Gregory Haroutounian
—Esq.
Gregory Haroutounian concentrates his practice on cases involving catastrophic injuries, medical malpractice, and products liability.
Most recently, Haroutounian, a partner, assisted founding partner Robert Ross in recovering $26 million in a wrongful death case involving a defectively designed motor vehicle.
Among other noteworthy cases, Haroutounian assisted Ross and founding partners, Joel Feller and Matt Casey, in obtaining:
- $20 million for a child who suffered a brain infection
- $19.16 million for the failure to diagnose and treat breast cancer in what is reported to be the largest known verdict in the history of Chester County, Pa.
- $13 million for a delay in delivery resulting in cerebral palsy
- $10.5 million, in New Jersey, for the failure to timely diagnose and treat a stroke
- $9.3 million for an embolization procedure that caused paralysis
- $8.1 million recovery in a product liability case
- $7.3 million in the death of a 71-year-old woman from a bowel obstruction
- $7 million for the family of a truck driver who died in a crash caused by a defective steering assembly
- $5 million in a lawsuit alleging administrators at a school district failed to prevent a teacher from sexually abusing a student
- $4.85 million in a case involving a delay in surgically treating a spinal cord compression that resulted in paralysis
As lead counsel, Haroutounian has secured a series of trial recoveries, including:
- $6 million for a delay in diagnosing brain cancer
- $4.25 million for a delay in diagnosing sarcoma
- $3.3 million for failing to work up a patient for acute coronary syndrome
- $3 million for a bowel perforation during a colonoscopy
- $2.8 million for an infected ankle joint (without amputation)
Legal Expertise &
Background
Haroutounian began his professional career in 2000 at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, DC. As an associate in the firm’s Litigation Group, he focused on complex commercial litigation, representing clients in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, contractual disputes, and business fraud matters. Haroutounian also drafted the Washington D.C.‘s Litigation Group Manual on attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine.
In 2007, Haroutounian joined Dechert, LLP, as an associate in the Litigation Group, where he represented a major pharmaceutical company and a global oil and gas enterprise.
Throughout his legal career at both Skadden and Dechert, Haroutounian successfully represented pro-bono clients in matters ranging from landlord/tenant disputes, divorce proceedings, and criminal matters.
Haroutounian graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Albany in 1994. In 1999, he graduated from Syracuse University College of Law, summa cum laude, and was class Salutatorian. He earned an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University School of Law in 2008.
Haroutounian is proficient in Armenian.
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