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Biography

Mr. Lukens focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He graduated magna cum laude from Temple University School of Law in 1992. Mr. Lukens received several awards in law school, including the Leonard Sigal award for excellence in criminal law, the Stuart P. Keeling award for the highest GPA in the third year, a TASA prize in evidence. He was also a Note editor for the Temple Law Review.

Mr. Lukens has experience in a range of complex commercial litigation, including In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, In re Terazosin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation, In re TriCor Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation. Mr. Lukens has also worked extensively on several notable pro bono cases including Commonwealth v. Morales, which resulted in a rare reversal on a second post-conviction petition in a capital case in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Lukens served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph J. Longobardi, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Education

Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992
J.D.
magna cum laude

La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1987
B.A.
With Honors
Major: Political Science/Public Administration

Clerkship

United States District Court, District of Delaware, Honorable Joseph J. Longobardi, Chief Judge, Law Clerk, 1992 - 1993

Honors and Awards

Law Review: Note/Comment Editor, Temple Law Review, 1991 - 1992

Publications

"Proving Market Power in Patent Tying Cases After Illinois Tool Works" Intellectual Property Supplement, The Legal Intelligencer, May 2006.

"The Prison Litigation Reform Act: Three Strikes and You're Out of Court -- It May Be Effective, But is It Constitutional?," 70 Temp.L.Rev. 471, 1997

"Pennsylvania Strips The Inventory Search Exception From Its Rationale --Commonwealth v. Nace," 64 Temp.L.Rev. 267, 1991

Representative Cases

In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation, 23 F.3d 599 (7th Cir. 1997)
Larsen v. Senate of Commonwealth, 152 F.3d 240 (3d Cir. 1998)
Abbott Labs. v. Teva Pharm., 432 F. Supp. 2d 408 (D. Del. 2006)

Professional Associations and Memberships

Philadelphia Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member

Teaching / Lecturing

Legal Research and Writing Professor, Rutgers University School of Law, 1998 - 1999

Pro Bono

Commonwealth v. Morales, 549 Pa. 400, 701 A.2d 516 (1997)
Allah v. Seiverling, 229 F.3d 220 (3d Cir. 2000)
Gibbs v. Roman, 116 F.3d 83 (3d Cir. 1997)

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1993
New Jersey, 1994