Vanessa A. Davis

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Vanessa A. Davis: Attorney with Motley Rice LLC

Biography

Vanessa Davis protects the rights of individual shareholders and institutional investors by litigating complex securities fraud class actions, in addition to her work advocating for state and local governments that seek to advance public health and safety interests.

Vanessa’s practice includes representing Twitter shareholders in litigation that alleged the social media giant misrepresented its daily user growth in 2015 in order to inflate its stock price. The suit resulted in an $809.5 million proposed settlement in 2021 days before trial.

Vanessa has additional experience in securities cases including:

•Forsta AP-Fonden et al v. St. Jude Medical Inc et al ($39.25 million settlement in 2016*)
•Hatamian v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($29.5 million settlement in 2017*)
•KBC Asset Mgmt. v. 3D Systems Corp. ($50 million settlement in 2018*)
•In re CenturyLink Sales Practices & Securities Litigation ($55 million settlement in 2021*)

Vanessa’s work for state and local municipalities includes representing the City of Chicago in litigation alleging e-cigarette maker JUUL misled the public on the safety of its products while marketing to children. She is a part of Motley Rice’s team of attorneys who represent dozens of governmental entities, including states, cities, towns, counties and townships in litigation against several pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and distributors for the alleged deceptive marketing of highly addictive opioids.

Prior to her work with Motley Rice, Vanessa represented clients in family court and clerked for an estate planning firm in Charleston, S.C. Vanessa also worked as a paralegal for a personal injury firm while completing her legal studies.

*Please remember that every case is different. Any result we achieve for one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Public Client
  • Securities Class Actions
  • Whistleblower Claims

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
College of Charleston, B.A., 2008
Law School Attended:
Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2013
Year of First Admission:
2013
Admission:
2013, South Carolina
Memberships:

American Bar Association; Charleston County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar Association.

Reported Cases:
CaseWork: Alexion Securities Class Action Lawsuit - Settlement: Securities Class Actions; Motley Rice, as co-lead counsel, has negotiated a $125 million settlement to resolve securities class action claims brought on behalf of certain investors in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The action, which was commenced in late 2016 in...; Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawyer: Whistleblower Claims; By suing on behalf of the United States government for acts of fraud, a qui tam whistleblower may potentially share in a significant portion of the funds recovered by the government.; Corporate Takeover Litigation: Securities Class Actions; When directors and officers of a public company decide to undertake a corporate transaction such as a merger, acquisition or leveraged buyout, we work with company shareholders to help maximize share value and to avoid conflicts of...; Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit: Securities Class Actions Antitrust; Through shareholder derivative actions, we work with company investors to restore value lost to the company due to willful mismanagement, insider self-dealing or other acts of malfeasance.; Securities Fraud: Securities Class Actions Antitrust; Representing domestic and foreign institutional investors-including union, pension, and hedge funds-in recovering shareholder losses incurred due to corporate fraud.
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921996048

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