Richard R. Johnson concentrates on litigation of complex insurance coverage disputes, involving various types of insurance policies, including directors’ & officers’ liability policies, professional errors and omissions policies, fiduciary liability policies, financial services liability policies, insurance services liability policies, employment practices liability policies and employment-related discrimination coverages. Mr. Johnson also focuses on securities-related litigation, including the monitoring of securities class actions and shareholder derivative lawsuits, SEC enforcement actions, complex business disputes and civil actions involving auditors and accountants.
Education
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1998
- B.A., St. John's College, 1991
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- State Courts, California, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2007
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1998
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2001
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2001
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2001
Professional History
- Senior Counsel, Locke Lord LLP
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Vice Chair, Professionals' Officers' & Directors' Liability Committee of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association;
- Vice Chair, American Bar Association Task Force on Corporate Governance;
- Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Admitted pro hac vice in the U.S. District Courts of Western District of Washington, 2005, District of Connecticut, 2007, District of Arizona, 2007, Southern District of Texas, 2009 and Western District of Texas, 2009.