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 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, Rick Antonoff, Samar Aryani-Sabet, D. Morgan Barry
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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
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
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 - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Education
- University of Chicago, BA
- University of Chicago Law School, JD