• California Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• American Bar Association

• Recipient, John Wilson Award for pro bono work, 2022-2023

Current and Recent Matters

Litigation

• In re Seagate Technology Holdings plc Securities Litigation (N.D. Cal, 2023). Represents Seagate Technology Holdings plc and certain of its officers in a securities class action alleging false and misleading statements regarding the company’s compliance with certain export regulations.
• The County of Los Angeles, et al. v. Shepos, et al. (C.D. Cal. 2019). Represents commercial landlord in a qui tam action alleging claims under the False Claims Act and various state law causes of action.
• Patel v. Viatris, Inc., et al. (W.D. Pa. 2021). Represented Viatris Inc. in a securities class action alleged false and misleading statements in a registration statement filed in connection with the business combination between Mylan and a subsidiary of Pfizer. First motion to dismiss resulted in a favorable settlement.
• Maltagliati v. Meta Materials Inc. (E.D.N.Y. 2022). Represented Meta Materials Inc. and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action alleging false and misleading statements regarding the company’s business combination with another entity, business prospects and development of products, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. Obtained dismissal by the district court on the first motion to dismiss.
• Hines v. Meta Materials Inc. (E.D.N.Y. 2022). Represented Meta Materials Inc and certain of its officers and directors in a shareholder derivative action asserting claims under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duty claims and other state law claims, based on allegedly false and misleading statements regarding the company’s business combination with another entity, business prospects and development of products. Case was voluntarily dismissed following district court’s dismissal of the related securities class action.
• Altimeo Asset Management v. WuXi Pharmatech (Cayman) Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2019). Represented WuXi, its officers and directors, and investors in a shareholder class action alleging that defendants made false or misleading statements in connection with a go-private merger and subsequent re-listing of subsidiaries on Asian exchanges, in violation of Section 10(b), 20(a) and 20A of the Exchange Act. Obtained dismissal with prejudice by the district court on the first motion to dismiss.
• In re eHealth Inc. Securities Litigation (N.D. Cal. 2020). Represented eHealth and its officers in a shareholder class action alleging that defendants overstated eHealth’s financial results through an improper application of revenue recognition principles, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. Obtained dismissal of all but one category of alleged misstatements by the district court on the first motion to dismiss. Obtained dismissal of the remaining action by the district court on a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
• Forescout Technologies, Inc. v. Ferrari Group Holdings, L.P. (Del. Ch. 2020). Represented Forescout in an action for specific performance of a go-private merger agreement following defendants’ refusal to perform shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak. Defendants ultimately agreed to a revised merger shortly before trial.
• In re Align Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation (N.D. Cal. 2020). Represented Align and its officers in a shareholder class action alleging that defendants made false or misleading statements concerning the growth of the business in China, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. Obtained dismissal with prejudice by the district court on the first motion to dismiss.
• In re WageWorks, Inc. Securities Litigation (N.D. Cal. 2018). Represented WageWorks in a shareholder class action as well as an individual action arising from WageWorks’ restatement of certain of its financial statements. Plaintiffs alleged that WageWorks, its former officers, and underwriters made false and misleading statements, including in WageWorks’ secondary public offering registration statement and prospectus, concerning the company’s internal controls. Obtained favorable settlements.

Litigation Counseling

• The business combination of Spire Global, Inc. and NavSight Holdings, Inc. (2021). Provided litigation counseling to Spire in connection with its acquisition by NavSight in a de-SPAC transaction.
• The business combination of Aurora Innovation, Inc. and Reinvent Technology Partners Y (2021). Provided litigation counseling to Aurora in connection with its acquisition by Reinvent in a de-SPAC transaction.

Select Clients

• Align Technology, Inc.
• Aurora Innovation, Inc.
• eHealth, Inc.
• Forescout Technologies, Inc.
• Genentech, Inc.
• Himax Technologies, Inc.
• Meta Materials Inc.
• Rambus Inc.
• Seagate Technology Holdings plc
• Spire Global, Inc.
• Viatris Inc.
• WageWorks, Inc.
• WuXi Pharmatech (Cayman) Inc.