David Felderman
- David Felderman
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Partner
- phone (215) 496-0300
- fax (215) 496-6611
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David Felderman is a 1991 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a B.A. degree in Economics. He received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law in 1996. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Felderman served as a law clerk to the Honorable Bernard J. Goodheart in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County. He was formerly associated with the law firm of McEldrew & Fullam, P.C., where his practice focused on medical malpractice litigation.
Among the recent cases in which Mr. Felderman has participated are: Ong v. Sears Roebuck and Co., No. 1:03-cv-4142 (N.D. Ill.); In re SCOR Holding (Switzerland) AG Securities Litigation, No. 04 Civ. 7897 (S.D.N.Y.); In re Alltel Shareholder Litigation, Civ. No. 2975-CC (Del. Chancery 2007); In re AOL Time Warner Securities Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1500 (S.D.N.Y.); Shaev v. Sidhu, November Term 2005, No. 0983 (Pa. Common Pleas, Phila. County); In re McKesson HBOC, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 99-CV-20743 (N.D. Cal.); In re Lupron Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1430 (D. Mass); In re Managed Care Litigation, C.A. No. 00-1334-MD (S.D. Fla.); In re Monosodium Glutamate Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1328 (D. Minn); In re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1200 (W.D. Pa.); In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 98-5055 (E.D. Pa.); Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., C.A. No. 03-4578 (E.D. Pa.); Funeral Consumers Alliance v. Service Corporation International, 4:05-cv-03394 (S.D.Tex.); and In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1633 (D.N.J.).
Mr. Felderman is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey. He is currently a member of the American and Philadelphia Bar Associations.
Mr. Felderman served a three-year term (2000-2002) as a member of the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division (YLD). As part of that commitment, he co-Chaired Legal Line, P.M. for three consecutive years. During his second year as co-Chair, Legal Line, P.M. won the National Association of Bar Executives 2001 LEXIS Community and Education Outreach Award. Mr. Felderman also previously served as a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association's State Civil Committee (1998-1999) and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association's New Lawyer Section Leadership Council (1998-1999). In addition, he was a Charter Member of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation's Young Lawyers Division of the Andrew Hamilton Circle.
Mr. Felderman served as a member of the Board Directors of the Penn Alumni Club of Philadelphia from 2002 through 2006, as well as serving as co-President (2004-2006) and co-Chair of the Membership Committee (2004-2006). He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Pennsylvania's Alumni Class Leadership Council (ACLC) from 2003 through 2008 where he served a two year term as Chair of the By-Laws Committee (2006-2008). In addition, Mr. Felderman served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Society of The William Penn Charter School from 1998 through 2001, where he served a one-year term as Secretary (2000-2001).
- Areas of Practice:
- Class Action Litigation
- Securities Law
- Consumer Protection
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1996
- New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- Education:
- Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - University of Pennsylvania, 1991
B.A.
Major: Economics
- Representative Cases:
- In re AOL Time Warner Securities Litigation, MDL Docket 1500 (S.D.N.Y. )
- In re Microstrategy Inc. Securities Litigation, C.A. No. 00-473-A (E.D.Va. )
- In re Revlon, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 99 Civ.10192 (S.D.N.Y. )
- In re McKesson HBOC, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 99-CV-20743 (N.D.Cal. )
- In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1456 (D. Mass. )
- In re Managed Care Litigation, C.A. No. 00-1334-MD (S.D. Fla. )
- Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc. v. Service Corporation International, C.A. No. H-05-3394 (S.D.Tex. )
- Stop & Shop Supermarket v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., C.A. No. 03-4578 (E.D. Pa. )
- In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket 1663 (D. N.J. )
- In re Monosodium Glutamate Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1328 (D. Minn )
- In re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1200 (W.D. Pa. )
- In re Mercedes-Benz Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 99-4311 (D. N.J. )
- In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 98-5055 (E.D. Pa. )
- Honors and Awards:
- National Award, Lexis-Nexis
- LEXIS Community and Education Outreach Award, National Association of Bar Executives, 2001
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
Member - Philadelphia Bar Association
Member - Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 2000 – 2002
Member, Executive Committee - Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
Co-Chair, Legal Line P.M. - Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, State Civil Committee - Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, New Lawyer Section Leadership Council
Member - Philadelphia Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Division, Andrew Hamilton Circle
Charter Member - University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Philadelphia
Co-President - University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Philadelphia
Co-Chair, Membership Committee - University of Pennsylvania Alumni Class Leadership Council
Member - University of Pennsylvania Alumni Class Leadership Council
Chair, By-Laws Committee
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hon. Bernard J. Goodheart, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Law Clerk
- McEldrew & Fullam, P.C., Associate