Philip J. Leggio

Overview

Philip J. Leggio is an Associate in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow LLP.  Philip focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investors.

Philip is actively litigating cases against Precision Castparts Corp., SCANA Corp., Qualcomm, Daimler, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, LJM Funds Management, Ltd., Dr. Reddy's, Acuity Brands, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals.  Most recently, he was a part of the team that secured a $29.5 million settlement against Advanced Micro Devices, a multinational semiconductor company.

He is actively involved in Labaton Sucharow's pro bono immigration program and recently reunited a father and child separated at the border.  He is currently working on their asylum application.

Previously, Philip served as a judicial intern in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York under the Honorable Joanna Seybert.

He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from St. John’s University School of Law, where he served as the Associate Managing Editor of the St. John’s Law Review, and his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from Stony Brook University.  Philip is a member of the New York State Bar Association and serves as an affiliate member of the Futures and Derivatives Committee of the New York City Bar Association.