Practice Areas:
Business Litigation, Financial Institution Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Shareholder & Securities Disputes, Class Actions, Professional Malpractice, International and U.S. ExpertiseExperience:
John Bartko is a veteran trial attorney with extensive experience in litigating and trying complex cases and related investigations involving corporations, former government officials, governments and private individuals in financial and other business disputes including white collar criminal matters representing individuals, institutions and their officers and directors in the United States and abroad.Mr. Bartko has successfully tried high profile court and jury trials for matters that include intellectual property, professional negligence, sexual harassment, federal bank fraud, RICO prosecutions, contract and real estate disputes. In a recent six-week jury trial he successfully obtained a $108 million verdict.
Mr. Bartko's practice also includes the defense of white-collar criminal matters for individuals, institutions and their officers and directors in the United States and abroad.
In addition to his litigation and trial skills, Mr. Bartko has represented clients in arbitrations and mediations concerning complex business disputes involving domestic and cross-border transactions.
Credentials:
- University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1965
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1962
Professional Affiliations:
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- State Bar of California
