Ann Laupheimer concentrates her practice on corporate litigation, including:
· Insurance coverage and insolvency- directors' and officers', errors and omissions, general commercial liability policy coverage litigation
· complex business disputes arising from M&A, joint ventures, and corporate dissolutions
· corporate liability-director, officer, professional, and general partner liability
· securities
· shareholder disputes
· banking and financial institutions litigation
· bankruptcy-related litigation
Ms. Laupheimer is recognized by Chambers USA as a leader in general commercial litigation and insurance litigation. Chambers notes "[she] enjoys a high standing in the market and has carved a niche in dealing with insurance company insolvency work. Competitors are impressed with her judgment and describe her as a 'delight to have on the other side - she is experienced and understands the issues, so you can get straight to the nub of the problem.'" She is described as 'smart, efficient and thorough' and 'a really good lawyer and an excellent litigator.'
She has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for her expertise in Business Litigation.
Representative Matters
· Represented one of largest managed care organization in US in suit against 11 primary and excess professional liability insurers to recover money paid to settle class-action RICO suit by one million physicians relating to alleged wrongful claim processing, including trial of rescission counterclaims by three of the eleven insurers.
· Represented multi-national medical device manufacturer and Board of Directors in litigation and settlement of derivative claim for breach of fiduciary duty arising out of alleged criminal off-label marketing scheme.
· Liquidator of insurance company in variety of matters before Pennsylvania courts, including disputes with insurance guaranty associations, policyholders, third-party litigation against directors and officers, accountants, as well as general legal issues.
· Represented large multi-national food company in multiple suits seeking to acquire and demolish deteriorating property to make way for redevelopment of blighted urban area in Camden, NJ.
· Disputes over post-merger liability for multi-employer pension plan withdrawal liability in pharmaceutical industry.
· Defended multi-national chemical company headquartered in Philadelphia in $300 million dollar federal court litigation brought by bankrupt competitor and joint venture partner over alleged failed project to build chemical plant in Idaho.
· Represented Pennsylvania computer services firm in professional liability coverage dispute against two insurers over expenses for $50 million project failure claim by foreign client in foreign country.
· Represented large multi-national food company in connection with fraudulent conveyance actions relating to bankrupt natural gas distributor.
Community Service & Affiliations
Ms. Laupheimer is the chair-elect of the Board of Trustee of the Agnes Irwin School, an all-girls college preparatory academy in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. She is also a member of many associations and organizations, including the Board of Alumni Managers at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee.
Ms. Laupheimer served three times on the Merit Selection Panels to assist the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the selection of judges to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Events
7TH ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY
November 4th and November 11th, 2011
Susan L. Bickley, Mark Blondman, Sheila E. Branyan, Edward N. Cahn, Cheryl S. Chang, William R. Cruse, et al.
6TH ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friday, October 29, 2010
Grand Hyatt New York
November 12, 2010
Jerry D. Bernstein, Kevin J. Bruno, Lisa Casey Spaniel, Scott F. Cooper, Jennifer Hale Eagland, Lawrence A. Gross, et al.
FIFTH ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Grand Hyatt New York
Friday, November 6, 2009
W. Cameron Beard, Thomas E. Biron, Frank A. Dante, Earl M. Forte, Stephen E. Gross, Anthony B. Haller, et al.
FOURTH ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
Harvard Club of New York
Monday, November 3, 2008
Four Seasons Hotel
November 6, 2008
Edward N. Cahn, Stephanie C. Chomentowski, Scott F. Cooper, Frank A. Dante, John J. DiChello, Jr., Anthony B. Haller, et al.
FIDUCIARY DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
[Event]
October 16, 2008
Ann Blair Laupheimer
BLANK ROME HOSTS INAUGURAL WOMEN'S FORUM RETREAT
[Event]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10-11, 2008
Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Ann Blair Laupheimer, Sheila G. Riesel and Joan N. Stern
THIRD ANNUAL EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
Harvard Club, New York City
Friday, October 26, 2007
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 1, 2007
Edward N. Cahn, Scott F. Cooper, Anthony B. Haller, Ann Blair Laupheimer, Evan H. Lechtman, Frederick D. Lipman, et al.
WHAT AUDIT COMMITTEES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT D&O POLICIES
[Event]
Association of Audit Committee Members Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
June 1, 2007
Ann Blair Laupheimer
EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL 2006 SEMINAR
[Event]
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia
October 27, 2006
Harvard Club, New York
November 3, 2006
Jerry D. Bernstein, Sheila E. Branyan, Edward N. Cahn, Harris N. Cogan, Frank A. Dante, Jeremy J.O. Harwood, et al.
EMERGING ISSUES FOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
[Event]
Marvin Comisky Conference Center, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA
October 21, 2005
Ann Blair Laupheimer, Jeremy A. Rist and William H. Roberts
A full-day complimentary CLE event covering cutting-edge topics of interest to those who serve as corporate in-house counsel.
