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

Paul Costa

Paul Costa, an associate, has represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex matters in federal and state courts and in arbitration. His practice focuses on antitrust, breach of contract, and consumer class actions. He has extensive experience in managing large-scale discovery efforts, including third-party discovery, and like many of the firm's attorneys, has authored numerous prevailing briefs during nearly every stage of litigation. In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Costa was named a "Pennsylvania Rising Star" by Philadelphia Magazine in an annual listing of the top young lawyers in Pennsylvania. Mr. Costa volunteers his services on a pro bono basis to low-income seniors in need of estate planning documents. He also volunteers as a lawyer-instructor for Advancing Civics Education (A.C.E.), a program of the Philadelphia Bar Association to provide supplemental civics education to ninth-grade students in Philadelphia's public schools.

Mr. Costa received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated cum laude. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the Order of the Coif.  Following law school, he worked as an associate in the Washington, D.C. offices of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. Prior to joining Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. in October 2004, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Practice Areas

  • Antitrust
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2001
  • New Jersey, 2001
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2001
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 2001, J.D.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Law Journal: Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 1999 - 2001
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1999, B.A.
    Honors: cum laude

Published Works

  • Unbuilding a Bridge to the Twenty-First Century: The Coast Guard, Common Sense, The Law, and Sustainable Development, 31 Envtl. Law 95 (Winter 2001)

Representative Cases

  • In re Urethane [Polyether Polyols] Antitrust Litig., – F. Supp. 2d –, 2010 WL 624252 (D. Kan. Feb. 18, 2010)
  • In re Urethane [Polyether Polyols] Antitrust Litig., 261 F.R.D. 570 (D. Kan. 2009)
  • In re Urethane [Polyether Polyols] Antitrust Litig., 251 F.R.D. 629 (D. Kan. 2008)
  • Alberton v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., 2010 WL 1049581 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 17, 2010)
  • Alberton v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., 2008 WL 269490 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 31, 2008)
  • Terrapin Express, Inc. v. Airborne Express, Inc., No. 11-199-01536-05 (AAA 2007) ($24.75 million settlement)
  • In re OSB Antitrust Litig., 2007 WL 2253418 (E.D. Pa. 2007)
  • In re Polyester Staple Antitrust Litig., 2007 WL 2111380 (W.D.N.C. 2007)
  • Consolidated Risk Services, Inc. v. Automobile Dealers WC Self Insurance Trust, 2006 WL 1737471 (E.D. Pa. 2006)
  • In re Remeron End-Payor Antitrust Litigation, 2005 WL 2230314 (D.N.J. Sept. 13, 2005)
  • Cummings v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co, No. 00747 (Phila. Com. Pl. 2005)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Philadelphia Bar Association, 2002 - Present, Member

Past Employment Positions

  • Hon. Cynthia M. Rufe, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2004
  • Akin, Gump. Strauss, Haver & Feld, LLP, Associate, 2001 - 2002
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Legal Writing Fellow, 1999 - 2000

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Gamma Delta

Pro Bono Activities

  • Senior Law Center
  • Advancing Civics Education (A.C.E.)