Joseph P. Rodgers’ practice is focused on corporate and commercial litigation and related advocacy matters. Joseph has represented clients in federal and state courts in jurisdictions throughout the United States.

Joseph has significant experience in complex securities and fiduciary duty litigation, with an emphasis in defending shareholder class actions. He also has experience in the areas of toxic torts, unfair competition and trade secrets, corporate fraud, general contract disputes, commercial landlord tenant disputes and the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Joseph was selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, a distinction that recognizes lawyers under the age of 40 or those in practice for 10 years or less.

Prior to joining the firm, he completed externships with The Honorable Karen Nelson Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and The Honorable Ann Aldrich of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Joseph was awarded the William A. Galpin Award for General Excellence in College Work from The College of Wooster.

Representative Experience

• Representing a Fortune 500 company and its high ranking officers in a securities fraud action filed in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio. Following extensive briefing, the court dismissed all claims against all defendants with prejudice.
• Representing officers of a diversified power management company in a shareholder derivative action filed in Ohio state court asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty.
• Defending a company and its board of directors in a Delaware class action arising out of a reverse stock split.
• Serving as part of the Squire Sanders team that defended a leading global producer of technology-based performance materials and its officers in securities, derivative and ERISA litigation.
• Serving as part of the Squire Sanders team that represented a major international tire manufacturer against claims of securities fraud.
• Defending a former corporate officer in New York federal court against claims of securities fraud.
• Representing the world’s largest integrated oil concern in state-court toxic tort litigation.
• Representing an engineering and construction services provider in Taiwan in international arbitration.
• Defending numerous financial institutions in putative class actions in Ohio federal court arising out of an alleged Ponzi scheme.
• Prevailing at trial and on appeal in a significant commercial landlord/tenant dispute.