About John
John Bartko is a Founder and a Principal of the firm. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil, criminal and regulatory matters. He has represented many executives ensnared in complex regulatory investigations and has been involved in significant international discovery and complex investigations requiring foreign court appearances, including conducting examinations in Switzerland and Japan through pioneering requests for civil judicial assistance. He has traveled to Europe, Asia and South Africa to obtain evidence for American civil and criminal proceedings and has represented foreign officials in U.S. legal matters. He has broad experience in representing various parties in complex financial fraud and environmental law cases. One of his trials was nationally televised on Court TV.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Practice Area: Antitrust Law
- Practice Area: Appellate Practice
- Practice Area: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Practice Area: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Practice Area: Copyright Law
- Practice Area: Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Practice Area: Insurance Law
- Practice Area: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Practice Area: Professional Malpractice Law
- Practice Area: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Practice Area: Tax Law
- Practice Area: Trademark Law
- Special Focus: Antitrust Trials and Investigations
- Special Focus: Arbitration
- Special Focus: Class Action Litigation
- Special Focus: Complex Business Litigation
- Special Focus: Environmental Litigation
- Special Focus: Financial Institution Litigation
- Special Focus: Intellectual Property Litigation
- Special Focus: Labor and Employment Litigation
- Special Focus: Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Special Focus: Shareholder & Securities Disputes
- Special Focus: White Collar Criminal Defense
- 1978-2022, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating, 5 Stars.
- 2005-2022, Northern California Super Lawyers.
- 2013-2022, Best Lawyer.