Nationwide Class Action Law Firm
Biography
Andrew Lapat, Senior Counsel at Edelson Lechtzin LLP, has been practicing law for over thirty-five years. In that time period, Mr. Lapat has handled a wide variety of litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Lapat has consistently achieved excellent results for his clients.
Mr. Lapat began his career at Berger Montague PC in 1989, working on securities fraud class action litigation. Mr. Lapat then moved to the firm now known as Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, where Mr. Lapat focused on antitrust class action litigation and mass tort cases.
Mr. Lapat then became a partner at Stein & Silverman, P.C., where Mr. Lapat was involved in litigating and successfully trying a wide range of cases, including intellectual property, contract disputes, legal malpractice, and property disputes. While at Stein & Silverman, Mr. Lapat also handled various transactional matters, including the purchase and sale of businesses and commercial real estate. Mr. Lapat opened his own practice, Law Offices of Andrew Lapat, LLC, in 2006. In his solo practice, Mr. Lapat engaged in the same type of work as at Stein & Silverman for a wide array of clients. Mr. Lapat has had success at the trial and appellate court level.
Mr. Lapat received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1989. Mr. Lapat is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.