Samuel D. Harrison

• Represented the Pennsylvania Department of State and the Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth in defeating an emergency application for special relief in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, which sought to delay special elections in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives. Cutler v. Chapman, Dkt. No. 588 M.D. 2022 (Pa. Commw. 2022).
• Litigated appeal in the Eleventh Circuit in late 2022 after obtaining full summary judgment in December 2021 on all federal antitrust claims and related state law claims, which alleged a conspiracy between manufacturers and dealers of earth moving equipment to eliminate competing supplier. International Construction Products LLC v. Ring Power Corp., Case No. 5:20cv226-TKW-MJF, 2021 WL 6755717 (N.D. Fla. Dec. 23, 2021).
• Obtained complete dual-victory on behalf of a structured settlement purchaser denying class certification and granting summary judgment in a RICO class action, including prevailing on appeal in the Third Circuit. Dockery v. Heretick, Civ. A. No. 17-4114, 2021 WL 3931858 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 1, 2021) (granting summary judgment); Dockery v. Heretick, Civ. A. No. 17-4114, 2021 WL 3929707 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 1, 2021) (denying class certification); Dockery v. Heretick, Civ. A. No. 17-4114, 2022 WL 14810015 (3d Cir. Oct. 26, 2022) (affirming summary judgment and denial of class certification).
• Obtained complete dismissal on multiple grounds of fraud and consumer protection statute class action asserted against structured settlement purchaser. Tarvin v. The J.G. Wentworth Co., Case No. 4:19-cv-02860-SRC, 2020 WL 3498155 (E.D. Mo. June 29, 2020).
• Defended a major health care institution in defeating a lawsuit challenging the urban planning review and approval of a joint healthcare/educational facility planned for New York's Upper East Side, including successful defense on appeal.
• Represented a celebrity chef and associated culinary brand in obtaining a temporary restraining order and subsequent settlement of claims related to trade dress infringement, resulting in a permanent injunction barring the use of intellectual property and financial payment.

 Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.

• Co-chair, Fraud Sub-Committee of the Business Torts Committee, American Bar Association (2020), Communications Co-chair (2021-2023)
• Project volunteer, Employment Advocacy Project (2012-13)
• Legal volunteer, Garden Justice Legal Initiative (2011-12)

• Speaker, " A Healthy Dose of Ethics and Antitrust Compliance," Troutman Pepper Annual Antitrust CLE Event, December 6, 2022.

• Co-author, " Supreme Court Rules Title IX and Other Spending Clause Statutes Do Not Permit Damages for Emotional Distress," Troutman Pepper, May 5, 2022.
• Co-author, Survey of Federal Class Action Law: Third Circuit Chapter, American Bar Association, 2021 & 2022 editions.
• Co-author, " Unanimous Court Cuts FTC’s Power to Seek Monetary Redress," Troutman Pepper, April 23, 2021.
• Co-author, " Considering Fraud and Arbitrability While Drafting Arbitration Clauses Can Save Litigation Headaches," ABA Section of Litigation, Practice Points, June 30, 2020.
• Co-author, "N.J. Order Authorizes Commandeering of Medical Resources and Other Property," Pepper Hamilton LLP Client Alert, April 3, 2020.
• Co-author, "N.J. Order Suspends Elective Medical Procedures, Seeks Medical Supplies From Businesses," Pepper Hamilton LLP Client Alert, March 24, 2020.
• Author, " Rooker-Feldman's Narrow Fraud Exception," ABA Section of Litigation, Practice Points, February 4, 2020.
• Co-author, "Dissecting the Massachusetts Ruling Recognizing a Duty for Higher Education Institutions to Prevent Student Suicide," Pepper Hamilton LLP Client Alert, May 14, 2018.
• Co-author, "Supreme Court's Cyan Decision Means Open Season for Investor Class Actions After IPOs," Pepper Hamilton LLP Client Alert, March 29, 2018.
• Co-author, "PA. Supreme Court Finds PA. Consumer Protection Law May Protect Nonresidents," Pepper Hamilton LLP Client Alert, February 26, 2018.

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2023)