January 24, 2024: Procopio’s partners have elected commercial litigator John D. Alessio to a third term as Managing Partner, recognizing the firm’s success under his leadership tenure. John’s new term began January 1, 2024, and lasts for three years. He first assumed the Managing Partner role on January 1, 2018, and will continue to lead the firm alongside Procopio’s Management Committee.

“It is an honor to once again be elected by my peers to be Procopio’s Managing Partner,” John said. “I am lucky to be surrounded by extremely competent attorneys and professionals at the top of their game going the extra mile for our clients, day in and day out.  Continuing to work with our Management Committee and my fellow partners to accelerate Procopio’s growth and prosperity is something I am really looking forward to.”

In his legal practice, John focuses on complex class action, business and employment litigation with particular experience in trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, real estate, banking and lending, shareholder and contractual disputes to include cross-border issues. He has achieved great results for clients of all sizes in civil trials, arbitrations and mediations. John has been recognized by the San Diego Business Journal for seven straight years as an SD 500 Most Influential Business Leader in San Diego. He’s been named to the Super Lawyers® list since 2012 and the Best Lawyers® list since 2016.

Procopio has thrived under John’s leadership, navigating the firm through the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the firm not only maintained its high level of client service but also saw financial and geographic growth. Procopio opened an Orange County office in the spring of 2020, just weeks into the pandemic, and that office now boasts about two dozen attorneys. In early 2022 Procopio opened its first East Coast office in Washington, D.C., which also continues to grow. These offices joined existing ones in downtown San Diego, Del Mar Heights, Silicon Valley, Scottsdale, and Las Vegas.

External recognition for Procopio has grown during John’s tenure as Managing Partner. The number of legal practices recognized by Best Law Firms® (formerly affiliated with U.S. News) has nearly doubled. Throughout his tenure the firm has been listed among the top law firms for diversity by Law360 and American Lawyer magazine, and for the last three years has achieved the top honor from Diversity Lab, Mansfield Plus certification.

John is a fourth-generation San Diegan who contributes to his community. He is currently serving as an Advisory Director for the 2024 San Diego-Tijuana World Design Capital, Smart Border Coalition and is active in many philanthropies. John stayed local for his higher education, earning his JD and a BS in Business Administration at the University of San Diego.

John’s colleagues on Procopio’s Management Committee include Partners Enrique Hernandez-Pulido, Marie Burke Kenny, S. Todd Neal, Craig Ramseyer and Xiaofan “Frank” Yang, PhD, and Chief Operating & Compliance Officer James G. Perkins, PhD.