Anthony Vale

Retired Partner
Pepper Center Fellow

215.981.4502

Additional Languages: French (intermediate)

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Before shifting his focus to pro bono work, Tony had a strong track record in complex litigation. Pharmaceutical and medical device companies relied on Tony for trial representation in personal injury and other matters, especially class actions and multidistrict litigation.

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Tony is a fellow of The Pepper Center for Public Service. The Pepper Center draws on the talents of the firm’s retired partners and senior attorneys to wrestle with tough problems facing our communities. Through the Center, these attorneys study, analyze, and work to resolve problems that affect the lives of people in our communities.

Tony is a former partner in the firm’s health sciences litigation practice. He has vast experience defending pharmaceutical, medical device, and other product companies in complex litigation around personal injury and economic loss. His experience includes serving as trial counsel in Tadai v. Eli Lilly and Co. (Los Angeles Superior Court), which resulted in a defense verdict in November 2011.

After retiring as a partner, Tony has transitioned to representing noncitizens in immigration proceedings. In this capacity, nonprofit agencies representing noncitizens in immigration proceedings often turn to Tony for assistance. Working with associates in the firm, Tony has represented men, women, and children from numerous countries in immigration court, before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and in the federal courts of appeals. Tony’s pro bono representation includes the following victories in the Court of Appeals:

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023-2025)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2009-2020)
  • Legal 500 United States (2013)

Tony is a fellow of The Pepper Center for Public Service. The Pepper Center draws on the talents of the firm’s retired partners and senior attorneys to wrestle with tough problems facing our communities. Through the Center, these attorneys study, analyze, and work to resolve problems that affect the lives of people in our communities.

Tony is a former partner in the firm’s health sciences litigation practice. He has vast experience defending pharmaceutical, medical device, and other product companies in complex litigation around personal injury and economic loss. His experience includes serving as trial counsel in Tadai v. Eli Lilly and Co. (Los Angeles Superior Court), which resulted in a defense verdict in November 2011.

After retiring as a partner, Tony has transitioned to representing noncitizens in immigration proceedings. In this capacity, nonprofit agencies representing noncitizens in immigration proceedings often turn to Tony for assistance. Working with associates in the firm, Tony has represented men, women, and children from numerous countries in immigration court, before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and in the federal courts of appeals. Tony’s pro bono representation includes the following victories in the Court of Appeals:

  • Best Lawyers in America®: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023-2025)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2009-2020)
  • Legal 500 United States (2013)

Top areas of focus

  • Chair, American Bar Association’s Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee, (2001)
  • Chair, International Association of Defense Counsel, Class Action and Multiparty Litigation Committee, (2002-2004)
  • Co-chair, British American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia, (1994-1996)
  • Board Member, Planning Commission of Lower Merion Township, (2012-2019); Chair (2017-2019)
  • Alternate Member, Zoning Hearing Board of Lower Merion Township, (2019-present)
  • Board Member, Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line, (2015-2020); Chair (2017-2019)
  • Board Member, Lower Merion Conservancy, (2013-present)
  • Board Member, Broad Street Ministry, (2021-present)
  • Adjunct Professor, Temple University School of Law, (Civil Procedure II), (2011-2016)

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • University of Exeter, LL.B., 1972

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • England and Wales

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Languages

  • French (intermediate)