Edward D. Rogers

Partner

Philadelphia

Tel 215.864.8144
Fax 215.864.8999

Edward D. Rogers leads the Eminent Domain and Loss Recovery Teams in the Litigation Department, and is a member of the Real Estate and Construction Litigation and Antitrust and Competition Groups. Over the past three decades, his business litigation experience has included a wide variety of complex civil cases. His practice focuses on eminent domain, real estate tax appeals, and antitrust cases.

In his antitrust practice, Ed represents plaintiffs and defendants in monopolization and conspiracy cases. His eminent domain practice involves high stakes condemnation matters for property owners and government entities. Ed’s loss recovery practice consists of counseling and representing clients in antitrust disputes to recover overcharges.

Services

Experience

Representative Matters

Obtained a favorable settlement in the form of a reassessment thar resulted in a substantial refund for a commercial mortgage REIT in connection with its former ownership of a mall in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Representing a real estate developer in a Commonwealth Court appeal of an assessment on a parking garage on North Broad Street in Philadelphia that was principally purchased to service a now-closed hospital.
Representing property owners as condemnee in a complex eminent domain action related to a large parcel of land adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport. Successfully tried the action to a Board of View, resulting in a substantial award to the client that is currently on appeal.

Representing a major Philadelphia utility as condemnor in a substantial eminent domain action involving a waterfront parcel in West Philadelphia.
Representing a major mixed-use developer in connection with a partial taking of an office/retail/hotel parcel for light rail expansion by the City of Phoenix.
Led a team that successfully defended Delaware County and its Board of Elections in multiple lawsuits brought by the Trump Campaign and related entities in Federal and state court both before and after the 2020 Election. The suits challenged application of the Pennsylvania Election Code to mail-in voting procedures on statutory and constitutional grounds, and ultimately sought to decertify the election results in Pennsylvania.
Represented multiple municipalities and water utilities as plaintiffs in actions claiming that defendants engaged in anticompetitive conduct in connection with the sale of aluminum sulfate, a water treatment chemical, that have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements for the municipalities and utilities.
Defended a pharmaceutical manufacturer in antitrust class actions in Pennsylvania federal court involving allegations of monopolization related to patent litigations, a citizen petition filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and alleged reverse payment settlement agreement
Defeated class certification in consumer class action alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers of residential title insurance.
Defended accounting malpractice actions brought against Big Four accounting firms by state insurance commissioners who had taken over major insurance companies
Obtained de minimis settlement on behalf of a major credit card issuer in a national antitrust class action case alleging a price-fixing conspiracy and Truth in Lending Act violations involving foreign currency conversion fees
Represented a publisher of a free Philadelphia newspaper distributed on urban mass transit systems that defeated a First Amendment challenge brought by The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today
Successfully defended the owners of a major sports venue in Philadelphia against free speech challenges brought by groups seeking to stage demonstrations

Professional Highlights

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Recognition & Accomplishments

Chambers USA, Antitrust (Pennsylvania), 2021-2023

The Legal 500 US, Antitrust - Civil litigation/class action - defense, 2019, 2022, 2023; Antitrust - Civil litigation/class action - plaintiff, 2019

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Speaking Engagements

Faculty, HarrisMartin's Antitrust Pay-for-Delay Litigation CLE Conference, Philadelphia, September 22, 2014

Publications

"News Gathering Practices After Bartnicki v. Vopper," LDRC Prepublication/Prebroadcast Review Subcommittee Report, November 2002

"District Court Dismisses Libel Claim Against Website Operator for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction: Plaintiff's Residence in Jurisdiction Insufficient," The Legal Intelligencer, June 2002

"Striking the Wrong Balance: Constituency Statutes and Corporate Governance," Pepperdine Law Review, Volume 21, Number 3, 1994

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Credentials

Education

Columbia Law School (J.D. 1991)
Recipient, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholarship

Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1983)

Admissions

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania