Antitrust
Jason Leckerman , chair of litigation department at Ballard Spahr LLP , leads the antitrust & competition group and handles high-stakes product liability and commercial disputes. He advises life-sciences, agriculture, manufacturing and financial-services clients on compliance, mergers and complex litigation nationwide.
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Partner and Chair of the firm's Litigation Department
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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.
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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)
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Key clients
- Corteva Agriscience Electric Utility Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance CSL Limited PHEAA DuPont de Nemours, Inc. Neuronetics, Inc. Sinclair Broadcasting Philadelphia Housing Authority American Board of Internal Medicine
Work highlights
Represented Corteva and its subsidiary in nearly two dozen class actions alleging a coordinated boycott against online sellers of crop inputs, such as seeds and protection products.
Represented a class of advertisers who allege a conspiracy to artificially inflate the prices of local television spot advertisements throughout the United States.
Represent EIDP, formerly known as E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont), which allegedly manufactured the gas pipe involved in an explosion at a chocolate factory.