Throughout his career, Jared has achieved groundbreaking and novel victories in high-profile securities class actions and other securities matters for financial institutions, retail conglomerates, pharmaceutical companies, energy corporations, technology companies, and digital asset companies.

Jared’s track record includes securing favorable decisions from the US Supreme Court on statute of limitation issues and a first-of-its-kind decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decertifying a class action based on extraterritoriality considerations. He regularly obtains positive outcomes in securities actions in district courts, including prevailing on motions to dismiss, summary judgments, and class certification motions.

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• Obtained favorable settlement of Securities Act class action on behalf of the syndicate of underwriters of Bankrate securities in litigation concerning alleged accounting misstatements by the company*
• Obtained the dismissal with prejudice of a securities class action raising claims under the Securities Act and Exchange Act related to the company’s disclosures concerning its search algorithm on behalf of Trivago*
• Obtained the dismissal of all claims asserted against Polychain in multiple securities class actions concerning digital assets, including a putative class action alleging that a cryptocurrency offering was an unregistered security under the Securities Act*
• Obtained a rare grant of summary judgment on multiple grounds in a securities class action concerning alleged misstatements about the safety of Allergan’s breast implants, as well as an earlier denial of a class certification motion, on behalf of Allergan and several of its officers*
• Obtained the dismissal of a putative securities class action arising out of meme stock trading on behalf of the CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond*
• Defended Two Sigma Securities in a putative class action alleging Robinhood breached its duty of best execution to customers*
• Achieved a favorable settlement of a number of securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and related Israeli class actions concerning an alleged pump-and-dump scheme on behalf of OPKO Health, Inc.*
• Represented amici – including SIFMA, the Chamber of Commerce , the Society for Corporate Governance, the Bank Policy Institute, and former SEC commissioners – in numerous cases on appeal before the Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals for Second, Third, and Ninth Circuits, as well as in district courts, concerning securities law issues, including omission liability under Section 10(b), statutes of repose, class-action tolling, class-action standing, the scope of liability for Rule 144A offerings, whether syndicated loans are securities, and the fraud-on-the-market doctrine*
• Prevailed before the Supreme Court in Gabelli v. SEC, establishing that the general federal statute of limitations applicable to governmental civil penalty claims did not incorporate a discovery rule*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• Lawdragon, 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2026
• Legal 500 US, International Litigation, Next Generation Partner, 2017-2025
• Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under List, 2017-2022
• Law360, Securities Rising Star, 2018
• Euromoney Legal Media Group, Securities Litigation, Americas Rising Star, 2018

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• Legal 500 EMEA, Lender or Arranger Side, Italy, 2020 & 2024
• Legal 500 EMEA, Banking and Finance, Lender or Arranger Side, Italy, 2023
• Legal 500 EMEA, Real Estate and Construction, Italy, 2023
• Legal 500 EMEA, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side, Italy 2023
• Legal Community, Top 50 Italian Lawyers

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• Representing an Italian multinational contractor as claimant and counterclaim respondent in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London under English law arising out of contracts for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a polyethylene plant in Saudi Arabia.
• Representing an Italian multinational manufacturer of steel plants as respondent and counterclaimant in CAIP arbitration proceedings seated in Paris under Swiss law arising out of the procurement of a mini-mill steel plant in Angola.
• Representing an Italian multinational manufacturer of steel plants as claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Stockholm under English, Kazak, Italian and Swedish law in connection with the procurement of a seamless pipe steel plant in Kazakhstan and in ensuing set aside proceedings in Sweden.
• Representing an Italian multination employer as respondent and counterclaimant in ICC arbitration seated in London under English law arising out of a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new acid gas removal plant and the revamp of an existing acid gas removal plant forming part of an oil refinery in Kuwaiti.
• Representing the Dutch affiliate of an Italian multinational contractor as claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Italy under Italian law arising out of a contract for the procurement of equipment and technology to be employed in a plant for the production of urea.
• Representing the Russian affiliate of an Italian multinational corporation as claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London under English law arising out of a partnership agreement for the implementation of a design, engineering and construction of a fertilizer plant in Russia and in antisuit injunction proceedings in the English court.

