Michele D Johnson
USA Guide 2023
Band 1 : Litigation: Securities
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Provided by Michele D Johnson
Practice Areas
Michele Johnson is a partner in the Orange County office and Global Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department. Widely regarded as a leading California litigator, she is a go-to lawyer for high-stakes securities litigation, complex commercial trials, M&A litigation seeking to enjoin or enforce transactions, and investigations related to corporate crises on behalf of Boards of Directors, executives, and special committees. Her practice focuses on securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, mergers and acquisitions litigation, corporate control battles, proxy contests, SEC enforcement actions, internal investigations and other complex, high-exposure litigation. Ms. Johnson led the groundbreaking defense of a biotech company in the first federal securities class action in nearly 10 years to reach a landmark jury verdict.
Career
Ms. Johnson is the Global Chair of the Litigation & Trial Department; she is consistently recognized as a leading California litigator.
Professional Memberships
Serves on the boards of Georgetown University Law Center, Berkeley Center for Law and Business, the Public Law Center, the Orange County Bar Foundation’s Project Youth, and the Orange County chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Personal
JD, Georgetown University Law Center; BS, Arizona State University
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