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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 40 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1985
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Posted by Ted | January 14, 2013
Executive Director, Global Security
Woked with Stephen Cipolla for years at Merck. Stephen was always timely, ethical, competent and engaged. I'd strongly recommend him.
Posted by DAVID | January 07, 2013 | Business
Recommendation for Steve Cipolla
I worked professionally with Steve for about a decade as the leader of a complex and difficult commercial and research joint venture, as my legal partner. he was excellent in providing timely and relevant support for all our issues requiring legal assessment and resolution. I recommend his work highl...
Posted by Paul | January 03, 2013 | Business
Support for Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals
I worked very closely with Steve when he was (among other things) the attorney for the Merck/Schering-Plough joint venture. He is an outstanding attorney who not only understood the legal issues around a large and complex joint venture but also the strategic and business issues a new venture faces. A...
Posted by Patrick | January 02, 2013 | Health Care
One of the best attorneys I've ever worked with
Steve was my in-house counsel at Merck and provided legal counsel on a range of matters, including antitrust, pricing and antikickback issues. He also defended me and the Company in a major lawsuit regarding pharmaceutical pricing. In all these undertakings, Steve was consistently highly able, ver...
Posted by Durga | January 01, 2013 | Antitrust & Trade Law
Steve Cippolla: An Outstanding Attorney who partners with clients
I worked with Steve from 1996 to 2010, while at Merck. We worked on a range of projects from pricing to anti-trust to BD deals. In every setting and on every case, Steve was well-prepared, highly motivated and provided an outstanding level of legal support. I would work with Steve without hesitati...
Stephen Joseph Cipolla's Lawyer Endorsements
"29 years of practicing law is very experienced A former associate at Pepper Hamilton, Counsel for Merck and now available to the public speaks volumes. Stephen's knowledge of both the law and procedure is excellent and evident in his pro bono contributions here. The greatest judge of Stephen's worth to a paying client are his clients and they have spoken loudly in his favor through their stellar client reviews. READ THEM! Do yourself a favor and schedule a consultation with him ASAP. If you are lucky he might just agree to represent you. KUDOS"
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"An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of his clients and getting them the most favorable result possible."
"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Cipolla is a skilled and respected member of the legal community. He is a zealous advocate for the rights and interests of his clients."
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"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Cipolla is an outstanding attorney with an excpeptional reputation. He is a strong and zealous advocate for his clients and a credit to the legal profession. I highly recommend his legal services."
"I endorse Attorney Cipolla. From his answers and time on Avvo, it is clear he is dedicated to serving those in need and his clients. It's rare that lawyers spend so much valuable time helping the community, for free, and I applaud him for doing it to such a great level. Kudos."
"Stephen Cipolla is one of the nation's foremost antitrust lawyers. An expert in the field for nearly thirty years, I first worked with him when he represented Conrail in the complex railroad antitrust cases of the late '80s and early '90s. For decades since he was run major pharmaceutical antitrust matters from in house and at trial, as well as shepherding FTC investigations. He also creates compliance programs accessible even to non-lawyers. His humor and intelligence make him a joy to work with."
"With a terrific background, both practical and legal, lots of experience, to-the-point and highly accurate answers published to questions at Avvo.com, a successful court case track record, experience writing about the law and speaking about it to other attorneys too (and his web site is very nicely done too), it is easy to see that Attorney Cipolla knows the law extremely well and loves to make sure people get rock solid advice about it. If you have a Trade Law question, he is your answer. Simple as that. I highly recommend him to you."
"Mr. Cipolla gives consistently accurate, analytic answers which are customized to the Avvo askers. These are exactly the qualities that any client would be looking for in hiring an attorney. He also has special skills rarely found elsewhere, such as antitrust law."
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Experience
Honors
2005
Special Achievement Award-Reorg. of Electronic Document Systems, Merck Human Health Division
2003
Annual Award for Best Marketing Program, Merck & Co., Inc.
2003
Division Staff Award for Management of Antitrust Litigation, Merck Office of General Counsel
2003
Excellence Award-Revisions to Inventory/Distribution, Merck Human Health Division
2000
Management Award -- Formation of Merck / Schering Joint Venture, Merck & Co., Inc.
1996
Special Achievement Award, Merck & Co.inc.
1993
Management Award, Merck & Co., Inc.
1985
Woolsack Honor Society, Woolsack Honor Society
1984
D. Arthur Magaziner Award for Human Service, D. Arthur Magaziner
Work Experience
2012 - 2013
Partner / Special Counsel, Cipolla Associates
1991 - 2011
Counsel II, Antitrust / Commercial, Merck & Co., Inc.
1985 - 1991
Litigation Associate, Pepper Hamilton, LLP
Associations
2012 - Present
Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive GroupMember
2008 - Present
American Antitrust InstituteMember
2004 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Friter v. Iolab Corp., 607 A.2d 1111 (Pa. Super. 1992)
Iolab Corporation, my client, was dismissed at the summary judgment stage. At trial the plaintiff's won a substantial damages judgment, which was affirmed on appeal.
Education
2014
Center for Resolutions
Certificate
1985
Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
University of Pennsylvania
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
Webinar
Robinson Patman Update for In-house Counsel
2013
Government Regulation of Pharmaceutical Pricing
Antitrust implications of drug pricing
2012
Sixth Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust
Pharmaceutical Antitrust
2012
Corporate Counseling Committee,
Price Discrimination Fundamentals
2008
Pharmaceutical Antitrust
The Continuing Marginalization of the Robinson Patman Act
2008
Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust
Avoiding the Appearance of Predatory Pricing by Carefully Crafting Pricing and Distribution Strategies
2003
Antitrust Section Annual Meeting
The View from Inside: Managing Antitrust Litigation
Publications
2013
Contributing writer, ABA Antitrust Law Section publication
Price Discrimination Handbook (2013)
2009
Editorial Board, ABA Section of Antitrust Law
Pharmaceutical Antitrust Industry Handbook
2008
Law Seminars International
The Continuing Marginalization of the Robinson Patman Act
1985
Dickinson Law Review
Returning the Balance to Design Defect Litigation in Pennsylania
Languages
English
Activity
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Q&A
I signed a lease for an LLC but signed with my name. If I default on the lease can they come after me or just the LLC?
09 Feb 2015
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What can our company do to force a supplier to sell us product? If they don’t, can we sue them when it forces us out of business
01 Jan 2015
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A summons was delivered to my house my babysitter accepted it while i was at work theres no server signature no date it was serv
13 Oct 2014