David R. Stickney

Mr. 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.  He regularly represents institutions and individuals in class actions, derivative cases and individual litigation. 

Mr. Stickney is currently responsible for a number of the firm’s prominent cases, including litigation involving Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.; Morgan Stanley; Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Bear Stearns; JP Morgan; Sunpower Corp., and others. He has prosecuted and, together with his partners, successfully resolved a number of the firm's significant cases.  Among such cases are In re McKesson Sec. Litig., 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; In re Lehman Brothers Debt/Equity Sec. Litig., which partially settled for $516 million; Public Employees Ret. Sys. of Mississippi vs. Merrill Lynch & Co., recovering $325 million; Wyatt v. El Paso Corp., which settled for $285 million; BFA Liquidation Trust v. Arthur Andersen LLP, which settled during trial for $217 million; In re Wells Fargo Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Litig., which settled for $125 million; Atlas v. Accredited Home Lenders Holding Company; In re Connetics Inc.; In re Stone Energy Corp.; 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.  He has also authored and co-authored several articles concerning securities litigation and class actions.  He was recognized in 2008-2012 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 "Litigation Star" and a “Rising Star” in Benchmark - The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & 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.