Laura Harris

• Represented financial technology company in purported multi-defendant class action asserting claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed claims against our client following the submission of the motion to dismiss, and continue to litigate against the remaining defendants.
• Representing a large technology company in putative class action alleging privacy violations in connection with AI functions in its consumer products
• Representing a large technology company in investigations and litigation to combat phishing and other cyber threats
• Under former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, led an all-women team in an independent investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct and verbal and emotional abuse in women's professional soccer, commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation. The year-long investigation culminated in a public report and recommendations for systemic reform, which the Federation has begun to implement.
• Representing a multinational payment processor in putative consumer fraud class actions alleging claims for treble damages arising out of transaction fees
• Representing a multinational power company in putative consumer class actions challenging the reasonableness of its rates
• Conducted investigation concerning allegations of executive bias and retaliation at a large auto manufacturer
• Conducted an investigation and cultural review at a large multinational corporation stemming from allegations of misconduct by a senior executive
• Represented a large technology company in litigation filed against Russian cybercriminals operating a botnet that employed blockchain technology. Following a year of litigation--in which the defendants appeared--won terminating and monetary sanctions that the Court applied jointly and severally against the defendants and their counsel
• Representing a large financial institution in purported class action litigations alleging antitrust and other claims in connection with LIBOR
• Representing Petersen Energia Inversora, S.A.U., Petersen Energia, S.A.U., and Eton Park Capital Management in litigation in the Southern District of New York against the Argentine Republic and YPF, S.A., alleging claims for breach of contract and promissory estoppel arising from defendants’ failure to comply with their tender offer requirements in connection with Argentina's expropriation of YPF.
• Representing HSBC in three multidistrict class action litigations in the Southern District of New York alleging claims under the Commodity Exchange Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act for purported manipulation of the precious metals markets
• Representing The RealReal in various matters in state and federal court, including in litigation brought by Chanel, Inc. in the Southern District of New York alleging counterfeiting and false advertising claims
• Represented The New York Times in a libel case dismissed on summary judgment
• Represented HSBC at trial in employment litigation brought by former executive alleging retaliation in connection with reports of alleged sexual harassment and other misconduct, winning a defense verdict after less than two hours of jury deliberation
• Representing and advising a leading hedge fund and its leadership in various regulatory investigations, including an SEC insider trading investigation that resulted in no action
• Represented DraftKings in litigation, regulatory, and state legislative challenges to the legality of its online fantasy sports games
• Represented a class of AIG shareholders in an $80 billion litigation against the United States government challenging the legality of the government’s takeover of AIG, from the filing of the complaint to a successful verdict following an eight-week trial
• Represented the National Basketball Players Association in an historic antitrust suit against the NBA
• Represented Barclays in various regulatory and litigation matters related to Libor and ISDAFIX benchmark rates
• Represented a privately held healthcare technology company in DOJ and SEC investigations of statements the company made while raising capital

Laura Harris’s practice focuses on the intersection between complex litigation and white-collar investigations.  She has litigated on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in the financial services, technology, and energy industries, with a particular focus on commercial, antitrust, market manipulation, and securities fraud litigation. 

Her investigations experience includes matters in a variety of industries and financial markets. She has represented corporate and individual clients before the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and state attorneys general.

Laura’s practice also includes First Amendment and intellectual property litigation on behalf of media and fashion industry clients.

Laura clerked for Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In law school, she served as Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and was a semi-finalist in the Marion Rice Kirkwood Memorial Moot Court competition.  Before law school, she worked on foreign and defense policy in Washington, D.C.