Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C.

Jeffrey S. Istvan

Jeffrey S. Istvan, a member, received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1992, where he was a Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Rochester, from which he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He clerked for The Honorable Robert S. Gawthrop, III, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1992-93.

Since joining Fine, Kaplan and Black in October, 1993, Mr. Istvan has had wide-ranging experience in complex cases, including antitrust, securities fraud, RICO, legal malpractice, corporate mismanagement, consumer protection and civil rights cases. He has earned a reputation as an outstanding writer, and he has been the primary drafter and editor of many complex briefs in important matters. Mr. Istvan has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Philadelphia Magazine.

Mr. Istvan presently serves as co-lead counsel for the plaintiff class in In re Terrapin Express, Inc. v. Airborne Express, Inc., a case alleging that the defendant express delivery company systematically underpaid its independent contractor driver/owners. In June 2008, a panel of arbitrators approved a $24.75 million settlement.

Practice Areas

  • Class Actions
  • Antitrust
  • Complex Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1993
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1992, J.D.
    Honors: Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar
    Honors: Bracewell & Patterson Oral Advocacy Award
  • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1989
    B.A, Statistics/Political Science; Certificate in Actuarial Studies; Certificate in Management Studies
    Honors: summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; James D. McGill Prize (Outstanding Political Science Major); Alumni Regional Scholarship

Representative Cases

  • In re Terrapin Express, Inc. v. Airborne Express, Inc., No. 11-199-01536- 05 (AAA 2007)
  • In re Copper Antitrust Litigation, 2007 WL 3355368 (W.D. Wisc. 2007)
  • In re Remeron End-Payor Antitrust Litigation, 2005-2 (CCH) Trade Cas. 74,966 (D.N.J. 2005)
  • Parsky v. First Union Corp., 2001 WL 535786 (Phila. Com. Pl. 2001)
  • Browne v. Abdelhak, 2000 WL 1201889 (E.D. Pa. 2000)
  • In re Polypropylene Carpet Antitrust Litig., 93 F.Supp. 2d 1348 (N.D. Ga. 2000)
  • Lawrence v. Philip Morris, 1999 WL 51845 (E.D. N.Y. 1999)
  • In re Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litig., 945 F.Supp. 1489 (D. Utah 1996)
  • Allah v. Menei, 844 F.Supp. 1056 (E.D. Pa. 1994)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Philadelphia Bar Association, Member

Pro Bono Activities

  • Prisoner Civil Rights Panel, U.S. District Court, E. D. Pa.
  • Employment Discrimination Panel, U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.
  • Pennsylvania Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts