Johnson Fistel Blog

Recently, Johnson Fistel partners W. Scott Holleman, Michael I. Fistel, Jr., and Frank J. Johnson received the following recognition for their efforts on behalf of the firm’s clients: W. Scott Holleman, a partner in the firm’s New York office, has been selected to the 2018 New York Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than…

Johnson Fistel was recently recognized as among The Top 50 of 2017. Compiled by ISS Securities Class Action Services, the top-50 list ranks law firms by the dollar value of recoveries they obtained in securities class actions while serving as lead or co-lead counsel. Johnson Fistel ranked 22nd, having recovered $31,150,000 for aggrieved investors. The…

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 29, 2018 — On March 23, 2018, Judge W. Louis Sands, Sr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia denied, in substantial part, the defendants’ motion to dismiss in In re Flowers Foods, Inc. Securities Litigation. The plaintiffs in the case, represented by Johnson Fistel as co-lead…

In its March 2018 edition, San Diego Magazine recognized Frank J. Johnson as one of the Top Lawyers in San Diego. Each year, San Diego Magazine compiles a list, based on peer reviews, of local lawyers who have reached the highest levels of ethical standards and professional excellence. This year, the magazine recognized only six…

Johnson Fistel accepted a challenge from the CFO at Feeding San Diego today to help fight summer hunger throughout San Diego County. This week, Feeding San Diego and the local legal community kicked off registration for the 2018 Food from the Bar campaign. Law firms, in-house counsel, legal departments, and law students can register and…

October 2, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in a series of consolidated cases that will impact the ability of millions of employees to come together and bring class action lawsuits to enforce their workplace rights. These cases, known collectively as Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, present the important question of whether…

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and pop superstar Mariah Carey are among the latest high-profile figures to be accused in what feels like an ominous deluge of sexual harassment allegations from men and women around the country. The October “#MeToo” movement, where social media users tagged their profiles to signal that…