Biography
Rebecca Ward concentrates her practice in general commercial litigation. She represents a variety of litigants in both state and federal court, with a focus in products liability, trusts & estates litigation, corporate acquisitions/mergers, trade secrets theft, disputes with former executive employees, and First Amendment issues.
Outside the Firm
Rebecca serves as a Pennsylvania poll-worker every primary and general election at her local polling place.
Experience
- Unanimous defense verdict in the first Philadelphia talc products liability trial for Johnson & Johnson.
- Successful summary judgment against plaintiffs who made a $600 million claim involving theories about alleged effects of violent video games for a publicly traded video game manufacturer.
- High-profile proceedings for a publicly traded medical device manufacturer in matters that received national media attention.
- Leading defense industry contractors in trade secret and intellectual property disputes, and indemnity claims arising from corporate acquisitions/mergers.
- A leading supplier of financial accounting software, in a dispute arising from a corporate acquisition.
- A publicly traded biosciences company; dismissal of fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims brought by the company's former CEO and President.
- International consulting firm serving the private sector, funding organizations and NGOs in emerging markets.
- Individual clients in intra-family corporate and trust transactions.
- A leading commercial real estate lender, in dispute arising from luxury condominium development.
News & Views
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
Barry Abrams, John A. Adkins, Michael S. Andreasen, Ory Apelboim, Roy W. Arnold, Scott Arnold
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
Russell T. Wong, Mark I. Rabinowitz, Kevin J. Bruno, Mark R. Haskell, Scott M. Kaplan, Sarah H. Frazier
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Case
Blank Rome Secures Class Action Victory for Simon Property Group
James T. Smith, Daniel E. Rhynhart, Evan H. Lechtman, Daniel S. Morris, Jeffrey N. Rosenthal, William R. Cruse
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Book
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Laws and Regulations USA – Pennsylvania 2023
International Comparative Legal Guides – Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2023 -
Honor
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
Barry Abrams, John A. Adkins, Natalie Alameddine, Samar Aryani-Sabet, D. Morgan Barry, Kevin J. Baum
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Media Coverage
Looking Back on The Legal's Top Verdicts of 2021
The Legal IntelligencerJames T. Smith, Rebecca D. Ward, William R. Cruse, Heidi G. Crikelair, D. Morgan Barry
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Case
Blank Rome Trial Team Secures Unanimous Jury Verdict on Behalf of Johnson & Johnson Following Six-Week Trial
James T. Smith, Rebecca D. Ward, William R. Cruse, Heidi G. Crikelair, D. Morgan Barry
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Event
Financial Institution Pro Bono Day
Kathy E. Ochroch, Barry Abrams, Roy W. Arnold, Amy Joseph Coles, Joseph T. Moran, Dalila J. Berry
Recognitions
- 2026, Commercial Litigation, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2023–2024, Appellate Practice, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
Affiliations
Memberships
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Bar Association of the Third Federal Circuit
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel
Rebecca is a past member of the Board of the SeniorLaw Center. She serves as a volunteer arbitrator for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Credentials
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Colorado
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
Education
- University of Chicago, BA
- University of Chicago Law School, JD
