Chair, Litigation
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215.564.8121 momara@stradley.com Download V-Card		Office(s): Philadelphia, PA

Michael O’Mara litigates a broad spectrum of complex corporate and commercial cases. He routinely represents businesses and individuals in sophisticated legal matters, including merger and acquisition disputes; shareholder, partnership and derivative claims; class actions; ERISA claims; insurance disputes; products liability and business torts. Mr. O'Mara also serves as counsel to a number of nonprofit organizations, including religious, educational and health care organizations.

Super Lawyers – the “ultimate guide to the top lawyers in Pennsylvania” – named Mr. O'Mara as a “Rising Star” in 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, an honor received by only 2.5% of Pennsylvania lawyers each year. Rising Stars are chosen by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state. The Legal Intelligencer also recognized Mr. O’Mara as one of Pennsylvania’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track.”

An active trial attorney at Stradley Ronon, Mr. O'Mara has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts, and private arbitrations. Some of his most notable achievements include:

• securing a $2.25 million settlement just prior to jury selection in favor of a publicly traded company in an unfair competition case
  
  
• securing complete dismissal of a multimillion dollar lawsuit alleging civil conspiracy and tortious interference against a global distributor of industrial and speciality chemicals
  
  
• representing investors in South Carolina federal court in securities fraud cases against a Wall Street short seller, securing a liability finding following a two-week trial
  
  
• securing complete dismissal of alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against a global manufacturer of industrial heating and ventilation equipment
  
  
• securing a complete defense verdict following a week-long federal jury trial in a contentious age discrimination case
  
  
• obtaining a defense verdict for a company’s former president and majority shareholder charged with fraudulent misrepresentation following a merger with a publicly traded company, and securing the recovery of all legal fees and costs
  
  
• obtaining a complete defense verdict for a local corporation in an action by a former high-level employee seeking substantial compensation
  
  
• defeating a petition for preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin three high-level executives from competing against their former employer
  
  
• obtaining a complete defense verdict for a neurosurgeon in a wrongful death/malpractice action, despite the estate’s pre-trial demand in excess of $2 million
  
  
• obtaining a complete defense verdict for a family physician in a wrongful death/malpractice action, notwithstanding pre-trial settlement demands in excess of $1 million
  
  
• securing a complete defense verdict for a local college sued for negligence in a substantial personal injury action
  
  
• obtaining a favorable and precedent-setting opinion from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on behalf of a Pennsylvania Investment Company

PERSONAL

Mr. O’Mara is an adjunct faculty member at Villanova School of Law, where he teaches a class on trial advocacy.

When not practicing law, Mr. O'Mara is an active participant in the community. He serves on the board of governors of the Malvern Retreat House and the St. Thomas More Society of Philadelphia, and is on the Development Advisory Council for the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.