Rocco P. Imperatrice, III

Rocco P. Imperatrice, III is in Lamb McErlane’s Newtown Square, PA location and is a lifelong Delaware County resident.  He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation (including employment discrimination defense litigation), higher education, real estate and land development, and corporate and business representation.

Rocco served as liaison counsel for all Defendants in the statewide opioid litigation in the Delaware County Court system. Rocco is also General Counsel to Widener University and Widener University School of Law.

Rocco has served in multiple community and legal leadership roles, including, President of the Delaware County Bar Association, Chairman of the Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, and Chairman of the Edgmont Township Board of Supervisors.

He also serves as General Counsel to the Foundation for Delaware County, the largest non-profit charitable grant making organization in the County; and, as pro-bono General Counsel to the Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County, a non-profit dedicated to the restoration and improvement of the Delaware Riverfront communities, including the City of Chester.

Rocco was an adjunct Professor of Law at the Delaware Law School of Widener University for five years.  During law school, he was Research Editor for the Widener University School of Law Review, the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.

ADMISSIONS:

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st and 3rd Circuits
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

EDUCATION:

• Widener University School of Law, JD. Cum Laude
• St. Joseph’s University, BA.

AWARDS:

• Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble / Laywers.com
• 2020 & 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Delaware County Daily Times Readers’ Choice Top Attorney
• 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Main Line Today Top Lawyer
• 2020-2023 Five-Star/Top Attorney by Suburban Life magazine

RECENT CASES:

• Secured Third Circuit affirmance of defense jury verdict procured in favor of higher education institution accused of various Title IX violations
• Hospital Closure Leaves Patients Scrambling, Owners Collect Millions. A CBS News Investigation which includes Delaware County Memorial Hospital. Lamb McErlane PC attorneys Rocco P. Imperatrice, III, James C. Sargent and Andrew P. Stafford represent petitioners, Crozer Keystone Health System (CKHS) Inc. and the Foundation for Delaware County. Watch the CBS News story here.
• Endo’s Bankruptcy Pauses Pa.’s Coordinated Opioid Litigation. August 22, 2022 Legal Intelligencer / Law.com article. Lamb McErlane attorney Rocco P. Imperatrice, III served as liaison counsel for the defendants in Pennsylvania’s opioid litigation. Judge Barry Dozor thanked Imperatrice for his “very professional effort and attention to this extensive and complex litigation”. Read more.
• Procured a defense verdict in a federal court jury trial against a local College based upon allegations of Title IX violations consisting of purported deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s sexual assault claim and the College’s alleged retaliation.
• Secured dismissal of a federal class action suit seeking COVID-19 alleged damages consisting of a portion of tuition and fees of all members of the class against a local University.

ARTICLES / NEWS:

Lamb McErlane partner Rocco P. Imperatrice, III is general counsel for The Foundation for Delaware County. The Foundation has sued Prospect over the closure of Delaware County Memorial, alleging that it violated the 2016 purchase agreement. The Foundation is the legal successor to the nonprofit that sold the hospitals.  Imperatrice was quoted in a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article.

ADDRESS:

3405 West Chester Pike | Newtown Square, PA | 19073