Justin N. Owens

Justin N. Owens is a shareholder in Stradling’s Business Litigation, Securities Litigation and White Collar Defense practice groups. 

Justin is experienced in a broad range of civil and white collar matters, having represented his clients in their most complex and high-stakes disputes, including trade secrets, securities, consumer class action defense, breach of contract, partnership and fiduciary duty disputes, as well as numerous government investigations. He has trial experience in state and federal courts – including both jury and bench trials – and has represented clients in a number of private arbitrations.

Justin was named a "Southern California Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2015-2019. In 2018, he was also named to Super Lawyers' "Up and Coming 25: Orange County Rising Stars List."

Before joining Stradling, he served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable Andrew J. Guilford (Central District of California), and practiced at Irell & Manella LLP.

Representative Matters:

• Served as lead trial counsel in 2018 federal bankruptcy trial (S.D. Cal.), successfully defeating creditors' attempts to place Stradling client into involuntary bankruptcy.
• Successfully defended clients against high-profile securities and consumer class action lawsuits, including actions in both federal and state court.
• Numerous successful representations of clients in lawsuits involving licensing and distribution disputes.
• Experienced in litigating clients' "wrongful levy" claims against the IRS.
• Represented litigation trust in record-breaking $5.15 billion settlement of fraudulent transfer claims against Anadarko Petroleum following a four-month trial.
• Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of a leading manufacturer of mobile computing accessories in a suit against former officers for breaches of fiduciary duty.
• Representations in federal investigations involving alleged regulatory violations and violations of the federal anti-kickback statute.