Publications
SUPREME COURT ISSUES RULING ADDRESSING TIME LIMITS FOR FILING SECURITIES FRAUD SUITS
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
May 2010 (No. 2)
Joseph O. Click, Ann Blair Laupheimer, James V. Masella III and Philippe M. Salomon
U.S. SUPREME COURT BRINGS UNIFORMITY TO THE DETERMINATION OF A CORPORATION'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
March 2010 (No. 1)
Catherine A. Armentano, Joseph O. Click, Anthony B. Haller, Ann Blair Laupheimer, James V. Masella III, Grant S. Palmer, et al.
THIRD CIRCUIT REJECTS ENFORCEMENT OF CLASS-ARBITRATION WAIVER
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
March 2009 (No. 3)
Ann Blair Laupheimer, Jeremy A. Rist and William H. Roberts
DELAWARE COURT REJECTS CITIGROUP SHAREHOLDERS' SUBPRIME BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY CLAIM
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
February 2009 (No. 2)
Alisa E. Moen, Ann Blair Laupheimer, Steven L. Caponi and Elizabeth A. Sloan
DELAWARE SUPREME COURT NARROWS OFFICER AND DIRECTOR DEFENSES IN THE CONTEXT OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
January 2009 (No. 1)
Ann Blair Laupheimer and Elizabeth A. Sloan
ECONOMIC TURMOIL CREATES LITIGATION RISK FOR PRIVATE EQUITY FAMILIES
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
December 2008 (No. 3)
Ann Blair Laupheimer, Lawrence F. Flick II, Alan L. Zeiger and Alisa E. Moen
DELAWARE COURT OF CHANCERY REJECTS APPLICATION OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CONDITION TERM AND REFUSES TO ALLOW "ELEVENTH HOUR" UNILATERAL EXIT FROM MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DEAL
[Alert]
Corporate Litigation Alert
October 2008 (No. 2)
Steven L. Caponi, Ann Blair Laupheimer, Alisa E. Moen and Elizabeth A. Sloan
SHERMAN ACT "JURISDICTION" IN HOSPITAL STAFF EXCLUSION CASES
[Article]
132 Pa. L. Rev.
1984
Ann Blair Laupheimer
News
BLANK ROME LAUNCHES CHINA COMPANY SECURITIES LITIGATION TASK FORCE
[Press Release]
July 25, 2011
Barry H. Genkin, James T. Smith, Dawn M. Bernd-Schulz, Nigel J. Binnersley, Sheila E. Branyan, Steven L. Caponi, et al.
Cases and Deals
BLANK ROME SECURES VICTORY FOR CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
[Case]
February 2011
Ann Blair Laupheimer, Stephen M. Orlofsky and Stephen E. Gross
Blank Rome secured a victory for Campbell Soup Company, with respect to an application that it filed, in conjunction with the Camden Redevelopment Authority, to place the vacant Sears Building on the "to be acquired" list of properties in the Gateway Redevelopment Plan.
Recognition
CHAMBERS USA 2011 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
[Ranking]
June 10, 2011
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Kevin J. Bruno, David W. Carickhoff, Sara L. Chenetz, et al.
CHAMBERS USA 2010 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
[Ranking]
June 11, 2010
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Ernest W. Chung, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, et al.
LEGAL 500 US RANKS BLANK ROME PRACTICES AND ATTORNEYS
[Ranking]
June 2010
Barry H. Genkin, Ann Blair Laupheimer and Alan L. Zeiger
CHAMBERS USA 2009 RECOGNIZES MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AND PRACTICES
[Ranking]
June 2009
Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, et al.
CHAMBERS USA 2008-HIGHER RANKINGS FOR MORE BLANK ROME TEAMS AND ATTORNEYS
[Ranking]
June 2008
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Scott F. Cooper, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Joseph S. Finkelstein, et al.
CHAMBERS USA 2007 RECOGNIZES BLANK ROME'S LEADING PRACTICES AND ATTORNEYS
[Ranking]
June 2007
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Steven Dubow, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Lawrence F. Flick II, Harvey I. Forman, et al.
CHAMBERS USA 2006 RECOGNIZES BLANK ROME AS LEADING LAW FIRM
[Ranking]
June 2006
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Lawrence F. Flick II, Harvey I. Forman, Anthony B. Haller, et al.
CHAMBERS USA 2005 NAMES FIRM PRACTICES AND ATTORNEYS AS LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS
[Ranking]
May 31, 2005
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Bonnie Glantz Fatell, Lawrence F. Flick II, Anthony B. Haller, Michael J. Hanlon, et al.
CHAMBER USA 2004 RANKS MORE BLANK ROME ATTORNEYS AS LEADING LAWYERS
[Ranking]
December 2004
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Lawrence F. Flick II, Harvey I. Forman, Anthony B. Haller, Michael J. Hanlon, et al.
CHAMBERS USA 2003-2004 RANKS BLANK ROME AMONG THE TOP
[Ranking]
December 2003
Thomas E. Biron, Fred Blume, Lawrence F. Flick II, Harvey I. Forman, Ann Blair Laupheimer, Frederick D. Lipman, et al.