Laura Krabill
Laura Krabill

Laura E. Krabill

Partner

krabilll@ballardspahr.com
Tel 215.864.8848
Fax 215.864.9756
Philadelphia

Laura E. Krabill is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation, Consumer Class Action Litigation, Corporate and Government Investigations and White Collar Defense, Securities Litigation, and Intellectual Property Litigation Groups. Ms. Krabill concentrates her practice in general commercial and intellectual property litigation, including securities fraud, patent infringement, contract/business disputes, and class actions. She is a licensed patent lawyer.

Before entering law school, Ms. Krabill worked as an engineer at IBM in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Representative Matters

  • Clark v. Comcast, 2008 WL 3930560 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 25, 2008) – dismissal of securities fraud class action claims brought against client
  • Mulligan v. QVC, 382 Ill. App. 3d 620, 888 N.E.2d 1190 (2008) – affirming summary judgment and denial of class certification in consumer fraud claims against client
  • Goodrich & Pennington Mortg. Fund, Inc. v. Advanta Mortg. Corp., 2007 WL 4385225 (Cal. App. 1 Dist. Dec. 17, 2007) (unpub.) – affirming judgment confirming arbitration award, including award of attorneys' fees in favor of client
  • McCullough v. Goodrich & Pennington Mortg. Fund, Inc., et al., 373 S.C. 43, 644 S.E.2d 43 (2007) – answering certified question on existence of cause of action for negligent impairment of collateral resulting in dismissal of federal court action against client
  • Delaware River Port Authority v. Fraternal Order of Police, 135 F. Supp. 2d 596 (E.D. Pa. 2001), rev’d, 290 F.3d 567 (3d Cir. 2002) – summary judgment granted in favor of client based on U.S. Constitution Compact Clause analysis; reversed based on collateral estoppel
  • Merit v. Feuer, 201 F.R.D. 382 (E.D. Pa. 2001) – granting motion to compel in favor of client and ruling on the proper designation of documents as highly confidential subject to attorneys' eyes-only inspection
  • Tucker v. Fishbein, 237 F.3d 275 (3d Cir. 2001) – affirming judgment in favor of client, a major news magazine, on libel claims made by a public figure
  • In re: Advanta Corp. Securities Litig., 180 F.3d 525 (3d Cir. 1999) – motion to dismiss granted in favor of client and affirmed in a case of first impression in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on the pleading standard of the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

Professional Activities

American Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

American Inns of Court

Law and Policy in International Business Journal, past Staff Member

Recognition & Accomplishments

The Best Lawyers in America, commercial litigation, 2010-2011

Publications

Co-author, "Drop Preconceived Notions: Outlook on Damage in ERISA Stock Drop Cases," Pension & Benefits Daily, June 22, 2010

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1995, cum laude)

North Carolina State University (B.S., electrical and computer engineering 1991, summa cum laude)

Pennsylvania 1996

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 1998

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1996

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1998

U.S. Patent Bar 1997