Michael J. Hartley, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Alston & Bird LLP, resident in its Los Angeles office, where he is a member of his firm™s Securities Litigation Group. He represents public and private companies and their directors and officers in federal securities class actions, derivative litigation, shareholder disputes and corporate control fights, and he has an active trial practice defending and prosecuting claims for financial fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition and executive termination and compensation.