Mr. Jonathan B. Skowron

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish (Fluent)
  French (Proficient)
• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Mr. Skowron has experience in all phases of litigation through
  including trial
  appeal,
  has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including financial institutions, private equity firms, law firms, insurance companies, healthcare providers, engineering firms, media companies,
  industrial manufacturers. Some of Mr. Skowron's representative matters include: Represented a private equity firm through trial with regard to alleged breaches of representations
  warranties in a merger agreement governing the acquisition of a local company.
  Represented an engineering firm with regard to a multimillion-dollar claim of professional negligence.
  Successfully argued for dismissal of a defamation
  false light lawsuit brought against a local online newspaper.
  Negotiated a favorable settlement for a large waste disposal
  collection provider in a dispute with a competitor regarding the validity of certain municipal contracts.
  Represented a newspaper in several appeals regarding Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law requests
  successfully obtained court orders requiring disclosure of the requested records.
  Advised a non-profit on the intricacies of the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law
  developed a strategy to assist them in protecting their sensitive documents from accidental
  unintentional disclosure via overbroad Right-to-Know Law Requests issued to their governmental business partners.
  Negotiated a favorable settlement for a television broadcaster with regard to a dispute about its leasing of transponder space on a satellite.
  Represented a partnership that was the victim of criminal fraud
  legal malpractice, which resulted in a multimillion-dollar settlement.
  Represented a banking institution in a multimillion-dollar professional liability coverage dispute.
  Represented lenders with respect to several commercial foreclosures.
  Represented various industrial manufacturers in ongoing asbestos litigation across the country.
  Successfully defended an out-of-state construction vehicle vendor in a contractual dispute both at the lower court
  on appeal which resulted in dismissal of all claims.
  Represented a large insurance company in complex antitrust class action litigation that resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.
  Represented a newspaper in a challenge to an overbroad gag order before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
  Negotiated a favorable settlement for a will contestant with regard to an undue influence claim.