Practice Areas

Education

University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1967
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1963

Bar and Court Admissions

State Court: California
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S District Court: Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California, Northern District of Illinois
Solicitor, United Kingdom

Past Professional Experience

Law Offices of Francis O. Scarpulla, San Francisco, CA 1970-2006
Law Offices of Joseph L. Alioto, San Francisco, CA 1967-1970

Francis O. Scarpulla

Partner

San Francisco
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 3400
San Francisco CA 94104

TEL: (415) 693-0700
FAX: (415) 693-0770

fscarpulla@zelle.com

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Fran specializes in complex civil cases, primarily antitrust lawsuits, many of which are class actions. He has represented plaintiffs in many federal antitrust class actions, including among others, the Gypsum Wallboard Antitrust Litigation, Sugar Antitrust Litigation, Folding Cartons Antitrust Litigation, Fine Paper Antitrust Litigation, Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation, Pharmaceutical Antitrust Litigation, Microsoft Monopolization Antitrust Litigation, De Beers Diamond Antitrust Litigation, Canadian Automobile Antitrust Litigation, and the Cosmetics Antitrust Litigation. In addition to federal antitrust class actions, Fran has acted as lead counsel in many class actions in California.

Representative Matters

St. Joe Paper Company v. Superior Court (state-court antitrust jurisdiction)

Union Carbide Corporation v. Superior Court (joinder of parties and fraudulent concealment)

Crown Oil Corporation v. Superior Court (federal pre-emption policies)

B.W.I. Custom Kitchen v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (propriety of class action certification)

Articles & Presentations

"Aggression in Mediation," International Bar Association's e-book Mediation Techniques, chapter author

"Plaintiffs' strategies for pursuing private damage claims," 2010 International Cartel Workshop, Paris, February 10-12, 2010, panelist

California State Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law, 2009, co-author

"B.W.I., California’s Favorable Class Action Jurisprudence, and Their Post-CAFA Application," Competition, Vol. 17, No. 2, Fall 2008, co-author

California Class Actions and Procedures (LexisNexis), co-author

California Antitrust Law (California State Bar publication), co-author

Professional Affiliations

International Bar Association
California State Bar Association, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section, Past Chair
Golden Gate University Law School, Adjunct Professor
University of California, Hastings School of Law, Instructor - Legal Writing, 1985 and 1988

Noteworthy

Named the “Antitrust Lawyer of the Year” for 2005 (Antitrust Section of the California State Bar)

Named among the Top 100 Attorneys in California by The Daily Journal for 2012

Named a Northern California "Super Lawyer" for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Antitrust Litigation)

Nominated by fellow lawyers to the Best Lawyers In America listing

Fran is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell