Megan Alicia Behrman

Megan’s experience includes:

Securities Class Actions and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits

• Obtained dismissal of the vast majority of securities fraud claims brought against General Electric and its directors/officers in multiple cases filed in New York federal and state courts, involving allegations of billions of dollars in damages
• Won dismissal of securities fraud claims brought against a biotechnology company and its senior executives in federal court for alleged failure to disclose adverse product testing results, with the dismissal affirmed on appeal
• Representing a cryptocurrency platform and its officers and directors in multiple securities fraud and shareholder derivative actions following the company’s direct listing
• Representing an industry-leading marketing technology enterprise and its senior executives in multiple securities cases filed in New York federal court
• 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

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
• Achieved victory for Toptal in defeating claims of over US$200 million while obtaining millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages, following a two-week trial involving claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, solicitation of employees, and defamation
• Won post-merger earnout 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
• Obtained dismissal of multiple tort and quasi-contract claims asserted against a streaming services company in a case arising out of a failed business transaction
• Successfully represented General Electric Capital Corporation in multiple jurisdictions around the country and internationally in cases seeking billions of dollars in damages for alleged participation in a civil conspiracy arising out of Ponzi scheme
• 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
• Represented a leading international financial institution in a regulatory investigation of its compliance with certain security-based swap dealer regulations