Takata has confirmed its retention of Dechert chairman Andrew Levander to oversee the embattled Japanese auto parts company’s outside counsel efforts as it copes with a bevy of legal issues emanating from the alleged production of defective airbags.
Reuters first had the news late Tuesday of Takata’s hire of Dechert, noting that Levander will lead teams of lawyers from the firm handling a criminal probe, congressional inquiry and class action litigation against the company over faulty inflators that cause airbags to explode and send shrapnel into vehicles that can kill or maim drivers and passengers.
