Edwards, John W. II

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

John Edwards has experience in complex civil litigation of all types, including class actions, product liability, corporate takeovers, securities fraud, corporate governance, and constitutional litigation. He has defended single party and class actions involving claims concerning a wide range of products, including product liability, unfair competition, consumer fraud, and public nuisance. John oversees the litigation practice in the Silicon Valley Office, and his practice also focuses on litigation involving securities, corporate governance, and acquisitions and on counseling clients with respect to those matters. He has defended numerous class actions under the federal securities laws and derivative actions claiming violations of state law, and he has conducted internal investigations pertaining to such matters.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
• Trial Practice
• Business Restructuring & Reorganization
• Product Response Team
• Class Action Litigation
• Distressed Company Litigation
• Securities Fraud Class Actions

Representative Cases

• Acme-Cleveland defends hostile takeover by Danaher , (2009)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Systems obtains summary judgment , (2009)
• American Greetings Corporation resolves federal securities class action , (2009)
• Audit committee of a software company conducts internal investigation , (2009)
• Bridgestone/Firestone settles California action seeking statewide recall of certain Firestone tires
• Chevron Corporation intervenes in shareholder litigation challenging Unocal merger , (2009)
• Commercial Intertech Corporation defends takeover attempts by United Dominion , (2009)
• Diebold defends actions arising out of crimes committed at ATM machines , (2009)
• Edelbrock Corporation resolves shareholder class action , (2009)
• Federated Department Stores defends adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court , (2009)
• GenCorp obtains dismissal of securities class action
• Gliatech successfully resolves securities class action litigation
• Laidlaw defends securities class actions and contested bankruptcy proceeding , (2009)
• Laidlaw resolves action brought by former subsidiary , (2009)
• Loewen Group defends antitrust litigation relating to an unsolicited exchange offer , (2009)
• Loewen Group resolves securities class action
• Long Island Lighting successfully blocks takeover attempt , (2009)
• Lubrizol wins noninfringement verdict on appeal in suit brought by Exxon involving oil additives
• Mattel settles voluntary toy recall litigation , (2009)
• Monterey Gourmet Foods and its Board of Directors defend shareholder class actions involving acquisition by Pulmuone , (2010)
• Morrison Knudsen resolve securities class actions and derivative actions , (2009)
• Mtel resolves securities action , (2009)
• Nextel Communications resolves securities class action , (2009)
• Nextel Partners successfully resolves adversary proceeding after trial , (2009)
• Park View Federal Savings obtains dismissal of actions , (2009)
• Penton Media defends federal securities action , (2009)
• Pilot-owner resolves action seeking recovery for injuries sustained in flight incident , (2009)
• Promethean Investment resolves breach of fiduciary duty action , (2009)
• Sherwin-Williams defends lead paint actions filed in Santa Clara County, CA , (2009)
• Software company represented in investigation

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Capital Markets, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Commodities, Complex Litigation, Dissolution, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Foreign Investment, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Private Placements, Products Liability Law, Public Offerings, Recreational Products, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Law, Securities Regulation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California
• Ohio

Education

• Colgate University
• Duke University

Address

1755 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Phones

1.650.739.3912 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.650.739.3900 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com