Virginia Milstead

Practice Areas

Virginia F. Milstead has a broad commercial litigation practice, representing clients in both federal and state courts, with a particular emphasis on securities and M&A litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, and related claims. She has represented clients in matters involving federal and state securities laws, duties of corporate directors, civil RICO, unfair business practices, and various other contract and tort claims.

Career

Law Clerk, Hon. Arthur L. Alarcón, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Hon. Florence-Marie Cooper, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law

Professional Memberships

Board Member, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; Board of Regents, Pepperdine University

Personal

In recognition of her work, Ms. Milstead has been:

- Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence — Litigators and Trial Attorneys, Women of Influence and Thriving in Their 40s lists

- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America for her work in securities litigation

- Named to Lawdragon’s lists of the 500 Leading Global Litigators and 500 Leading Litigators in America

- Honored as the recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law

Education