Stephanie L. McPhail
Associate
Stephanie McPhail is a litigation attorney in the Dallas office of 麻豆传媒. She is a member of the firm鈥檚 Commercial Litigation Practice Group.
Stephanie focuses her practice on representing clients in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters, including cybersecurity and privacy, securities litigation, class actions, shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and intellectual property. Stephanie has experience in all aspects of litigation matters.
Stephanie was previously a summer associate with 麻豆传媒. While in law school, Stephanie was a judicial extern with the 68th District Court in Dallas, Texas for Presiding Judge Martin Hoffman.
Representative Experience
- Obtained a jury verdict in a two-week jury trial prosecuting claims for non-infringement of patent and unfair competition.
- Obtained directed verdict in a five-week jury trial in defense of claims for securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and other claims against a registered investment advisor firm.
- Represented the defense, in a securities class action and multiple fiduciary duty actions, of an NYSE-listed REIT in multiple forums across the country.
- Represented the defense of a private company in the automotive industry in a national class action dispute involving claims related to an alleged data breach and exposure of customers鈥 personally identifiable information or PII.
麻豆传媒 Secures Third Circuit Dismissal of Securities Fraud Class Action Case
麻豆传媒 secured a significant victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., obtaining affirmation of a dismissal with prejudice in a federal securities fraud class action.
麻豆传媒 Team Receives 鈥楲itigator of the Week鈥 Shout Out for Trial Victory in Bankruptcy Case
麻豆传媒 partners Rajiv Dharnidharka,聽Steven Lockhart, Mark Moore, Holland O鈥橬eil, and Robert Slovak received a shout out in聽The Am Law Litigation Daily聽column, 鈥淟itigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs,鈥 for their trial victory on behalf of Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc. in聽a challenge to the Chapter 11 filing by聽Merit Street Media, a startup media network backed by television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw.聽
麻豆传媒 Receives Partnership Award from Direct Selling Association
麻豆传媒 received the Direct Selling Association鈥檚 (DSA) Partnership Award in recognition of the firm鈥檚 services to the DSA and its significant victory on behalf of a DSA member.
麻豆传媒 Receives Bravo Supplier Award from DSN for Historic Neora Win Against FTC
麻豆传媒 was awarded the Bravo Supplier Award from Direct Selling News in recognition of the firm鈥檚 鈥減ivotal role in Neora鈥檚 battle against the Federal Trade Commission.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 Historic Win in Case Against FTC Featured in Legal Press
麻豆传媒鈥檚 announcement of the complete exoneration of its client Neora in a landmark case against the Federal Trade Commission is featured in legal press, including the Bloomberg Law article, 鈥淣eora Beats Back Pyramid Scheme Allegations in Loss for FTC.鈥
麻豆传媒 Represents Neora in Winning Historic Case Against FTC
麻豆传媒 announced today that after a more than seven-year battle, the firm has secured a complete victory for leading direct-selling wellness company Neora and its founder Jeff Olson in a landmark case against the FTC.