Attorneys

Mr. Johnson has prosecuted several of the largest securities cases in recent years, including:

• the WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation, which resulted in a recovery for investors of over $6 billion;
• the Washington Mutual Securities Litigation, which resulted in a recovery of $208.5 million for investors, including $85 million from the underwriters there, the largest recovery from underwriters in a Section 11 case since the WorldCom case;
• the UnitedHealth Group derivative action, which resulted in a recovery of over $900 million from individual defendants -- the largest recovery ever in a derivative case;
• the Williams Securities Litigation which settled shortly before trial for $311 million;
• the MFS, Pilgrim Baxter, and Invesco securities actions which resulted in recoveries for investors of more than $125 million in connection with the In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation; and
• the OM Group Securities Litigation which resulted in a recovery for investors of $92 million.

Mr. Johnson also oversees BLB&G's Intellectual Property Litigation group.  On behalf of patent owners (including inventors, private equity portfolio companies, bankruptcy trustees and others), Mr. Johnson has successfully pursued patent infringement actions against major companies including: Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, Apple, and others.  Mr. Johnson is currently leading the firm's prosecution of cases concerning the process used overseas to manufacture LCD panels sold into the United States.  These are among the largest patent cases pending in the U.S.  Mr. Johnson is one of 37 lawyers in the country named by Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as an IP "national litigation star."

Mr. Johnson is an active member of the New York State and City bar associations, and is a member of the New York City Bar Securities Regulation Committee. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Johnson was a partner with Latham & Watkins where he practiced for ten years.  Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan.