Newport Beach, Calif., February 9, 2018 — Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. announced today the addition of trial lawyer Michael Mortenson as a shareholder and member of the firm’s litigation practice group. Mortenson, a former private equity analyst, comes to Stradling from BakerHostetler.
Mortenson represents entities and individuals in class actions, breach of contract, breach of warranty, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty matters, including RICO and fraudulent transfer claims and retaliation actions as well as various commercial and employment litigation matters. He also handles appeals to the California Courts of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and tries cases on behalf of clients before arbitration panels.