Mr. Spiegel is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and ranked by Chambers USA as one of two “Star Individuals” in securities litigation in California and as a “leading lawyer” in general commercial and white collar litigation. He is also ranked in The Best Lawyers in America with bet-the-company litigation and commercial litigation.
Mr. Spiegel combines a general trial practice with extensive experience in securities and shareholder litigation, internal and governmental investigations, corporate governance and related matters.
Before joining Munger Tolles, Mr. Spiegel clerked for Justice Byron White of the U.S. Supreme Court and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, where he tried approximately two dozen cases in U.S. District Court. He also served as Special Assistant to Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher. Mr. Spiegel played first on the varsity tennis team at Stanford University and received the “Block S” award for the varsity athlete with the highest grade point average. He continues to compete in USTA national tournaments.
Pro Bono and Bar Activities
- General counsel of the “Christopher Commission,” the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department appointed in the aftermath of the Rodney King incident to investigate and recommend improvements in the LAPD. Serving pro bono as general counsel, Mr. Spiegel was responsible for directing the volunteer staff of over 100 lawyers and accountants and for overseeing the drafting of the Commission’s Report issued in 1991.
- Chair of the American Bar Association Litigation Section Coordinating Group on Civil Justice Reform, co-chair of the ABA Litigation Section Committee on Class Actions and Derivative Suits and chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Professionalism.
- Trial advocacy instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), University of Southern California Law Center and Hastings Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy.
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.