Recent Matters

• Represented the Republic of Cyprus in ad hoc expert determination proceedings and parallel international arbitration proceedings seated in London under the UNCITRAL Rules arising out of a concession agreement for the development and operation of international airports at Larnaka and Paphos governed by Cypriot law.*
• Represented an Italian pharmaceutical manufacturer in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Munich, Germany, relating to a dispute arising out of a distribution agreement governed by Italian law.*
• Represented Leonardo as claimant and counterclaim respondent in ICC arbitration seated in Qatar under Qatari law arising out of a contract for the construction of a stadium for the FIFA 2022 Word Cup.*
• Represented a Saudi Arabia civil constructor in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Paris relating to a dispute arising out of a construction contract for civil works in Saudi Arabia governed by the laws of Saudi Arabian and England and Wales.*
• Represented the Republic of Kazakhstan in post-award judicial proceedings under section 67 of the English Arbitration Act to set aside a final jurisdictional award.*
• Represented a European multinational electric utility company in (i) ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London relating to an English law-governed EPC contract for the construction of a coal fired power generating facility in South America and (ii) litigation before the High Court in London for the enforcement of two English law-governed bonds ancillary to that EPC contract.*
• Represented an Italian construction company in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London relating to a dispute arising out of alleged breaches of an EPC contract governed by English law.*
• Represented Saipem (a former affiliate of ENI) in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London relating to breach of contract and misrepresentation claims arising out of several EPC agreements governed by English law.*
• Represented an Italian affiliate of Leonardo in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Paris relating to a dispute under Swiss law arising out of the procurement of a reconnaissance and surveillance satellite system for the Turkish government.*
• Represented an Italian affiliate of Leonardo in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Paris relating to a dispute concerning the infringement of certain IP rights for the construction of armaments (naval guns) under French and Italian law.*
• Represented Qinhuangdao Tolian, a “Belt & Road” company, in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Zurich relating to a dispute arising out of alleged breaches of a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement governed by Italian law.*
• Represented SKY against Mediaset in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Milan in a dispute arising out of the exploitation of certain media rights relating to the 2010 FIFA World Cup under Italian and EU antitrust law.*
• Represented the Renaissance Group in (i) LCIA arbitration proceedings seated in London relating to a dispute arising out of a demerger agreement governed by English law and (ii) civil litigation instituted in Bermuda in breach of the relevant arbitration agreement.*
• Represented Vale in (i) LCIA arbitration proceedings seated in London arising out of a joint venture agreement governed by English law concerning the exploitation of an iron ore mine in West Africa and (ii) litigation before the LCIA Court and the High Court in London ensuing from the counterparty’s repeated attempts to challenge the arbitral tribunal.*
• Represented a European supplier of equipment and physical plants to the metal industry in set aside and enforcement proceedings in various European jurisdictions and the Far East relating to awards rendered in two parallel, SIAC-administered, Singapore-seated arbitration proceedings.*
• Represented a Russian oil and gas corporation in SCC arbitration proceedings seated in Stockholm relating to a dispute arising out of alleged breaches of contract and related tort and statutory-based claims under Greek law.*
• Represented a Russian corporation in ad hoc UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings seated in Stockholm relating to a dispute arising out of two satellite launch services agreements governed by California law.*
• Represented the Russian Federation in (i) UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings seated in The Hague instituted by the former majority shareholders of Yukos Oil Company under the Energy Charter Treaty seeking damages in excess of US$ 120 billion and (ii) ensuing set aside proceedings before the Hague District Court resulting in the annulment in 2016 of the arbitral award that had held the Russia liable for damages in excess of US$ 50 billion.*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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Alex has been involved in some of the leading restructuring and sovereign debt mandates of the last three decades, including acting for Lehman Brothers Inc, Westinghouse, the bondholders in Ukraine’s and Argentina’s sovereign debt restructures, and using the first Irish creditor scheme of arrangement to resolve a monoline exposure.

Alex has been recognised across the leading legal directories including Chambers UK 2023 and Chambers Europe 2023 where he was ranked for Restructuring/Insolvency, and Legal 500 UK 2023 where he was ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’. Clients describe Alex as having “outstanding technical awareness and a collaborative and inclusive approach” and as “a go-to sounding board for complicated restructuring and implementation issues, who readily translates academic issues into practical solutions.” Clients go on to say that Alex “excels at taking complex scenarios and finding workable solutions on complex multi-party, multi-jurisdictional transactions”. Alex has also been ranked as ‘Highly Regarded’ in IFLR1000 UK and has been listed in Best Lawyers 2023 and Expert Guides 2023. Recently in GRR100, Alex was noted to provide “clear, concise and seamless” advice.

Prior to joining the firm, Alex spent time guest lecturing post-graduates on University College London (UCL)’s LLM on corporate insolvency, sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience with the next generation of legal professionals. He continues to teach postgraduates at UCL. Alex has also been appointed by the Ministry of Justice as a solicitor member of the Insolvency Rules Committee, established under the Insolvency Act 1986 to review proposed secondary legislation.

