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Benjamin Galdston
Mr. Galdston primarily focuses on complex securities fraud litigation and corporate governance matters.
He practices in the firm’s California office. Mr. Galdston participated in prosecuting
In re McKesson Securities Litigation,
together with firm partners Max Berger and David Stickney.
In that case, a partial settlement was reached for $960 million, the largest recovery for securities
class-action settlements in courts within the Ninth Circuit. Together with firm partners Max Berger,
Sean Coffey, and David Stickney, Mr. Galdston recently represented institutional investors seeking to
recover damages in In re EMAC Securities Litigation,
a case that arose from a private offering of asset-backed securities. Among other cases, Mr. Galdston currently represents a certified class of investors in
In re Retek, Inc. Securities Litigation, pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Mr. Galdston also represents the Lead Plaintiff in
In re Stone Energy Corp. Securities
Litigation, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and plaintiffs in
The Football Association Premier League Ltd., et al. v. YouTube, Inc., et al.,
a copyright infringement class action pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mr. Galdston received his law degree from the University of San Diego
School of Law in 2000, where he earned the American Trial Lawyers' Association Book Award for
Outstanding Scholarship in Appellate Advocacy, the American Jurisprudence Award for Property,
and the Computer Assisted Learning Institute Award for Excellence in Legal Research. He was also an
Executive Board Member of the Appellate 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 served as President of the Greater San Diego Barristers Club and
is a member of the California Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. He has published several
articles concerning practice in the federal courts.
ADMISSIONS: Admitted to bar, 2000, California. U.S. District Courts for the
Southern, Northern and Central Districts of California.
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