Megan Alicia Behrman

Megan’s experience includes:

Securities Class Actions and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits

• Obtained dismissal of the vast majority of securities fraud claims in multiple cases against a diversified, global industrial company and individual defendants in several securities class actions in New York state and federal courts that alleged tens of billions of dollars in claimed damages
• Obtained complete dismissal for a major financial institution in a securities class action in New York state court
• Represented the lead underwriters in a securities class action in Texas state court
• Obtained complete dismissal for a clinical-stage biotechnology startup and individual defendants in a securities fraud class action in Massachusetts federal court
• Representing the officers and directors of a cryptocurrency platform in a shareholder derivative action following the company’s direct listing

Complex Civil Litigation

• Defeated class certification for a leading fitness technology company in a high-profile consumer class action under the New York General Business Laws
• Won jury trial with compensatory and punitive damages awards for a talent matching startup in a case involving claims for breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy, and tortious interference with contract; defeated all of the defendant’s counterclaims at summary judgment and trial  
• Won post-merger earn-out dispute between equity holders of a medical-device manufacturer and its large pharmaceutical acquirer
• Defeated an approximately US$80 million contract claim related to a joint venture to launch an online sports betting business
• Represented a lender to a Ponzi scheme facing conspiracy and aiding and abetting fraud claims in multiple cases filed across the country and internationally; three of the US cases were dismissed on standing grounds, and the non-US court discharged a prior ex parte order allowing the plaintiffs to serve the defendant outside of the jurisdiction, ending the case
• Representing a talent matching startup in a case involving theft of trade secrets, breach of contract, unfair competition, and tortious interference with contract

White Collar Defense and Investigations

• Represented a leading international financial institution in an internal investigation and root-cause analysis of its losses related to the widely reported collapse of a family office, as well as in subsequent related dealings with global regulators
• Represented a leading international financial institution in an internal investigation into trading activity across hundreds of its subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as in subsequent interactions with various regulators
• Represented a diversified, global industrial company in a regulatory investigation following an approximately US$100 billion stock drop
• Represented individuals in connection with an investigation of off-channel communications
• Represented a leading financial institution in an internal investigation into employees’ off-channel communications
• Representing a leading international financial institution in a regulatory investigation of its compliance with certain security-based swap dealer regulations