- Drafted a motion to dismiss in securities litigation class action related to allegedly false statements included in SEC filings; responded to discovery requests related to the same.
- Conducted an internal investigation in response to the threat of a shareholder derivative suit, which included reviewing over 29,000 documents and interviewing eight witnesses; drafted an internal investigation memorandum summarizing the investigation’s conclusions.
- Responded to a civil investigative demand related to wage-fixing antitrust violations in the chicken industry; drafted research memoranda related to the class action litigation simultaneously pending.
- Managed the deposition preparation in False Claims Act case arising from a client purportedly unlawfully distributing over $200 million of Hurricane Katrina-related recovery funds.
- Negotiated the settlement of a case related to a company-wide employee theft conspiracy.
- First-chaired six magistrate court bench trials on behalf of an automobile dealership—allegations included breach of contract and false advertising; obtained judgment in favor of the dealership in all cases.
- Responded to nine subpoenas in an opioid litigation case pending in New Mexico by compiling documents and preparing third-party witnesses for depositions, defending the witnesses’ depositions, and preparing the same witnesses to testify at trial.
- Drafted a successful motion to dismiss in a federal civil rights and breach of contract case.
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- Phone: +1 404 881 7987
- Email: lex.mayo@alston.com
Lex leverages her experience handling corporate and government cases to help clients navigate their complex securities litigation matters.