John Stigi is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Century City and New York offices, and leader of the firm's Corporate/Securities Litigation Team.
Mr. Stigi's practice focuses on securities class action and shareholder derivative action defense, SEC investigation defense, internal corporate investigations, complex contract and commercial litigation, and M&A and corporate governance litigation. He has extensive experience representing issuers, officers, directors and auditors in all areas of securities, corporate and complex commercial litigation, from the early stages before a complaint is filed through pleading motions, discovery, mediation, trial and appeal. Mr. Stigi also advises companies on disclosure and corporate governance issues, as well as directors and officers insurance matters.
John’s practice is national in scope. He appears in federal and state courts throughout California, New York and Delaware, and also has appeared in courts in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas and Washington. John is a member of the AIG Securities Litigation Panel (class action approved).
John previously practiced in Silicon Valley and New York City where he represented issuers, accountants, banks, brokerage firms, and hedge fund managers in securities, commercial, bankruptcy, employment, and real estate litigation. John clerked at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and was an executive editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law.
More Legal and Business Bylines From John P. Stigi III
- Second Circuit Declines to Allow SEC Rule 10b-5 Claim for “Scheme Liability” to Proceed Where the Alleged Misconduct Amounted Only to the Making of Material Misstatements or Omissions - (Posted On Friday, July 22, 2022)
- California Court of Appeal Reaffirms Broad Inspection Rights Accorded to Directors Under Section 1602 of the California Corporations Code - (Posted On Friday, July 01, 2022)
- California Court of Appeal Clarifies that a Derivative Plaintiff Must Demonstrate Both “Contemporaneous” and “Continuous” Ownership to Maintain a Derivative Suit on Behalf of a Limited Liability Company - (Posted On Monday, May 23, 2022)
- Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Law Requiring Gender Diversity on Company Boards - (Posted On Monday, May 23, 2022)
- Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Board Diversity Statute, Rendering It Ripe for Review by the California Court of Appeal - (Posted On Friday, April 08, 2022)
- California Court of Appeal Addresses Derivative Standing and Failure of Oversight Claims Under Delaware Law - (Posted On Wednesday, April 06, 2022)
- California Court of Appeal Holds that SEC Filings May Be Protected Activities Under Anti-SLAPP Statute - (Posted On Friday, January 14, 2022)
- Delaware Supreme Court Shines Spotlight on Boilerplate Purchase Agreement Provisions - (Posted On Thursday, December 30, 2021)
- Delaware Supreme Court Adopts New Three-Prong Test for Demand Futility - (Posted On Monday, October 11, 2021)
- Delaware Supreme Court Holds that Equity Dilution and Expropriation Claims May Only Be Brought Derivatively, Overruling Prior Precedent - (Posted On Friday, October 01, 2021)