Monica Mleczko is an associate in Ropes & Gray’s Litigation and Enforcement group. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including transactional and securities litigation, as well as internal and government investigations. Monica’s clients have included private equity firms, officers and directors, and health care and biopharmaceutical companies. Monica maintains an active pro bono practice, including in death penalty cases. As a former Special Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County, she also prosecuted a wide range of criminal matters and first chaired jury trials.
Prior to joining the firm, Monica served as a law clerk for the Honorable Allison D. Burroughs in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and interned for U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in the Eastern District of New York and the District of Massachusetts. She also volunteered as a student attorney with Harvard Defenders, representing clients in criminal show-cause hearings. Prior to attending law school, Monica worked as an analyst for an international law firm focused on disputes and investigations in New York City.
Experience
- Represented private equity clients in state and federal derivative suits arising from investments in a publicly-traded medical device company.
- Represented hedge fund clients in complex commercial disputes and criminal matters.
- Represented several mutual fund investment advisers against claims of excessive fees under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- Represented board of mutual fund in connection with claims of excessive fees under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- Part of teams advising health care, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical clients in multiple matters, including subpoena responses and analyses of regulatory implications of contemplated transactions.
- Analyzed transportation company’s litigation position in connection with provision of tax opinion.
- Advised consumer technology company regarding compliance with potentially conflicting state and federal regulations.
- Represented local baseball team in successfully settling all claims related based on alleged breach of contract.