Paul Johnson Email & Phone Number

Paul Johnson is a Appellate specialist, handling large and complex matters in California at King & Spalding. He possess expertise in appellate practice, litigation, courts, federal courts, civil litigation and 6 more skills.

Listed skills include Appellate Practice, Litigation, Courts, Federal Courts, and 7 others.

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  Partner

  King & Spalding

  2011 - Present - Los Angeles And San Francisco

  Litigation—with emphasis on appellate practice in federal courts and California state courts, including: • Appeals with massive records—e.g., consolidated appeals with 232-volume transcript and 94-volume appendix following two multi-month jury trials and three bench trials involving environmental claims for several-hundred-million dollars • Appeals in product-liability cases that involved hundreds or thousands of plaintiffs • Protecting companies from having to litigate out-of-state claims in California courts • Securing personal-jurisdiction precedents while defending a foreign company from litigation in CaliforniaMy experience includes all phases of appellate-court and trial-court litigation (lead counsel in both jury and bench trials). I have argued state and federal appeals inside and outside California. For trials, I work with lead trial counsel—arguing selected legal issues and preparing for appellate review. I also handle special matters in trial courts, such as novel issues or complex civil procedure, and I consult on litigation strategy. My broad substantive-law experience includes administrative review, antitrust, employment, energy, environmental, infrastructure, intellectual property, land use, product liability, real property, reputation, and constitutional issues. • Certified by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California as a specialist in appellate law • Past chair of 16-member Committee on Appellate Courts of State Bar of California • Fellow of the American Bar FoundationMy article on Timing Posttrial Motions: Statutory Amendments Freshen the Bait in Traps for the Unwary, 28 California Litigation, no. 2, 2015, at 23, addresses some procedures that should be understood before going to trial in a California state court. I have presented on various aspects of appellate practice in a number of programs at annual meetings of the State Bar of California.