The International Association of Defense Counsel ("IADC") has elected J. Dominic Campodonico, partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani in San Francisco, California, as a new member of the IADC Board of Directors for 2021-22. The election was announced at the IADC’s 2021 Annual Meeting. The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests.
A member of the IADC since 2011, Campodonico has served as chair of the organization’s Engagement and Retention Committee and is an active member of its Membership, Continuing Legal Education, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committees. In addition, he is a board member of the Foundation of the IADC.
In his practice, he has more than 23 years of experience serving as national litigation coordinating counsel, regional counsel, and local counsel in mass tort, product liability litigation. He also represents clients in commercial litigation matters. His clients are from a variety of industries including those in the chain of distribution of pharmaceuticals/medical devices, laboratory and genetic sequencing equipment, personal care/consumer products, automotive, fire protection and construction-related machinery. In addition to his litigation and trial practice, Campodonico has extensive experience in risk assessments and alternative dispute resolution and has participated as national settlement counsel for mass tort cases.
Campodonico has been actively involved in community and firm-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and currently serves as co-chair of the firm’s national LGBTQ Affinity Group. He received his J.D. (cum laude) from Santa Clara University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arizona.
The IADC board oversees activities that benefit the organization’s members and their clients, as well as the civil justice system, the legal profession, and society in general. In addition to its core purpose involving professional development for members, the IADC takes a leadership role in many areas of legal reform. IADC members are among the world’s leading corporate and insurance lawyers at large and small law firms and senior counsel in corporate law departments, as well as corporate and insurance executives. Members represent the largest corporations around the world, including many of the companies listed in the FORTUNE 500.
The IADC is the preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate and insurance interests. Founded in 1920, the IADC has members who hail from six continents, 49 countries and territories, and all 50 U.S. states. The core purposes of the IADC are to enhance the development of skills, promote professionalism, and facilitate camaraderie among its members and their clients, as well as the broader civil justice community.
For more information, visit the IADC website, here.