Steven W. Pepich

Steve Pepich’s practice focuses on securities class litigation, but he also represents plaintiffs in a variety of complex civil cases, including mass tort, royalty, civil rights and employment law actions.

Steven W. Pepich earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Utah State University in 1980 and his Juris Doctor degree from De Paul University in 1983.

Mr. Pepich’s practice has focused primarily on securities class action litigation, but has also included a wide variety of complex civil cases, including representing plaintiffs in mass tort, royalty, civil rights, human rights, ERISA and employment law actions.

Mr. Pepich has participated in the successful prosecution of numerous securities class actions, including: Haw. Structural Ironworkers Pension Trust Fund v. Calpine Corp., No. 1-04-CV-021465 ($43 million recovery); Carpenters Health & Welfare Fund v. Coca-Cola Co., No. 1:00-CV-2838 ($137.5 million recovery); In re Fleming Cos. Inc. Sec. & Derivative Litig., No. 5-03-MD-1530 ($95 million recovered); In re Advanced Micro Devices Sec. Litig., No. C-93-20662 ($34 million recovery); In re Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Sec. Litig., No. C-95-707 ($65 million recovery); Gohler v. Wood, No. 92-C-181 ($17.2 million recovery); and In re Boeing Sec. Litig., No. C-97-1715Z ($92 million recovery).

Mr. Pepich was also a member of the plaintiffs’ trial team in Mynaf v. Taco Bell Corp., which settled after two months of trial on terms favorable to two plaintiff classes of restaurant workers for recovery of unpaid wages, and a member of the plaintiffs’ trial team in Newman v. Stringfellow where, after a nine-month trial in Riverside, California, all claims for exposure to toxic chemicals were ultimately resolved for $109 million.