“Anna is an excellent attorney, incredibly smart and always very thoughtful in her approach. She provides the highest quality, expert advice on complex matters.
— Chambers USA 2024 Client Quote
Anna has almost 30 years of experience in securities and other complex, high-stakes civil litigation. She has represented companies, as well as their officers and directors, in securities class actions, derivative suits, merger and acquisition litigation, and general commercial disputes. She also regularly advises boards and management on disclosure and high-profile governance issues. Her clients span a range of industries including technology, life sciences, renewable energy, gaming, and financial services.
In recognition of her ability to add real value to clients’ businesses, Anna was named a Client Choice Award winner. She is also recommended by Chambers USA and Legal500 US for securities litigation defense and most recently was honored with Euromoney LMG’s “Outstanding Achievement” award, which is given to a lawyer with an illustrious career and considerable achievements who has earned unanimous market recognition and praise. She was also recently named a “Top Woman Lawyer” in California by Daily Journal and was previously named a “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2014.
Experience
Represented Precision Castparts Corp. and its officers in the District of Oregon. Won summary judgment.
Represented First Solar, Inc. in the District of Arizona and the Ninth Circuit. Affirmed dismissal of derivative suit for failure to plead futility.
Represented SunRun, Inc. in the Northern District of California. Won dismissal with prejudice on first motion to dismiss.
Represented Yahoo!, Inc. and former officers in the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit. Affirmed dismissal of securities class action.
Represented JDS and former executives in the Northern District of California in a case seeking $20 billion for alleged securities fraud and insider trading. Won jury verdict.
Represented Yahoo! Officers in Delaware Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court. Affirmed dismissal of derivative suit.
Represented Ocera and its directors in the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit. Affirmed dismissal of a consolidated securities class action related to Ocera’s merger with Mallinckrodt plc.
Represented Cloudera and its officers and directors in federal securities litigation in the Northern District of California and Santa Clara Superior Court.
Represented Prothena and its officers in a federal securities class action in the Southern District of New York. The case settled on favorable terms before a motion to dismiss was filed.
Represented Hortonworks, Inc. and its officers in a federal securities class action. After the motion to dismiss was granted, the case settled on favorable terms.