Allie O’Hara

Allie O’Hara, counsel in Goodwin’s Securities Litigation practice and Life Sciences group, specializes in securities class action defense, M&A litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, complex business litigation, and related advisory work.  

Allie represents both private and publicly traded companies, primarily in the healthcare, life sciences, media, and technology industries, and their directors and officers at all stages of litigation from pre-filing strategy through appeal. She also routinely advises clients on transaction- and disclosure-related issues and litigation risk mitigation measures.

Allie’s recent representative matters include:

• A media company and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action (C.D. Cal.) and coordinated breach of fiduciary duty/appraisal actions (Del. Ch.) following a record-breaking take-private by the company’s largest stockholder *
• Former directors of a live entertainment company in a post-merger breach of fiduciary duty action challenging the fairness of the company’s merger with a leading MMA promoter (Del. Ch.) *
• A med-tech company and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action challenging disclosures relating to the company’s private placement financing (D. Del.) *
• A manufacturer of 3D-printing systems and its executives in a securities class action challenging disclosures regarding FDA compliance, manufacturing practices, and product quality (D. Mass.) *
• A leading developer of plant-based protein products in a securities class action challenging disclosures related to the company’s production capabilities and financial outlook during the COVID-19 pandemic (C.D. Cal.) *
• A biotechnology company and its CEO in a rare Section 10(b) securities class action to reach a jury verdict (C.D. Cal.) *
• A medical device company in a Section 11 securities class action challenging IPO disclosures related to its chief product and related accounting (S.D. Cal.) *
• An Insurtech company and its CEO in a founders’ dispute action alleging California state court breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, securities, and conversion claims (S.F. Super. Ct.) *
• An EHR company and its former officers and directors in an action brought by a former director alleging California state court breach of contract, breach of fiduciary, securities, and related claims (Orange Cty. Super. Ct.) *
• The CEO and director of a telehealth services provider in an action brought by a fellow director alleging California state court breach of fiduciary duty claims (S.F. Super. Ct.) *

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Allie was an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP.