Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Litigation

Partner and Co-Head of Securities and Shareholder Litigation

Mary Eaton is co-head of the securities and shareholder litigation practice at Freshfields, and has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on securities class actions, shareholder derivative claims and other complex business disputes. Mary regularly represents issuers, boards of directors, board committees and senior management across a broad spectrum of industries (including financial services, private equity, asset management and technology) in a wide variety of disputes in federal and state courts across the country. In addition to her substantial trial experience, Mary regularly counsels clients on litigation avoidance and corporate governance matters.​

Among her many accolades, Mary is perennially ranked among leading litigators by Chambers USA, Legal 500 US and Best Lawyers in America. In 2019, the American Bar Association awarded Mary the Stonewall Award for her contributions to the advancement of LGBT individuals and issues.

LLB, Queen’s University JD, Columbia Law School LLM, Columbia Law School