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Rowan Brown

Partner

England & Wales

020 3319 3700

rowan.brown@keystonelaw.co.uk

“Rowan was incredibly responsive, replying to emails immediately and offering clear, reassuring advice throughout. Thanks to her fast approach and great expertise, professionalism and fairness, I now feel far more secure and at ease. I can’t thank Rowan enough for her help. I would highly recommend Keystone Law, and in particular Rowan Brown, for anyone needing reliable, professional legal support.
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- L. Vockins, Client

Rowan specialises in resolving insurance disputes, medical and life sciences litigation, providing advice for inquests and professional regulation. She advises on product liability, clinical trial, injury and medical malpractice claims, regulations, policy coverage and wording disputes, inquests, fitness to practise investigations by regulators and public inquiries.

Rowan’s clients are insurers, private healthcare providers, manufacturers of medical products and pharmaceuticals, charities, SMEs and individuals.

Expertise

Rowan advises on product liability, clinical trial and medical malpractice claims, regulations, policy coverage and wording disputes, inquests, and fitness to practise investigations by regulators.

Experience

  • Resolved group litigation involving hundreds of claims arising from the criminal actions of a surgeon.
  • Defended group litigation resulting from the use of PIP breast implants.
  • Advised on regulations relevant to new pharmaceutical products.
  • Advised on potential claims involving pelvic mesh and textured breast implants.
  • Fitness to practise investigations by the GMC, NMC and HCPC.
  • Advised on CQC registrations.
  • Advised on a medical malpractice claim arising out of shoulder surgery which negatively affected performance.
  • Employers’ and public liability claims including death at work, stress claims and a wide range of injuries.

Rowan specialises in complex product liability and medical device litigation, including pelvic mesh and PIP breast implant claims, and has extensive experience representing healthcare providers in inquests and negligence matters.

Experience

  • Advised on potential claims involving pelvic mesh and textured breast implants
  • Advised insurers and brokers on potential product liability claims and/or medical negligence claims arising from personal injury resulting from pelvic mesh and textured breast implants
  • Acted on product liability claims involving medical or injury element for insurers, private healthcare providers, suppliers and manufacturers
  • Defended group litigation resulting from the use of PIP breast implants
  • Acted for a medical device supplier and their insurers defending group litigation involving hundreds of product liability claims resulting from personal injury caused by PIP breast implants
  • Acted for a private healthcare group in a complex and long-running inquest involving multiple deaths
  • Acted for a charity in many inquests arising from deaths in hospitals
  • Provided advice and representation in inquest arising from death during clinical trial

Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.

Recognition

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation 2023–2025

Recognised by The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner for Clinical Negligence: Defendant 2020

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology 2020

Rowan qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2020, she worked at the following firms:

  • RPC
  • Beachcrofts
  • Allen & Overy