Biography
Amanda is counsel in the Firm's Global Litigation practice and is based in the Washington, DC office. Her practice focuses on securities and corporate litigation matters. Amanda represents large corporations, financial institutions, boards of directors, and C-suite executives in connection with all stages of high-stakes securities, M&A, derivative, fiduciary duty, and complex business and corporate litigations and disputes. She also represents corporate clients in regulatory, governmental, and internal investigations and enforcement matters, conducting investigations into alleged wrongdoing and responding to inquiries from regulators, including the SEC. Amanda received her J.D. with honors from Emory University, where she was the Executive Managing Editor of the Emory Law Journal. She received her B.A. with distinction from The University of Michigan, where she was a member of the Editorial Board of the Michigan Daily.
Amanda previously worked in the Department of the Treasury Office of the General Counsel, where she advised banking and finance departmental offices on oversight and litigation matters. While at Treasury, Amanda advised on high-profile litigations challenging access to Treasury payment systems and interagency sharing of taxpayer records under the Administrative Procedures Act. For her work on those matters, Amanda was honored as part of the Legal Team of the Year and for Meritorious Service.
Amanda also represented parents of at-risk special education students in New York City in suits under the Individuals with Disabilities Act, both as a full-time fellow and on a pro bono basis in private practice.
Experience
Some of Amanda's notable engagements include:
A multinational investment firm, in a seminal business litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery arising out of the triggering of a material adverse effects clause in a deal negotiation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.*
Major broker dealer in connection with confidential regulatory investigations regarding fees for advisory services.*
Major broker dealer in internal and regulatory investigations into financial advisor misconduct.*
An insurance company in a securities class action related to long-term care insurance.*
An investment bank in a civil insider trading case resulting in a federal jury verdict victory.*
An investment bank in a bankruptcy adversary litigation over interest rate swaps tied to stadium finance bonds.*
An investment bank that advised on a leveraged buy-out for a company that subsequently went into bankruptcy.*
A financial services subsidiary in major shareholder class action arising from the 2008 financial crisis.*
* Prior to joining White & Case