Seth A. Goldberg

Seth A. Goldberg

Seth A. Goldberg practices in the area of litigation, with a particular emphasis on general commercial litigation and class actions involving antitrust, securities and healthcare.

Prior to joining Duane Morris, Mr. Goldberg was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of a national firm, where he worked with a team of trial attorneys in a number of antitrust and other commercial litigation matters.

Mr. Goldberg is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Florida. He is a 1999 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was senior note/comment editor of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, and a graduate of Temple University.

Areas Of Practice

· General Commercial Litigation

· Complex Litigation/Class Actions

· White Collar Crime

Representative Matters

· Represents a medical device manufacturer in the prosecution of claims for tortious interference of non-competition covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets.

· Represents a condominium association against an insurance company for claims arising out of damage sustained during Hurricane Wilma.

· Represents a leading investment banking firm and medical device manufacturer in the defense of claims for breach of contract and fraud arising out of a $225 million merger agreement.

· Represents a class of pathologists in the prosecution of claims for breach of contract arising out of improper reimbursement by a health care insurance company.

· Represents a class of emergency medical services providers in the prosecution of claims for quantum meruit and unjust enrichment arising out of improper reimbursement by a health care insurance company.

· Represented a medical device manufacturer in the prosecution of claims for breach of non-competition covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets. Obtained verdict in favor of client.

· Represented a leading investment banking firm in the prosecution of claims for breach of contract and misrepresentation arising out of an asset based lending agreement. Settled.

· Represented an area hospital in the prosecution of claims for antitrust violations arising out of a leading health care insurance company's improper reimbursement rates. Settled.

· Represented a cigarette manufacturer in the defense of antitrust claims brought by competing cigarette manufacturers arising out of cigarette merchandising programs. Obtained summary judgment for client. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Philip Morris, Inc., 199 F. supp.2d 362 (M.D.N.C. 2002).

· Represented a cigarette manufacturer in the defense of antitrust claims arising out of tobacco auction purchasing. Settled.

· Represented a leading insurance company in the defense of class action claims for securities law violations and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of a tender offer. Settled.

· Represented the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight in its investigation of the accounting practices of Fannie Mae, Inc. Settled.

· Represented a medical device manufacturer in the defense of claims for breach of contract and fraud arising out of a mobile services agreement. Settled.

Professional Activities

· University of Pennsylvania Inn of Court

· American Bar Association
- Antitrust Section

· Pennsylvania Bar Association

· Philadelphia Bar Association

· New Jersey Bar Association

· District of Columbia Bar Association

· Florida Bar Association

Experience

· Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2008-present
- Associate, 2003-2007

· Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Associate, 1999-2003

Selected Publications

· Note, "O'Dell v. Netherland: Unconstitutional Death Sentence Affirmed on a Technicality," Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review, Vol. 8.1, Fall, 1998