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Stephanie is a seasoned securities litigator whose experience includes class and derivative actions, as well as SEC, DOJ, FINRA, and internal investigations. She is also conversant with general commercial litigation, bankruptcy fraud defense, and common interest development law. Stephanie has successfully represented companies, audit committees, directors, officers, and pro bono clients in a wide range of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, software, and pharmaceuticals. Among the skills she brings to McDowall Cotter are legal analysis, factual analysis, investigation, and the ability to express her findings in clear and compelling prose.

Clients

Start-up, Emerging and Publicly Held Corporations | Insurance Company Policy Holders | Financial Services | Telecommunications | Pharmaceuticals | Software Developers | Public Entities | Individuals

Professional Summary

Stephanie is also an architect, having practiced, over the course of nearly a decade, both here (Atlanta, GA) and abroad (Berlin). She is proficient in German and conversational in Spanish. And she practices yoga, which contributes considerably to her unflappable presence in a court of law.

Stephanie received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, a Master of Architecture degree from Virginia Polytechnic and State University, and a J.D. from Stanford. She is admitted to practice in California (since 2002), the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.