Jason Leckerman > 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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Jason Leckerman
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Partner and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department
Career
Jason A. Leckerman is Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. He focuses on antitrust and competition, product liability, and commercial litigation and regularly counsels clients on antitrust compliance and risk. In addition, he assists private and public companies in analyzing potential mergers and acquisitions, and in obtaining clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.
At Ballard Spahr, Jason is a member of the Expanded Board, Partner-in-Charge of the litigation mentoring program in the Philadelphia office, and is Partner-in-Charge of the United Way Campaign.
Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships
American Bar Association
Ballard Spahr’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council
Community Legal Services, President
Philadelphia Legal Assistance, President
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001)
Member, Order of the Coif
Recipient, James A. Manderino Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
With notable strength in the pharma, agricultural, and chemical industries, Ballard Spahr LLP stands out for its particular expertise in monopolization and conspiracy litigations and class actions. The team is led by Leslie John, who also co-leads the firm’s false advertising litigation group; John represents clients in the pharma and healthcare industries on the full range of antitrust litigation, including before federal and state courts and antitrust agencies. Other key individuals include Jason Leckerman, who chairs the firm’s litigation department and assists private and public companies with the antitrust aspects of mergers, and Stephen Kastenberg, recommended for class actions. In New York, James Mitchell focuses on antitrust issues in the securities space, handling a broad range of criminal and civil litigation. Unless otherwise stated, all mentioned lawyers are based in Pennsylvania.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Real estate > Real estate
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense