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Jonathan M. Scott

Senior Associate

Mr. Scott is a Senior Associate in the San Diego office of Johnson Fistel.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Scott held internships at the California Department of Business Oversight, Enforcement Division and one of the largest plaintiff’s firms in the United States specializing in securities litigation.  Mr. Scott is experienced in corporate governance and derivative stockholder litigation.  As part of his stockholder litigation practice, Mr. Scott has contributed to the recovery of significant cash payments and negotiated comprehensive corporate governance reforms on behalf of numerous publicly traded companies. 

Representative Matters

Mr. Scott has made significant contributions to the following stockholder derivative actions where Johnson Fistel was appointed as Lead Counsel:  In re Nikola Corp. Derivative Litigation (C.A. No. 2022-0023-KSJM); In re QuantumScape Corp. Stockholder Derivative Litigation (C.A. No. 2022-0490-JTL); and In re Exxon Mobil Corp. Derivative Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (Lead Case No. 3:19-cv-01067-K).

Mr. Scott’s success in achieving positive corporate governance reforms on behalf of companies and their stockholders is exemplified in In re Zuora, Inc. Derivative Litigation, where Johnson Fistel led settlement negotiations that resulted in Zuora, Inc. implementing important corporate governance reforms, including more stringent board independence requirements, enhancements to certain board committee charters, the creation of Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Technology Officer positions, and improvements to Zuora’s confidential whistleblower program.

Further, Mr. Scott made substantial contributions in the derivative action Smith v. Mariotti, et al., No. 2:22-cv-03155-WLH-PJW (C.D. Cal.), and was instrumental in securing valuable corporate governance reforms for Funko, Inc., for the benefit of the company and its stockholders.

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