Attorneys

r. Galdston practices in the firm's California office and focuses on complex litigation, securities fraud class actions, and derivative and corporate governance matters.  He currently represents the Lead Plaintiff in In re Toyota Motor Corp. Securities Litigation pending in the Central District of California.  Mr. Galdston also is prosecuting claims on behalf of shareholders in In re Citigroup Bond Litigation, In re Citigroup Inc. Bond Litigation, In re SunPower Corp. Securities Litigation and West Virginia Laborers' Trust Fund v. STEC, Inc.

Mr. Galdston has participated in the prosecution and resolution of many of the firm's most significant recoveries, including In re Wachovia Corp. Securities Litigation ($627 million); In re Washington Mutual, Inc. Securities Litigation ($208.5 million);  In re Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Securities Litigation ($173 million), In re New Century ($125 million), In re International Rectifier Corp. Securities Litigation ($90 million), In re AXA Rosenberg Investor Litigation ($65 million), and In re Stone Energy Corp. Securities Litigation ($10 million).  Together with firm partners Max Berger and David Stickney, Mr. Galdston successfully prosecuted In re McKesson HBOC Securities Litigation, which settled for more than $1 billion - the largest settlement recovery for a securities class action within the Ninth Circuit.  Mr. Galdston also represented institutional investors to a successful settlement in In re EMAC Securities Litigation, a case that arose from a private offering of asset-backed securities.

While in law school, Mr. Galdston served on the Moot Court Board, competed in national Moot Court tournaments and directed the University of San Diego School of Law National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament.  Following law school, Mr. Galdston represented investors in securities fraud actions at another national law firm.

Previously, Mr. Galdston was the sole proprietor of Litigation Support Systems, where he designed, constructed and maintained relational document databases for small law firms litigating document-intensive cases.  He has authored several articles concerning practice in the federal courts.

Mr. Galdston is a member of the California Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, and is a former president of the Greater San Diego Barristers Club.