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• Advised a sovereign on its proposed market leading corporate insolvency laws for a special economic zone, including drafting its associated rules and regulations, taking influence from English law and other common law systems as relevant*
• Advised Mubadala in relation to the comprehensive financial restructuring of, and its further investment in, a strategically-important asset in Abu Dhabi*
• Represented Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent and lender under a revolving credit agreement in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Valaris plc and certain of its subsidiaries*
• Advised Ambac UK in connection with the restructuring of Ballantyne Re plc through the first major Irish creditor scheme of arrangement. Finalist for IFLR Restructuring Transaction of the Year 2020*
• Advised certain bondholders in connection with Argentine sovereign debt*
• Advised the provisional and official liquidators of Abraaj, one of the largest fund collapses in recent history*
• Advised Westinghouse Electric Company in connection with global, European and financing issues concerning its Chapter 11, one of the largest Chapter 11 cases of this cycle. Finalist (Runner Up) for Legal Business Restructuring Transaction of the Year 2019, Financial Times Innovative Awards 2019 and Finalist for British Legal Restructuring Team of the Year 2018. *
• Advised various debtors in connection with scheme of arrangement related issues, including Doncasters and Syncreon*
• Advised Claire’s Accessories in connection with its Chapter 11*
• Advised the ad hoc committee of senior secured noteholders in connection with the restructuring of Edcon Limited, implemented by way of South African compromise (local equivalent to a scheme of arrangement). Finalist for Legal Business Restructuring Transaction of the Year 2017 *
• Advised Franklin Templeton and other bondholders in connection with Ukraine’s sovereign debt, City of Kiev’s debt and the issue of ground-breaking GDP linked securities. Legal Business Restructuring Transaction of the Year 2016, Financial News Restructuring Team of the Year 2016 and Lawyer Awards Restructuring Team of the Year (Runner Up) 2016*
• Advised Advent in connection with the restructuring of Towergate, one of the largest high-yield restructures of 2015*
• Advised Lehman Brothers in connection with its restructuring including the ground-breaking sale of its sub-debt claim against LBIE to a JV with distressed debt investors. Legal Business Restructuring Team of the Year 2018*
• Advised Davidson Kempner Capital Management in connection with their acquisition of Allied Irish Bank’s debt owed by the Arora Hotel group and the subsequent restructuring of that debt*
• Advised the Special Administrators of MF Global. Legal Business Restructuring Transaction of the Year 2014 and Lawyer Awards Restructuring Team of the Year 2014 *
• Advised the judicial managers of BAICO Barbados*
• Advised the lenders in connection with the restructuring of CPPGroup plc*
• Advised the lenders in connection with the potential restructuring of, and the administrators in relation to the administration of the retail chain, the Peacocks Group, and on the pre-packaged administration and sale of Bon Marche*
• Advised the lenders in connection with the restructuring of facilities provided to care homes provider, Southern Cross*
• Advised the administrators in connection with the pre-packaged administration sale of the EMI Group*
• Advised The Financial Services Authority in connection with matters leading up to and including the Lehman Brothers administration orders*
• Advised Phoenix & London Assurance Limited and its advisers in connection with the innovative use of a scheme of arrangement to provide investment flexibility for holders of its GAR policies. This was the first solvent life assurance restructuring scheme and formed the basis for a number of subsequent life assurance restructures*
• Advised Equitable Life in connection with its groundbreaking restructure through a UK scheme of arrangement to compromise its guaranteed annuity policies, one of the largest and highest profile restructures undertaken. Finalist Legal Business Awards 2002*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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In his traditional labor practice, Tony is adept at defending major organizations in unfair labor practice trials and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), audits, strikes, union election campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, and strategic labor relations planning matters.

Tony represents employers in various kinds of employment disputes in state and federal courts and before state and federal agencies, including cases that involve claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as wage and hour class and collective actions. His practice also includes assisting federal and state contractors in complying with unique statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding their employees.

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• Successfully defended a medical transportation Veterans Administration contractor in a DOL audit under the Service Contract Act*
• Represented a major grocery store chain in the majority of their labor arbitrations with four unions in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia*
• Defended a major grocery store chain against hybrid claims brought under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act*
• Represented a car dealership in contempt proceedings filed by the NLRB’s Contempt, Compliance, and Special Litigation Branch in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit*
• Represented a security company in an NLRB representation case involving joint employer allegations*
• Successfully won summary judgment on behalf of a multinational technological corporation in a lawsuit claiming $225,000,000 for alleged Title II public accommodations violations and various consumer protections violations*
• Prepared and filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Human Rights for Kids, arguing that the rule against convictions based on nonunanimous jury verdicts in Ramos v. Louisiana should apply collaterally and retroactively in Edwards v. Vannoy*
• Represented a major auto manufacturer in a successful campaign against the organizing of more than 2,000 employees*
• Represented a private equity firm in a gender pay discrimination case before a Maryland Fair Employment Practices agency*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®, Labor and Employment Law – Management, 2023-2025
• Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2018-2023
• American Heart Association, Leaders of Impact Greater Maryland, 2023
• The Daily Record, General JD Honoree, 2021
• The Whole Truth Magazine, 40 Under 40, 2019
• Black Business Review, 40 Under 40, 2017
• The National Black Lawyers, Top 100
• Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2027

