Bar Admissions

North Carolina

Missouri

Education

University of Chicago, J.D., 2002; The University of Chicago Law Review, Comment Editor

Washington University in St. Louis, A.B., summa cum laude, 1999; Beta Gamma Sigma

Profile

Stephen Feldman concentrates his practice in complex business disputes, product-liability defense, antitrust and appeals. He co-chairs the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group.

Stephen's recent experiences include serving as trial counsel for a North Carolina health care entity in government litigation, defending the sellers of a North Carolina business against fraud claims, serving as appellate counsel for a national company on a novel question of North Carolina law, representing a pharmaceutical company in federal multidistrict litigation and defending financial institutions in putative class actions.

A significant portion of Stephen’s practice involves matters in the North Carolina Business Court. The Business Court appointed Stephen to lead a committee that rewrote the court's rules. He has served on the leadership of the North Carolina Bar Association's Antitrust and Complex Business Disputes Section and as chair of the association's Appellate Practice Section. From 2015-18, he led the American Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee.

Stephen regularly writes and speaks on issues related to complex litigation, including the law on unfair trade practices and techniques for clear legal writing.

Honors & Awards

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Pasco M. Bowman II, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2002-03

Experience

Experience

  • Represents a biotechnology company in a dispute in North Carolina Business Court concerning misuse of intellectual property.

  • Represents plaintiffs in litigation over North Carolina constitutional standards that apply to congressional and legislative redistricting.

  • Obtained summary judgment for a national science company in a contract dispute brought by a former executive.

  • Obtained emergency and permanent injunctive relief for a health care software company to prevent theft of confidential information.

  • Attained a favorable settlement for a prominent financial institution in a putative class action in the North Carolina Business Court concerning allegedly unlawful fees.

  • As new counsel at the post-trial stage, persuaded a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and to set aside an $8 million verdict.

  • Negotiated a favorable resolution for a health care company in a dispute over ownership rights and a management agreement.

  • Successfully defended a North Carolina licensing board in a scope-of-practice dispute initiated by a sister licensing board, which culminated in a unanimous opinion by the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

  • Obtained dismissal of claims – affirmed on appeal – against another North Carolina licensing board in federal court-litigation alleging due-process and antitrust-law violations.

  • Attained a favorable trial result in a dispute concerning whether a trustee of a charitable trust could be removed.

  • Gained dismissal on behalf of a national auto-auction company in federal litigation alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices.

  • Obtained dismissal of a claim for unfair and deceptive trade practices in a dispute between pharmaceutical companies in North Carolina federal court.

  • Prepared an amicus brief on behalf of a public-interest group in support of a lawsuit to invalidate North Carolina statutes that discriminate against persons in same-sex relationships.

  • Prepared an amicus brief on behalf of former prosecutors in support of lawsuit to expand voting rights for felons who completed their terms of incarceration.

News & Events

News

Events

  • Recent Developments in the Law on Section 75-1.1: A Fair and Honest Update

    Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte Uptown
    201 S. McDowell St.
    Charlotte, NC 28204

    Nov. 1, 2024
  • An All-Natural Program on Deception Claims

    Via webinar and in person at the North Carolina Bar Center
    8000 Weston Parkway
    Cary, NC 27513

    Feb. 3, 2022
  • Practical Prescriptions for Alleviating Litigation Pain

    Client presentation

    July 13, 2021
  • Spotting Antitrust Issues in Unexpected Places

    Via webinar

    March 17, 2021
  • What Do Readers Actually Care About?
    NCBA Appellate Practice Section CLE and Annual Meeting
    Sept. 13, 2019
  • What's Different About Mediating on Appeal
    Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Summer 2019 Meeting
    Aug. 1, 2019
  • North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board v. North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
    Fifth Annual Occupational Licensing Agencies Best Practice Seminar
    May 30, 2019
  • When a Business Wrong is Not a Commercial Wrong
    NCBA Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section Annual Meeting
    Feb. 7, 2019
  • This Can't Be Fair! How Vague Legal Standards Can Fuel Big Damages Against Consumer Goods Companies
    DRI Annual Product Liability Conference
    Feb. 9, 2018
  • The Uneasy Relationship Between Contracts and Alleged Violations of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1
    NCBA Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section Annual Meeting
    Feb. 5, 2018
  • Legal Writing in the Digital Age: Ten Principles to Consider When Drafting a Brief
    NCBA Appellate Practice Section CLE
    Sept. 15, 2017
  • Effective Writing and Editing in the In-House Legal Environment
    Association of Corporate Counsel - Research Triangle Area Chapter
    Feb. 15, 2017

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Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

  • North Carolina Business Court Rules Committee, Vice Chair
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section, Chair, 2020-21
  • American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section, Leadership, 2011-present
  • American Bar Association, Appellate Practice Committee, Chair, 2015-18
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Elected Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute, Member

Community Affiliations

  • Jewish Federation of Raleigh-Cary, Board of Trustees, 2018-21
  • American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, Board of Trustees, 2011-15
  • Telamon Corporation, Governing Board, 2014-16
  • YMCA youth basketball coach, 2015-20
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