Overview
Jeff Sturgeon is a partner in the Employment Law Department and based in the firm’s New York office. A skilled advisor and litigator, Jeff advises clients on their most complex and high-stakes employment matters.
As a trial lawyer, Jeff regularly litigates employment, whistleblower, benefits, securities, commercial, and fiduciary liability issues in state and federal courts throughout the United States, representing clients in single-plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and complex collective and class action litigation. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict before juries and arbitration panels, and secured several notable victories in courts, arbitration tribunals, and before government agencies. Jeff frequently represents companies and institutions in the insurance, financial services, and technology industries, as well as several institutions of higher learning.
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D. 2004
- Dickinson College, B.A. 2001
Representations
- A private equity firm in a dispute with its former CFO, securing a complete dismissal at trial court stage.
- A Fortune 500 company in an ERISA class action involving thousands of participants in the company’s 401(k) plan, resulting in the court awarding a fraction of the $600 million in damages sought after trial.
- The managing partner of a large New York-based insurance company in a defamation and unfair competition action that resulted in a complete victory after being tried.
- The biggest private employer in Philadelphia in a race discrimination case that ended in a complete defense verdict after being tried before a jury.
- An Ivy League university in a “tenure denial” matter in which a professor alleged gender discrimination, achieving complete victory.
- A technology company in defeating repeated requests for emergency relief by the terminated CEO.
- A large financial institution in an ERISA multi-plaintiff matter against several former executives, securing summary judgment that was affirmed on appeal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- A financial services company in a defamation and wrongful termination matter by a former broker seeking $30 million in damages, resulting in a complete victory.
- A group of medical professionals in a wrongful termination matter brought by their former CEO and president, resulting in a complete victory.
- A Big Four accounting firm in a nationwide securities fraud class action.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.