Monica is an associate in Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement group. She is a complex commercial litigator, focused on fiduciary duty, securities, antitrust, and restructuring litigation. She also regularly counsels clients in pre-litigation risk management, particularly in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Monica’s clients include private equity firms, officers and directors, and health care and life sciences companies. Monica maintains an active pro bono practice. As a former special assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, she also prosecuted a wide range of criminal matters and first chaired jury trials through to verdict.
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
- Representation of biotechnology company in federal securities class action and related shareholder derivative actions.
- Representation of international bank in securing dismissal with prejudice of shareholder derivative suit in New York State court.
- Representation of university in class action antitrust lawsuit.
- Representation of international private equity firm in securing dismissal with prejudice of shareholder suit related to investment.
- Representation of luxury clothing company in securing dismissals with prejudice of two federal class action lawsuits.
- Representation former independent directors of biotechnology company in a post-transaction damages litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- Representation of private equity firm in advising on pre- and post-closing litigation risk.
- Counsel to independent director of energy company in connection with the investigation and pursuit of estate causes of action as part of chapter 11 cases.
- Counsel to special investigation committee of technology company in connection with investigation of potential estate causes of action as part of chapter 11 cases.
- Advises investment management corporation in corporate governance practices.
- Represented private equity clients in state and federal derivative suits arising from investments in a publicly-traded medical device company.
- 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 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.