Stephen Kastenberg > Ballard Spahr LLP > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile
Ballard Spahr LLP Offices
1735 MARKET STREET, 51ST FLOOR
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-7599
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Stephen Kastenberg

Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Stephen J. Kastenberg focuses on complex business litigation with an emphasis on antitrust and competition, securities, and corporate governance litigation. He has successfully defended public and private companies and universities in federal and state lawsuits, including class actions, throughout the United States. He also regularly represents clients as plaintiffs in business disputes, or assists them through internal investigations. Stephen is based in Philadelphia and is a member of the firm’s Elected and Expanded Boards.
In his nearly 30 years of litigation experience, Stephen has achieved a significant number of victories through trial, arbitration, summary judgment, advantageous settlement, and on appeal. His clients range from Fortune 100 multinational corporations to privately held companies and nonprofit organizations, and span such industry sectors as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, investments, media and technology, real estate, financial services, and higher education.
Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Memberships
American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
New Jersey State Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Ballard Spahr’s Pro Bono Committee
New Jersey Scholars Program, Member and past President
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Director and Trustee
Police Corruption Task Force, past appointee by Philadelphia Mayor Edward Rendell
Education
Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
Managing Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation
Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1988)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
Monopolization and conspiracy cases form the core of Ballard Spahr LLP‘s antitrust group, which represents clients on both side of the aisle. Leslie John, who has a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and health care industries, leads the practice from Philadelphia, where Jason Leckerman and Stephen Kastenberg are further key members of the team. In New York, James Mitchell is specialized in the securities industry, while Philadelphia-based Edward Rogers handles cases relating to monopolization and conspiracy claims. Denise Plunkett left the firm in January 2021.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Project finance