Eugene A. Spector
- Eugene A. Spector
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Partner
- phone (215) 496-0300
- fax (215) 496-6611
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Eugene Spector, founding partner of Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, P.C., is nationally recognized for his work on behalf of class action plaintiffs.
He has handled many high profile cases, including such antitrust class actions as In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1261 (E.D. Pa.), in which he was co-lead counsel and which settled for more than $200 million, the largest antitrust case settlement ever in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where Judge Dubois stated: "The Court has repeatedly stated that the lawyering in this case at every stage was superb ..." 2004 WL 1221350, *6 (E.D. Pa. June 2, 2004). Mr. Spector was also co-lead counsel in In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation, No. 01-12239 (D. Mass.), in which a settlement of $75 million was obtained for the class, which Judge Young described as "the result of a great deal of very fine lawyering." Mr. Spector has been involved in securities class action litigation including Rosenthal v. Dean Witter, which resulted in a landmark decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that recognized, for the first time, that securities fraud could be proved without reliance being alleged. This precedent-setting case was important because under state securities law the reliance element sometimes proved difficult, especially when large numbers of people were involved in a class action suit. Mr. Spector is currently serving as co-lead counsel in such antitrust cases In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation; McDonough v. Babies 'R Us, et al; and In re Mercedes Benz Antitrust Litigation
Before founding Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, Mr. Spector was a litigator with Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis. His additional experience includes establishing and heading the securities litigation section of the Philadelphia-based Gross & Sklar, P.C., and serving as a law clerk to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Herbert B. Cohen and Alexander F. Barbieri.
Mr. Spector is a member of the American, Federal, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations, as well as the ABA's Antitrust and Litigation Sections and the Securities Law Sub-Committee of the Litigation Section. He is also a member of the Federal Courts Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the American Judicature Society.
He earned his undergraduate degree (1965) from Temple University, and his law degree (with honors,1970) from Temple University School of Law, where he served as an editor of The Temple Law Quarterly.
- Areas of Practice:
- Class Action Plaintiffs
- Securities Litigation
- Antitrust
- Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3d Circuit, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- Education:
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970
J.D.
Law Review: Temple Law Quarterly, 1968 - 1970 - Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1965
B.A.
Major: History
- Published Works:
- Philadelphia Taxation: The Amendability of Partnerships and Other Unincorporated Associations to Tax 42 Temple L.Q. 165, 1969
- Representative Cases:
- In re Flat Glass Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1200 (W.D. Pa.)
- In re: Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litigation, No. M-02-1486 PJH (N.D. Cal.)
- In re: Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, Misc. No. 99-0197 (TFH) (D.D.C.)
- In re: OSB Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 06-CV-826-PD (E.D. Pa.)
- In re: Bulk [Extruded] Graphite Productions Antitrust Litigation, Master File No. 02-CV-06030 (D. N. J.)
- Cohen v. MacAndrews & Forbes Group, Inc, C.A. No. 7390 (Del. Ch)
- Goldberg v. Americana Hotels and Realty Corp.,, C.A. No. 86-3166-Y (D. Mass.)
- In re U.S. Healthcare Securities Litigation, No. 88-559 (E.D. Pa.)
- PNB Mortgage and Realty Trust by Richardson v. Philadelphia National Bank, C.A. No. 82-5023 (E.D. Pa.)
- In re GCA Corporation Securities Litigation, C.A. No. 85-4693-C (D. Mass.)
- In re RAC Mortgage Investment Corp. Securities Litigation, MDL Docket No. 824 (D. Md.)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Philadelphia Bar Association, 1972 – Present
Federal Courts Committee - American Bar Association, 1972 – Present
Member, Litigation Section - American Bar Association, 1972 – Present
Member, Antitrust Section - American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Securities Law Sub-committee
- Past Employment Positions:
- Gross & Sklar, Partner, 1980 – 1986
- Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Attorney, 1972 – 1979
- Honorable Herbert B. Cohen and the Honorable Alexander F. Barbieri, Justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1970 – 1971