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Maria is a trial lawyer who serves clients in complex, high stakes commercial and financial disputes. She works on plaintiff and defense-side matters in federal and state courts, and arbitrations. In her plaintiff-side practice, she has recovered over $3 billion for her clients. She has represented Fortune 50 companies, CEOs, corporate boards, investors and trustees in a broad range of matters ranging from disputes over structured products, earnouts, debt covenants, fraudulent conveyance accounting and tax practices, short selling, Ponzi schemes, whistleblower actions, corporate governance disputes, and employment matters. Maria also handles internal investigations and represents corporate boards and special committees.
Benchmark Litigation names Maria a Litigation Star, while Lawdragon lists Maria among the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and the nation’s “Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.” She is also recognized as one of New York's "Super Lawyers" in business litigation. Legal 500 lists Maria as a recommended lawyer in their General Commercial rankings.Memberships
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., 1996
- Harvard University, A.B., Government, 1992, Magna cum laude
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Key clients
- A group of Robertshaw lenders
- Drivetrain
Work highlights
- Represented a group of Robertshaw lenders that were excluded from an uptiering transaction in litigation against Robertshaw, its sponsor, and participating lenders.
- Alongside co-counsel, and on behalf of the Trustee for the Commonwealth Avoidance Actions Trust, filed a Second Amended Complaint in the United States District Court of Puerto Rico in its suit against 13 major banks for their role in deepening Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.