Allen M. Lopus

Member

alopus@clarkhill.com

fax +1 412.394.2555

Allen Lopus counsels clients in business disputes, internal and government investigations, white-collar criminal cases, and healthcare and pharmaceutical litigation. He litigates in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and has significant experience in Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Texas, and California.

Al’s clients include financial service institutions, health care institutions, pharmaceutical companies, Fortune 500 companies, and privately-owned businesses. He defends clients in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, federal and state grand juries, the Attorneys General of several states, the FTC, and the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission. Al has defended financial institutions in government investigations and conducted internal investigations for audit committees of banks. Al also defends clients in prosecutions and investigations involving false claims health care fraud and reimbursement issues, off-label marketing of pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical pricing, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback Statute violations. He defends health care and financial institution clients in class action suits.

Industries

Sports & Entertainment

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1995

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1992, Bachelor of Arts

Recognitions

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2005 – 2008

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2015 – present

Named one of Pittsburgh’s Top 50 Lawyers by Thompson Reuters

Memberships

Allegheny County Bar Association (Civil Litigation Section)

Ohio County (West Virginia) Bar Association

Fellow, The Academy of Advocacy of Temple University

Coach, Beadling Soccer Club

Board of Directors, ACLD, an Association for children and adults with learning disabilities

Pennsylvania Defense Institute

Board of Directors, Beadling Soccer Club

State Bar Licenses

Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Ct., S.D. of West Virginia

U.S. District Ct., N.D. of West Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit

“The Opioid Dilemma- Pain and Punishment”, February 2018
“Affordable Care Act’s Medical Loss Ratio Provision: Is There A Private Right Of Action?” Communiqué, November 2012
“Health Plans’ Commercial Uncertainties Persist After Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding the Affordable Care Act’s Constitutionality,” Communiqué, August 2012

Presenter, “C3: Complex Commercial Contract Litigation – Arbitration and Mediation,” Thorp Reed Armstrong Seminar, September 2011