- Board member-at-large, Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section (2023-present); Activities committee member (2022-2023)
- Director of Regional Meetings, American Bar Association, Business Law Section (2025); vice chair, Securities Litigation Subcommittee (2022-present)
- Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Securities Litigation Committee (2022-present); co-chair, Women In Securities Litigation Subcommittee (2023-2024)
- Board member, University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Association (2025); alumni engagement committee member, UNC School of Law (2015-present); chair, Carolina Law Club of Atlanta (2015-2024); member, Young Alumni Leadership Council (2021-2024)
- Member, Georgia Intrastate Moot Court Competition Committee, Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia (2012-2023); co-chair (2016-2018)
- Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Atlanta Chapter (2019-present)
- Member, Association for Corporate Growth (2014-2022)
- Judicial extern to the Honorable David Daniel of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina (2010)
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2011
- Campbell University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2008
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- New York
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- Speaker, “Selecting & Working Effectively with Outside Counsel: Tips from the Client,” Troutman Pepper Locke, June 17, 2025.
- Moderator, “Best Trials of 2024: YSL and Acquittals in Federal Court,” Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation and Criminal Law Sections, February 14, 2025.
- Speaker, “Understanding the SEC’s Whistleblower Program: Protections, Enforcement, and Drafting Compliant Agreements,” mylawCLE, March 13, 2025.
- Panelist, “Business Law Jeopardy: Corporate Transparency Act, ESG, Privacy + Cyber Law, Labor & Employment Law, Whistleblower Protection & Enforcement, Women in Law,” Troutman Pepper Executive Women’s Forum, April 19, 2024.
- Speaker, “Corporate Director and Officer Liability: The Basics and Hot Topics,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section, April 5, 2024.
- Speaker, “Recent Securities Decisions and Trends to Watch,” March 20, 2024.
- Panelist, “Emerging Trends in Securities Litigation,” Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, December 1, 2023.
- Speaker, “Drafting Tips for Employee Agreements In the Wake of Increasing SEC Scrutiny of Whistleblower Compliance,” Troutman Pepper Webinar, November 16, 2023.
- Speaker, “Hot Topics in Corporate Litigation, Compliance, and ESG,” Troutman Pepper, June 22, 2023.
- Speaker, “Post-Merger & Acquisition Dispute Resolution,” Troutman Pepper CLE Webinar, May 17, 2023.
- Speaker, “Developing Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation Challenging M&A Transactions,” Advanced Securities Law Seminar, State Bar of Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, February 2019.
- Co-author, “Judicial Scrutiny Intensifies: The Evolving Role of Short-Seller Reports in Securities Claims,” Business Law Today, July 2025.
- Co-author, “District Judge Orders Return of Mootness Fees in Akorn Shareholder Lawsuits and Hints at Further Sanctions,” Troutman Pepper Locke, March 20, 2025.
- Co-author, “Prioritize Document Review for SEC Whistleblower Rule Compliance,” Troutman Pepper, September 23, 2024.
- Co-author, “US Supreme Court to Hear Nvidia Crypto Mining Case on Securities Pleading Standard,” Troutman Pepper, June 18, 2024.
- Co-author, “US Supreme Court Limits Scope of Omission Liability for Section 10(b) Securities Fraud Claims,” Troutman Pepper, April 16, 2024.
- Co-author, “Oracle Ruling Underscores Trend of Mootness Fee Denials,” Law360, April 15, 2024.
- Podcast, “Navigating the SEC’s Whistleblower Enforcement Wave: A Guide for Financial Institutions,” The Consumer Finance Podcast, March 7, 2024.
- Podcast, “Navigating Employment and Separation Agreements: Lessons From Al Pacino’s Serpico,” Hiring to Firing Podcast, February 20, 2024.
- Podcast, “10 Tips for Whistleblower-Compliant Agreements,” TheCorporateCounsel.Net’s Timely Takes Podcast, January 12, 2024.
- Co-author, “Top 10 Tips for Drafting Whistleblower Compliant Arrangements,” Troutman Pepper, November 29, 2023.
- Co-author, “SCOTUS to Hear Dispute Over SEC Disclosure Rules,” Troutman Pepper, October 4, 2023.
- Co-author, “Exercise Caution Before Stating a Lawsuit is “Without Merit”,” Troutman Pepper, August 15, 2023.
- Co-author, “SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc.: XRP Considered an Unregistered Security in Institutional Sales but Not in Programmatic Sales or Other Distributions,” Troutman Pepper, July 14, 2023.
- Co-author, “Supreme Court Review May Prove the Death Knell to SEC Administrative Courts,” Troutman Pepper, July 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “Unanimous Supreme Court Sharply Limits Liability under Section 11 for Companies Issuing Securities Through Direct Listings,” Troutman Pepper, June 9, 2023.
