Oldrich Foucek, III, a member of the firm, is a founding partner of the Pennsylvania office and currently serves on the firm’s compensation committee. During his career, Ollie (pronounced O-Lee) has offered advice, litigated and favorably resolved disputes for business clients with regard to a wide range of substantive issues including:
- Architects/Engineers liability
- Construction disputes
- Shareholders’ disputes
- Wrongful discharge
- Employee restrictive covenants
- Corporate governance
- Student and physician discipline
- Real estate tax exemptions
- Software licensing
- Insurance coverage
- HMO liability
- Title VII
- ADEA
- ADA
- ERISA
- Securities fraud
In addition, Ollie has appeared and successfully argued appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Superior and Commonwealth Courts, as well as The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Ollie also assists entrepreneurs, including those with emerging technologies, in the formation of business entities and advises them throughout the process of building their businesses.
Among his more significant professional achievements are matters in which Ollie:
- Successfully defended a healthcare insurer in the first malpractice/HMO liability suit to be tried in Pennsylvania, resulting in a settlement after an eight (8) week trial with no liability to the client.
- Successfully defended three (3) local hospitals against attempts to revoke their tax exempt status.
- Successfully represented an employer in a case in which the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a favorable, precedential opinion on issues relating to the enforceability of restrictive (non-compete) covenants.
- Successfully defended a large employer against claims of sex-based discrimination, harassment and slander.
- Successfully defended a securities fraud class action against a large agricultural cooperative.
- Successfully defended a health insurer in a class action challenging utilization review policies and practices.
- Successfully defended an architectural firm in a suit brought by a local college as a result of structural deficiencies in a classroom building.
- Represented a local hospital in only “right to die” case to reach Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with results favorable to the client.
- Represented a Lehigh Valley municipality in a federal CERCLA water pollution case, with results favorable to client.
- Represented a local Chamber of Commerce through a series of mergers which resulted in the client becoming a truly regional entity and the 2nd largest Chamber in Pennsylvania.
Over the years, Ollie has been very involved in the community. Currently, he chairs the Allentown City Planning Commission and the Friends of Zoellner Arts Center, and he is a member of the board of advisors of The Allentown Art Museum. He is general counsel for The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and secretary of Saucon Valley Country Club. He has been active as a volunteer at Lehigh University, serving his alma mater in a number of capacities, including nine years as a trustee. Previously, Ollie served on the Boards of the Pennsylvania Stage Company (including a term as president) and Touchstone Theatre.
Areas of Practice
Litigation
Appellate Practice
Health Care
Higher Education
Labor & Employment
Corporate
Construction
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals
Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1975
Editor, CWRU Law Review
Lehigh University,
B.A., with high honors, 1972