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.; Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd.; Acuity Brands, Inc.; Weatherford International plc; CannTrust Holdings, Inc.; iRobot Corp.; Flex Ltd.; and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  Most recently, he was a part of the team that secured a $192.5 million settlement against utility company SCANA Corp.

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. Philip also serves as a member of Labaton Sucharow’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

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

Philip is a member of the New York State Bar Association and serves as a member of the Futures and Derivatives Committee of the New York City Bar Association.

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.