Vogt, John A. Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

John Vogt is an experienced trial lawyer who has represented corporate and governmental clients of all sizes and from varying industries in matters of utmost significance to their operations and interests. John has lead lawyer experience in highly complicated class actions, multiplaintiff labor and employment disputes, securities litigation, heavy civil construction, intellectual property litigation, and "bet the company" commercial disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts and in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. John has tried jury and bench cases to a defense verdict, successfully briefed and argued dispositive motions, and obtained or preserved success in several appellate courts, including the California Supreme Court.

John regularly provides litigation-related counseling to corporations and corporate boards on matters involving corporate transactions and agreements, trade secret protection, heavy civil construction, indemnification disputes, electronic discovery, and intellectual property protection. Fortune 500 companies and large governmental agencies regularly call on John to provide advice on their most difficult and complex legal issues.

John is on the board of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers in Orange County and is editor of the ABTL Report for Orange County. He also is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Orange County Bar Association. John devotes considerable time to pro bono clients, including serving as outside counsel to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a nonprofit public benefit corporation.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Construction

Representative Cases

• Acquvest resolves securities litigation , (2009)
• Commonwealth Energy achieves favorable global settlement in securities and tort action
• County of Los Angeles successfully defends against class action involving independent contractors
• L.A. County files amicus brief supporting requirement that public employees establish entitlement to benefits allegedly denied as part of prima facie case
• L.A. County wins dismissal with prejudice of former independent contractor who claimed federal equal protection based on theory of common law employment
• LA and other counties prevail against public employee claims for additional benefits
• LA County Sheriff's Department wins summary judgment in employment discrimination suit , (2009)
• LA County successfully defends judgment in Equal Pay class action
• LA County supports City of Los Angeles in California Supreme Court amicus brief involving the Fair Employment & Housing Act
• Los Angeles County obtains defense judgment rejecting plaintiffs' claims in mandamus proceeding
• Los Angeles MTA achieves favorable settlement in contractor dispute , (2009)
• National City wins trial verdict in multi-million dollar malicious prosecution action
• Parker Hannifin successfully resolves product liability litigation alleging defect in aircraft oil pump , (2009)
• Raytheon wins summary judgment in multi-million dollar tort and breach of contract action brought by engineering consultant
• San Bernadino County settles liability trial in inverse condemnation case
• STERIS is dismissed from product liability suit alleging injuries caused during hysterectomy procedure
• Street Surfing successful in "Bet the company" international arbitration against a Korean company, Decolee , (2009)
• Textron obtains favorable settlement of trademark and antitrust action , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Rutgers University- Camden
• U of Notre Dame

Published Works

• Why Clients Change Lawyers in the Middle of a Case, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2008
• The Unforseen Cost of Using Contract Workers, Orange County Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2007
• Hall v. County of Los Angeles: The First California "Proper Comparator" Case, Orange County Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2007
• Don't Fall Into an Employment Tax Liability Trap: A Survey of California Law, California Labor & Employment Law Review, 2007
• Not So Independent, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2007
• Using Statistics To Establish An "Inappropriate Comparator" Defense, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2006
• Beware Who You Don’t Hire, Employee Relations Law Journal, 2006
• Proposed Bill Could Make Misclassifying Workers Very Costly, 2006
• Inappropriate Comparator Defense Can Be Undoing Of Discrimination Suits, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2006

Address

3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612-4408

Phones

1.949.553.7516 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.949.553.7539 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com