Theodore M. Lieverman
- Theodore M. Lieverman
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Partner
- phone (215) 496-0300
- fax (215) 496-6611
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Theodore M. Lieverman, of counsel, focuses his practice on class actions involving unions and union benefit funds. He was co-lead counsel in a number of class actions, including In re TriCor Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 05-360 (D. Del.) (settled for over $67 million for indirect purchasers); In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 01-12239 (D. Mass.) (settled for $75 million for indirect purchasers); and co-counsel for a nationwide class of retirees who sued for lost medical benefits, Local 56 UFCW v. Campbell Soup Co., 954 F. Supp. 1000, 1003 (D. N.J. 1997), resulting in the creation of a fund in excess of $100 million to fund future benefits.
He also served as co-lead counsel in Vista Healthplan, Inc. v. Cephalon, Inc., C.A. No. 06-1833 (E.D. Pa.) (antitrust class action over the drug Provigil); and In re DDAVP Antitrust Litigation, No. 05 Civ. 2237 (S.D.N.Y.).
Mr. Lieverman litigated one of the leading cases issued by the National Labor Relations Board on the use of labor-management cooperation programs in unionized workplaces, E.I. duPont deNemours & Co., 311 NLRB No. 88 (1993). During 1995-1997, Mr. Lieverman served as general counsel to the Court-appointed Election Officer who conducted the 1996 officer elections for International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He also served as general counsel for the Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health from 1983 to 1992.
He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania as well as the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey, the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Southern District of New York; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Eleventh, D.C. and Federal Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Lieverman has lectured on various legal issues to lawyers and union officials and has been an adjunct professor of law at Rutgers Law School-Camden. In 2011, he participated in the Fulbright Specialists Program by lecturing on electoral reform and U.S. constitutional law at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He also served as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Mr. Lieverman is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in various editions of Who's Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, The Best Lawyers in America, and Law & Politics’ list of Pennsylvania “Superlawyers.” He earned a B.A. with general and departmental honors in History from Vassar College and a J.D. degree from Northeastern University Law School.
- Areas of Practice:
- Class Actions
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Appeals
- Labor Management Relations Act
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
- Federal Civil Rights Statutes
- Constitutional Law
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)
- Antitrust
- Litigation Percentage:
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1979
- New Jersey, 1988
- Massachusetts, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1984
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- Education:
- Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1978
J.D. - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1971
B.A.
Honors: General and Departmental Honors
Major: History
- Published Works:
- "The RICO-ization of Federal Labor Law: An Argument for Broad Preemption" (Co-Author), 8 The Labor Lawyer 335, 1992
- "Are You Ready for This? Some Clients to Avoid", Trial, Vol. 25, No. 9, September, 1989
- "'Caution: We've Discovered a Slight Problem...' The Continuing Duty To Warn in Products Liability Cases" (Co-Author), New Jersey Trial Lawyer 85, April, 1990
- "Law and Power: Some Reflections on Nicaragua, the United States, and the World Court ", 10 Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade 295, 1986
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School--Camden, 1991 – 1994
- Honors and Awards:
- Listed in Who's Who in America
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee
Member - Philadelphia Bar Association
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