Tania C. Matsuoka

Counsel, New York
Tania C. Matsuoka

Tania C. Matsuoka

Counsel, New York
Tania C. Matsuoka

Biography

Tania is counsel in the Firm's Global Litigation practice and is based in the New York office. Her practice focuses on securities and corporate litigation matters. Tania 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 and FINRA.

Tania received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She received her B.A. from American University.

Experience

Representative matters:

  • A cryptocurrency company, in securities class actions and other proceedings related to the restructuring of its subsidiary.*
  • A multinational food company, in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation related to alleged industry-wide price fixing.*
  • A private equity firm, in connection with fiduciary duty litigation and alleged appraisal violations in the Delaware Court of Chancery related to its acquisition of a specialty building products distributor.*
  • A SPAC sponsored by a public equity investment company, in fiduciary duty litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery related to a de-SPAC transaction.*
  • A pharmaceutical, healthcare, and retail leader, in securities class actions related to a proposed merger.*
  • A visual media company, in connection with breach of contract and securities law claims by warrantholders arising out of a de-SPAC transaction.*
  • 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.*
  • A Brazilian investment bank, in a multi-week arbitration before a Swiss tribunal related to fraud and money laundering. Arbitration culminated in a $270 million settlement for the bank.*
  • A marketing solutions company, in a securities class action relating to a corporate transformation strategy.*
  • An energy infrastructure company, in litigation related to a collateral attack on a confirmed arbitration award.*
  • A leading bedding manufacturer and distributor, in connection with a variety of corporate governance and related matters.*
  • A global investment firm, in connection with SEC and FINRA inquiries related to M&A activity.*

* Prior to joining White & Case

New York
JD
Georgetown University Law Center
BA
American University
English
French

Service areas