- Co-author, “Recent SEC Complaint Signals Increased Enforcement Risk for Companies on ESG Disclosures,” Troutman Pepper, May 10, 2022.
- Co-author, “Delaware Court Issues Novel Ruling Clarifying Treatment of Cryptocurrency Assets When Evaluating Contract Damages,” Troutman Pepper, April 28, 2022.
- Co-author, “Not “Securities” — A Victory for Crypto-Related Products,” Troutman Pepper, November 22, 2021.
- Co-author, “Delaware Supreme Court Adopts New Three-Part Test for Demand Futility,” Troutman Pepper, October 1, 2021.
- Co-author, “Second Circuit Rules Plaintiffs’ Securities Class Action Cannot Ride the Coattails of Foreign Bank’s Regulatory Troubles,” Troutman Pepper, September 2, 2021.
- Co-author, “District of Massachusetts Finds Optimistic Statements Do Not Amount to Actionable Securities Fraud,” Troutman Pepper, August 4, 2021.
- Co-author, “SEC Increases Data Analytics Focus to Identify Securities Law Violations,” INSIGHTS: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, July 2021.
- Co-author, “US Supreme Court Reverses Class Certification in 10b-5 Action,” Troutman Pepper, June 24, 2021.
- Co-author, “SolarWinds Cyberattack Generates Recent Widespread SEC Enforcement Requests,” Troutman Pepper, June 23, 2021.
- Co-author, “SEC Commentary Highlights Increased Focus on Data Analytics in Identifying Potential Securities Law Violations,” Troutman Pepper, June 14, 2021.
- Co-author, “Second Circuit: Nonspecific Fraud Allegations Aren’t Enough,” Troutman Pepper, April 27, 2021.
- Co-author, “Northern District of California Delineates When Affirmative Statements Can Create a Duty to Disclose,” Troutman Pepper, March 30, 2021.
- Co-author, “Delaware Court of Chancery Sustains Caremark Claim Against Audit Committee,” Troutman Sanders, May 5, 2020.
- Co-author, “The Inevitable Wave of COVID-19-Related Securities Litigation: What Public Companies Can Expect and Do to Prepare,” Troutman Sanders, April 6, 2020.
- Co-author, “A Real Game-Changer: Supreme Court of Delaware Validates Federal Forum Provisions for Securities Act Cases,” Troutman Sanders, March 19, 2020.
- Co-author, “Morrison v. Berry – Further Limitations on the Application of the Business Judgment Rule,” Troutman Sanders Private Equity Quarterly, August 2019.
- Co-author, “The Latest Trends In Multiforum Securities Litigation,” Law360, April 2019.
- Co-author, “Delaware Chancery Court Strikes Down Federal Forum Provisions for Securities Act Cases,” Troutman Sanders, December 21, 2018.
- Co-author, “Supreme Court Unanimously Decides that State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Class Actions Brought Under the Securities Act of 1933,” Troutman Sanders, March 23, 2018.
- Co-author, “New Georgia Law Strengthens Business Judgment Rule,” Troutman Sanders, May 15, 2017.
- Co-author, “That’s a Lot of Pineapples – Delaware Court of Chancery Holds Dole Executives Personally Liable for $148 Million in Damages from Breaches of Fiduciary Duty and Fraud in Going-Private Transaction: Lessons for Deal Lawyers,” Troutman Sanders, September 16, 2015.
- Co-author, “The Supreme Court’s Recent Omnicare Decision Already Netting Big Results for Issuers,” TerraLex Connections, June 2015.
- “Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Business Judgment Rule for Directors and Officers of Georgia Corporations and Banks,” Troutman Sanders Advisory, July 16, 2014 .
- Co-author, “Protections Remain in Place for Georgia Officers, Directors,” Law360, July 22, 2014.
- Co-author, “Supreme Court Allows for Rebuttal of Fraud-On-The-Market Presumption in Securities Actions at Class Certification Stage,” Troutman Sanders Advisory, July 11, 2014.
- Co-author, “The Fall of the Moench Presumption: The Supreme Court’s Unfavorable (yet Favorable) Ruling for Fiduciaries in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer,” Troutman Sanders Advisory, July 3, 2014.
- Co-author, “Attys’ Fees Under Increasing Scrutiny in M&A Settlements,” Law360, April 3, 2014.
- Co-author, “Federal Court’s Dismissal of Shareholder Derivative Action Entitled to Preclusive Effect in Courts of Delaware,” Troutman Sanders Advisory, May 2, 2013.
- Quoted, “High Court’s Regulatory Rulings Unsettle Coverage Risks,” Law360, July 3, 2024.
- Featured, “Case Review — Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission,” Business Law Today, August 21, 2023.