John Stigi, III

John Stigi is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group, co-leader of the firm's Securities Enforcement and Litigation Team, and Office Managing Partner of the firm's Century City office.

John's practice focuses on securities class action and shareholder derivative action defense, SEC investigation defense, internal corporate investigations, and M&A and corporate governance litigation. He represents issuers, officers, directors and auditors in securities and corporate litigation, from the early stages before a complaint is filed through pleading motions, discovery, mediation, trial and appeal. John also advises companies and boards of directors 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, Utah 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, complex 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.