Profile

Mr. Stegeman seeks to quickly ascertain client needs and works collaboratively with clients to minimize business disruption, manage counseling and/or litigation with streamlined action plans to avoid waste, and accomplish client goals quickly and efficiently.

Mr. Stegeman represents clients in a wide variety of tribunals, including state and federal trial, bankruptcy, and appellate courts throughout the United States, the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board, the International Trade Commission, the American Arbitration Association and JAMS.

Class Action Litigation

Mr. Stegeman has a breadth of experience including:

• commerical competition and consumer law such as claims alleging unfair business practices, false advertising, violations of Section 17200, violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and similar analogous federal and non-California state statutes;
• general commercial litigation;
• disputes relating to allegations of privacy violations;
• products liability and warranty claims;
• bad faith insurance defense; and
• employment (wage/hour claims as well as harassment and retaliation claims).

These matters are often brought as class actions and typically involve complex financial and accounting issues.

Significant Trial Experience

Mr. Stegeman has tried numerous matters to both judges and juries resulting in favorable verdicts and decisions. He also utilizes arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve matters in the best interests of his clients.

Complex International Business Litigation

Mr. Stegeman has extensive experience with cases that have an international aspect to them and require consideration of local laws abroad, complex jurisdictional issues, and the political implications of cases involving multinational businesses.

Intellectual Property

Mr. Stegeman is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group. He has experience in a variety of intellectual property litigation matters including patent infringement relating to technology companies, trade secret litigation involving employees of competing companies, alleged copyright violations in competing products in the health and medical fields, and trademark litigation.