Melanie E. Walker

Melanie’s recent experience includes the following:

• Lead counsel in a private arbitration arising out of asset purchase agreement. Obtained significant victory for claimant and defeated crossclaim for fraud and indemnification
• Lead trial counsel for a telecommunications company in bench trial in the Northern District of California involving complex GAAP accounting issues and questions of federal preemption. Prevailed at trial and defendant did not appeal
• Lead counsel in securities class action in the District of Colorado related to merger with electric vehicle manufacturer. Won motion to dismiss and obtained favorable settlement of related actions
• Defending multiple SPACs and their officers and directors in actions in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging breaches of fiduciary duties. All cases to date have been resolved following a motion to dismiss or during the very early stages of discovery
• Defending healthcare company and its officers and directors in adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy District of Delaware brought by stockholders alleging they were fraudulently induced into entering into merger. Motion to dismiss pending
• Defending telecommunications company in Delaware Court of Chancery action alleging fraud and breach of contract related to membership interest purchase agreement. Motion to dismiss pending
• Defending healthcare company and officers and directors in Delaware Court of Chancery action brought by stockholders challenging business combination agreement. Motion to dismiss pending
• Defending co-founder and majority shareholder in online used car retailer in securities class action in the District of Arizona. Obtained dismissal with prejudice of Rule 10b-5 claims
• Lead counsel for a California public benefit corporation in multiple high profile cases in state and federal court in California. The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed federal action and state court actions settled while motions to dismiss were pending
• Lead counsel for a structured debt and equity fund in a confidential arbitration proceeding related to an earnout adjustment. Achieved a favorable settlement after prevailing on a key contract interpretation issue
• Lead counsel to the audit committee of a public company charged with conducting an expedited, cross-border internal investigation related to revenue accounting. Following the internal investigation, no action was taken by the SEC or other regulators
• Lead counsel for a foreign company in confidential purchase price adjustment dispute following the sale of certain subsidiaries to a US private investment firm