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PennsylvaniaJ. Gordon Cooney, Jr.
Email: jgcooney@morganlewis.com
education
Villanova University School of Law, 1984, J.D.
Wesleyan University, 1981, B.A.
Publications
| Date | Title | Publication |
| 04/28/1104/28/11 |
U.S. Supreme Court: FAA Preempts State Law Rule That a Class Action Waiver in a Consumer Arbitration Clause Is Unconscionable Listen Now
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Litigation LawFlash |
| 02/28/1102/28/11 |
Kwikset Lowers Pleading Standard on UCL Mislabeling Cases, But Effects on Class Certification in California Remain an Open Question, BNA's Product and Safety Reliability Reporter (also appeared in BNA's Class Action Litigation Report - 4/22/11) |
Article |
| 02/01/1102/01/11 |
California Supreme Court Further Clarifies Pleading Requirements for Standing Under the UCL in the Wake of Proposition 64 |
Class Actions LawFlash |
| 04/14/10April 2010 |
Back to the Future: Civil RICO in Off-Label Promotion Litigation, Defense Counsel Journal |
Article |
| 11/15/0611/15/06 |
Hot Topics in Consumer Class Actions for Retail Companies (Data Privacy Class Actions): (View Recording) |
Webinar |
| 03/01/0103/01/01 |
Ritalin Class Action Litigation: A Defense Lawyer's Perspective, presented at the American Conference Institute Ritalin Litigation, New York |
Speech |
| 11/01/00November 2000 |
California Trial Court Finds Ford Acted Fraudulently by Not Reporting Safety Information to Federal Agenices |
White Paper |
| 08/01/99August 1999 |
Supreme Court Disallows Mass Tort Mandatory Settlement Class |
White Paper |
| 11/01/9811/01/98 |
Ethical Issues Arising in Labor and Employment Law, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia |
Speech |
| 10/16/9810/16/98 |
Trends in Aggressive Enforcement of State Unclaimed Property Laws presented before the General Counsel Forum, Philadelphia |
Speech |
| 10/01/9810/01/98 |
The Ethics Hour: Dealing With Government Officials, Lawyers and Staff - Where the Privileges End - in the White House or in the Courts, presented at the 12th Annual Environmental Developments Seminar, Philadelphia |
Speech |
| 09/01/97September 1997 |
Asbestos Litigation - Supreme Court Decision, The In-House Lawyer |
Article |
| 07/01/9707/01/97 |
The Supreme Court's Decision in Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor |
White Paper |
| 01/01/961996 |
Federal Civil Procedure before Trial: Third Circuit, Lawyers Cooperative |
Article |
| 07/01/92July 1992 |
Splintered Coalition: High Court Eases Product Liability Hurdle, The Corporate Counsellor, Vol. 7, No. 2 |
Article |
News
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2009 |
Michael Banks and J. Gordon Cooney, Jr., of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, The AmLaw Litigation Daily |
Gordon Cooney and Michael Banks are featured as AmLaw's "Litigators of the Week" for the latest development in their representation of John Thompson, which began in 1988. |
| Sep 29, 2008 |
American College of Trial Lawyers Inducts J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. as Fellow |
J. Gordon Cooney, a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Litigation Practice and Managing Partner of the firm’s Philadelphia office, has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. |
| Jun 23, 2008 |
Women's Summit Panel Focuses on Flextime, Staffing, The Legal Intelligencer |
Philadelphia Managing Partner Gordon Cooney’s comments were prominently featured in a Legal Intelligencer article on June 23, which was subsequently picked up by the National Law Journal on June 25. |
| Sep 10, 2003 |
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High-powered lawyering—and a well-timed bit of luck—add up to an eleventh-hour reprieve for an inmate on Louisiana's death row. |
| Sep 10, 2003 |
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When two Philadelphia lawyers took the case of a man on death row, they had one goal: to save his life. After years of work, they discovered they'd been fighting the wrong battle all along. |