Laura
Harris

Under former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, led an all-women team in an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct and verbal and emotional abuse in women's professional soccer, commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation. The year-long investigation culminated in a public report and recommendations for systemic reform, which the Federation has begun to implement.

Representing a multinational payment processor in putative consumer fraud class actions alleging claims for treble damages arising out of transaction fees

Representing a multinational power company in putative consumer class actions challenging the reasonableness of its rates

Conducted investigation concerning allegations of executive bias and retaliation at a large auto manufacturer

Conducted an investigation and cultural review at a large multinational corporation stemming from allegations of misconduct by a senior executive

Represented a large technology company in litigation filed against Russian cybercriminals operating a botnet that employed blockchain technology. Following a year of litigation--in which the defendants appeared--won terminating and monetary sanctions that the Court applied jointly and severally against the defendants and their counsel

Representing a large financial institution in purported class action litigations alleging antitrust and other claims in connection with LIBOR

Representing Petersen Energia Inversora, S.A.U., Petersen Energia, S.A.U., and Eton Park Capital Management in litigation in the Southern District of New York against the Argentine Republic and YPF, S.A., alleging claims for breach of contract and promissory estoppel arising from defendants’ failure to comply with their tender offer requirements in connection with Argentina's expropriation of YPF.

Representing HSBC in three multidistrict class action litigations in the Southern District of New York alleging claims under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act for purported manipulation of the precious metals markets

Representing The RealReal in various matters in state and federal court, including in litigation brought by Chanel, Inc. in the Southern District of New York alleging counterfeiting and false advertising claims

Represented The New York Times in a libel case dismissed on summary judgment

Represented HSBC at trial in employment litigation brought by former executive alleging retaliation in connection with reports of alleged sexual harassment and other misconduct, winning a defense verdict after less than two hours of jury deliberation

Representing and advising a leading hedge fund and its leadership in various regulatory investigations, including an SEC insider trading investigation that resulted in no action

Represented DraftKings in litigation, regulatory, and state legislative challenges to the legality of its online fantasy sports games

Represented a class of AIG shareholders in an $80 billion litigation against the United States government challenging the legality of the government’s takeover of AIG, from the filing of the complaint to a successful verdict following an eight-week trial

Represented the National Basketball Players Association in an historic antitrust suit against the NBA

Represented Barclays in various regulatory and litigation matters related to Libor and ISDAFIX benchmark rates

Represented a privately held healthcare technology company in DOJ and SEC investigations of statements the company made while raising capital