▁positions ▁of ▁lead ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁pla int iffs . ▁ ▁First , ▁he ▁named ▁nine ▁att or ne ys ▁as ▁lead ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁economic ▁loss ▁cases ▁and ▁nine ▁att or ne ys ▁as ▁lead ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁personal ▁injury ▁and ▁wrong ful ▁death ▁cases . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁named ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁att or ne ys ▁from ▁these ▁two ▁pan els ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁core ▁discovery ▁committee . ▁ ▁Three ▁additional ▁att or ne ys ▁were ▁named ▁as ▁l ia isons ▁to ▁coordinate ▁discovery ▁with ▁pending ▁state ▁court ▁actions ▁and ▁other ▁related ▁federal ▁lit ig ation ▁in ▁progress ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁M DL , ▁like ▁share holder ▁lit ig ation . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁one ▁additional ▁att orney ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁international ▁Toy ota ▁consum ers . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁att or ne ys ▁appointed ▁on ▁the ▁pla int iffs ' ▁side ▁included ▁Steve ▁B erman ▁of ▁H agens ▁B erman ▁Sob ol ▁Sh api ro ▁( on ▁the ▁personal ▁injury ▁and ▁wrong ful ▁death ▁committee ) ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Cab ras er ▁of ▁Lie ff ▁Cab ras er ▁He im ann ▁& ▁Bern stein ▁( on ▁the ▁economic ▁loss ▁committee ). ▁ ▁Sel na ▁also ▁clar ified ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁defense ▁coun sel ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁C ari ▁Daw son ▁and ▁Lisa ▁Gil ford ▁of ▁Al ston ▁& ▁Bird ▁as ▁lead ▁coun sel ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁loss ▁cases ▁and ▁V ince ▁Gal vin ▁and ▁Jo el ▁Smith ▁of ▁Bow man ▁and