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• Maryland Carey Law Alumni, board member
• American Bar Association, member
• Defense Research Institute, member
• Maryland Defense Counsel, member
• Maryland State Bar Association, member
• Monumental City Bar Association, member
• National Bar Association, member

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Mary has substantial experience with APA issues both as a practitioner and as a former government official. When advising clients on cases involving federal agency regulations and orders, she leverages her prior experience as deputy general counsel at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). There, Mary led significant rulemaking efforts and counseled on a range of matters involving US Customs and Border Protection, the Transportation Security Administration, the US Coast Guard, and other agencies within DHS.

In addition, Mary’s practice includes advising and crafting arguments on other statutory interpretation and constitutional issues, including personal jurisdiction, standing, and preemption. She draws on her experience as a law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the US Supreme Court and to the Honorable Richard Posner at the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to anticipate judges’ perspectives and deliver optimal results for her clients.

Mary maintains an active pro bono practice, representing both individuals and nonprofit organizations on a variety of matters, including immigration proceedings, direct and collateral criminal appeals, and judicial review of government action.

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• Argued before the Delaware Supreme Court in a constitutional challenge to a new state law imposing different tax rates on residential and non-residential property
• Successfully challenged federal government’s unlawful freeze on a Maine hospital’s federal payments, obtaining favorable resolution of matter
• Obtained a writ of mandamus from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on a question regarding the application of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in multidistrict litigation*
• Briefed and argued a US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit petition for review of removal order, winning remand to agency*
• Represented individuals and hospitals in APA litigation regarding donor organ allocation*
• Represented a national retailer on a matter involving False Claims Act issues in connection with the dispensing of prescription medications*
• Represented, pro bono, a refugee-serving organization in developing an APA challenge to a policy change*
• Won a grant of asylum under the Matter of A-B- standard for a pro bono client who fled domestic violence in Honduras*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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Ben’s experience includes leading renewables tax planning for one of the United States’ largest renewable energy developers, where he provided strategic guidance on IRA implementation and organizational tax matters.

He regularly represents lenders, sponsors, and borrowers as tax counsel in various transactions. Ben also has experience advising clients under audit by the Internal Revenue Service and in litigation with the US Department of Justice.

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• Represented Cordelio Power in its acquisition and development of a pipeline of wind and solar projects and in its tax equity and debt financing of the 185 MW Glacier Sands wind project*
•  Represented a US investment fund in its acquisition and development of a pipeline of Puerto Rican energy projects*
• Represented Wisconsin Public Service Corporation in connection with its acquisitions and development of the 150 MW Two Creeks Solar Park project and the 150 MW Badger Hollow II Solar Park project*
• Represented InterGen in the sale of its Mexican assets and businesses, including a 155 MW wind project and six combined cycle gas turbine facilities comprising 2,200 MW*
• Represented SunEdison in numerous matters related to its chapter 11 reorganization*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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Outside of his practice, Tim teaches a course on intellectual property litigation as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Prior to law school, while earning his PhD in chemistry, Tim focused on synthesizing DNA-binding small molecules and evaluating their activity both in vitro and in vivo using various molecular and cellular biology techniques.

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• Advised Gleamer, a leading company in AI medical imaging, on its acquisition of Pixyl and Caerus Medical
• Advised Weinberg Capital Partners’ Eiréné #1 fund on its acquisition of a majority stake in the Chesneau-Serret group, a leading player in high precision mechanics
• Advised Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC on its acquisition of the US spinal implants business division of Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies
• Advised Main Capital Partners and its portfolio company Bizzdesign on the acquisition of the software business Alfabet from Software GmbH (formerly Software AG)
• Advised a leading global private equity firm on a EUR 920 million sale of a local wealth management group*
• Advised a leading global private equity firm on a EUR 1.3 billion sale of a global logistics group*
• Advised a leading European private equity firm on a EUR 130 million build-up acquisition of a local wealth management group*
• Advised management and controlling shareholder on a EUR 150 million share capital increase of a global machinery supplier group*
• Advised a leading local private equity firm on a EUR 420 million acquisition of a European insurance group*
• Advised a leading local private equity firm on a EUR 1.5 billion refinancing of a global energy group*
• Advised a leading global private equity firm on a EUR 1.1 billion sale of a European natural healthcare and cosmetics player*
• Advised a leading global private equity firm on a EUR 1.2 billion acquisition of a global biotechnology group*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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