Margaret Allison Upshaw

Maggie Upshaw represents clients in high-stakes litigation at all levels of the judiciary, particularly in defending against complex class actions.

Maggie leverages extensive experience with appellate litigation and dispositive motions to guide clients on matters involving:

• Class certification
• Complex commercial litigation and data privacy
• Insurance law
• Constitutional law

She delivers strategic analysis and briefing across a broad range of substantive areas, including in matters before the US Supreme Court. Maggie has argued appeals before the First, Second, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, including obtaining precedent-setting victories in multiple cases.

Maggie regularly serves as primary drafter of briefs opposing class certification, including briefing that successfully defeated certification of a multibillion-dollar damages class.

Before joining Latham, Maggie served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General. She also clerked for Judge William Fletcher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.