David R. Stickney
Partner
r. Stickney practices in the firm's California office, where he focuses on complex litigation in state and federal courts nationwide at both the trial court and appellate levels. Mr. Stickney regularly represents institutions and individuals in class actions, derivative cases and individual litigation. He is currently responsible for a number of the firm’s cases, including litigation involving
Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.;
Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Wells Fargo;
Stone Energy Corp., and
others. Mr. Stickney has prosecuted and, together with his partners, successfully resolved a number of the firm's prominent cases. Among such cases are
In re McKesson Securities Litigation, which settled before trial for a total of $1.023 billion, the largest settlement amount in history for any securities class action within the Ninth Circuit;
Wyatt v. El Paso Corp., which settled for $285 million;
BFA Liquidation Trust v. Arthur Andersen LLP, which settled during trial for $217 million;
Atlas v. Accredited Home Lenders Holding Company;
In re Connetics Inc.;
In re WSB Financial Group Sec. Litig.;
In re Dura Pharmaceuticals Inc. Sec. Litig.;
In re EMAC Sec. Litig., and additional cases.
Mr. Stickney lectures on securities litigation and shareholder matters for seminars and programs sponsored by professional organizations including the Practising Law Institute and Glasser Legalworks. Mr. Stickney also frequently lectures at the Firm’s Forum for Institutional Investors. He has also authored and co-authored several articles concerning securities litigation and class actions. He was recognized in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a Super Lawyer in
San Diego Super Lawyers and in the Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers (published by
Law and Politics). He was also named as a “Rising Star” in
Benchmark: Litigation Directory of America’s Lead Litigation Firms and Attorneys, one of only 40 attorneys selected to this list in California.
During 1996-1997, Mr. Stickney served as law clerk to the Honorable Bailey Brown of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
