Meredith Kotler > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in New York continues to blaze a trail for Magic Circle firm in US securities litigation, thanks to its ‘whip-smart, creative lawyers who are very focused on getting the best result for the client’. Indeed, clients praise the firm’s ‘extraordinary creativity, experience and domain expertise in the fields of securities litigation and corporate governance litigation’. Meredith Kotler and Mary Eaton are co-heads of the securities and shareholder litigation practice, which was founded only three years ago, but is already at the forefront of the market. Kotler and Eaton successfully represented AstraZeneca, its CEO, and several other executives in a putative securities class action challenging disclosures regarding its COVID-19 vaccine, including alleged problems with its clinical trials and prospects for FDA emergency use authorization. Boris Feldman in Silicon Valley, who is noted for ‘a very celebrated career as a brilliant and creative lawyer’, gives the firm a strong presence on the West Coast and in the technology sector. Among his clients is Google’s parent company Alphabet. In the same office, emerging partner talent Doru Gavril is a key advisor to the technology and electric vehicles industries. Together, they secured a complete victory in a putative securities class action for image-sharing platform Pinterest.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP continues to blaze a trail for Magic Circle firms in US litigation, and clients and peers alike recognise that the firm has ‘built a real presence in this space over the last few years, and is a rising star‘. The firm has an impressive roster of clients, among them AstraZeneca, Cargill, BP, Pinterest and Tesla. Meredith Kotler (who is ‘a wonderful advocate with great judgment, presence and poise‘) and Mary Eaton (who is ‘smart, engaged, excellent with clients and judges, just top-notch‘) lead the practice from New York. The firm also has a major presence in Silicon Valley thanks to standout partner Boris Feldman, who leads the US technology practice and has ‘unparalleled experience and great relationships across the industry‘, and emerging talent Doru Gavril, who is ‘razor-sharp, masters all details and is truly tenacious‘.