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Kaleigh Aucoin Ramsey

Associate

Email

kaleigh.ramsey@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 415 616 1115

Offices

San Francisco

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Kaleigh's practice focuses on complex commercial, antitrust, and securities litigation, as well as government and internal investigations.

She has represented individuals, corporations, and various financial institutions in a variety of matters in state and federal courts.

She is the Co-Chair of the Associates Committee and actively involved in the firm's Women's Initiative for Success, Excellence and Retention (WISER).

Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a law clerk for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, served as a Judicial Extern for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and clerked for a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Technology company in purported securities class actions in state and federal court asserting misrepresentations and omissions in connection with initial public offering.
  • Workplace wellness company in a successfully settled case involving trade secret, breach of contract, and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claims against a former employee who left the company to join a competitor.
  • Video game console manufacturer in a class action litigation challenging its decision to stop selling certain products through retailers as a violation of the antitrust laws.
  • Special board committee of pharmaceutical company in connection with internal investigation related to shareholder demand.
  • Individual employees in Department of Justice’s investigation of trade secret misappropriation.
  • Subscription fashion company on privacy policies and related notices in compliance with California Consumer Privacy Act.

Pro bono

  • Represented individual charged with wire fraud and making false statements in the Northern District of California.
  • Represented individual convicted of violations related to use of a skimming device on ATMS in the Northern District of California and on appeal with the Ninth Circuit.
  • Conducted comparative statutory analysis for international non-profit organization to aid in efforts to combat human trafficking.
  • Drafted privacy policy for non-profit global networking company for women in executive positions.

Published Work

  • Kaleigh E. Aucoin, (June 2018) The Spider's Parlor: Government Malware on the Dark Web, 69 Hastings L.J. 1433

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association
  • Member, Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Member, Privacy Section of the California Lawyers Association

Awards

  • Rising Star – Civil Litigation: Defense, Northern California Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Rising Star – Civil Litigation: Defense, Northern California Super Lawyers, 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-law, State of California, 2018

Courts

Northern District of California, 2019

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2023

Academic

BA, San Francisco State University, Political Science, 2014

JD, cum laude, University of California – Hastings College of the Law, 2018

Member of Hastings Honors Society (Top 15%)

Recipient of 2 CALI Awards (Highest Grade)

Senior Production Editor, Hastings Law Journal

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.