Kaitlyn E. Stone is a litigation partner and co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence practice group in the New Jersey office of Barnes & Thornburg. Stone defends companies in a variety high-stakes litigation. She counsels leading health and life sciences, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies in product liability and mass tort matters, with an emphasis on prescription medications, medical devices, and consumer goods. Her areas of focus span multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, and coordinated state proceedings involving thousands of plaintiffs, to single-plaintiff disputes. Stone is also a formidable advocate in complex commercial and real estate litigation, with extensive experience in business tort, land use, environmental, and public contract cases. Stone lectures and publishes extensively on issues related to product liability, crisis management, and AI. She is an author of recent publications featured in Bloomberg Law, Law360, and more. She earned her B.A. from the University of Rhode Island and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. She previously served as law clerk to the Honorable Clarkson S. Fisher, Jr., P.J.A.D., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.