalism, and camaraderie to serve and benefit its members, their clients, as well as the civil justice system, the legal profession, and society in general.

Mr. Haston serves as Co-Chair of the Life Sciences Industry Team at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings. He represents a broad spectrum of clients on regional, national, and international matters. Mr. Haston has served clients as national trial counsel, national coordinating counsel, and a national team member in individual actions, in addition to handling mass tort and multi-district litigation. He has handled matters throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.