People: Kevin J. Lesinski, Partner
Kevin J. Lesinski
Partner
Biography
Mr. Lesinski is a partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices and is a founding member of the firm’s Securities and Financial Litigation Practice Group. He represents public and private corporations, accounting firms, financial services firms, private equity firms, lawyers, corporate officers and directors and insurance companies in complex litigation, class actions, shareholders’ derivative suits, qui tam actions, whistleblower complaints, governmental investigations and enforcement actions and internal corporate investigations.
Mr. Lesinski has successfully represented clients in investigations and enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, state accountancy boards, state commissioners of revenue and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
He has extensive trial and appellate experience in cases involving claims of securities fraud, health care fraud, accountant malpractice, False Claims Act violations, Sarbanes-Oxley violations, ERISA stock drop liability, mergers and acquisitions fraud, tax liability, attorney malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract and all aspects of professional liability.
Mr. Lesinski is a graduate of Harvard Law School and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent speaker on legal trends affecting American and international business, including directors’ and officers’ liability, health care fraud, securities fraud, SOX whistleblower liability and professional liability. He has been an active member of the California bar for over 28 years, and has successfully prosecuted and defended many high profile cases in Northern and Southern California.
Mr. Lesinski is a partner in the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices and is a founding member of the firm’s Securities and Financial Litigation Practice Group. He represents public and private corporations, accounting firms, financial services firms, private equity firms, lawyers, corporate officers and directors and insurance companies in complex litigation, class actions, shareholders’ derivative suits, qui tam actions, whistleblower complaints, governmental investigations and enforcement actions and internal corporate investigations.
Mr. Lesinski has successfully represented clients in investigations and enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, state accountancy boards, state commissioners of revenue and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
He has extensive trial and appellate experience in cases involving claims of securities fraud, health care fraud, accountant malpractice, False Claims Act violations, Sarbanes-Oxley violations, ERISA stock drop liability, mergers and acquisitions fraud, tax liability, attorney malpractice, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract and all aspects of professional liability.
Mr. Lesinski is a graduate of Harvard Law School and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent speaker on legal trends affecting American and international business, including directors’ and officers’ liability, health care fraud, securities fraud, SOX whistleblower liability and professional liability. He has been an active member of the California bar for over 28 years, and has successfully prosecuted and defended many high profile cases in Northern and Southern California.
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School (1983)
- B.A., University of Arizona (1980)
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Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Admissions
- California
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Sixth, Ninth and Federal Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
SOX Whistleblower Team
Navigating clients through high-stakes regulatory issues.







