- Lead and national counsel for a Fortune 100 health care company facing multiple individual and class action suits relating to insulin and EpiPen pricing.
- Lead counsel for a global educational company in a class action pending in state court in Maine.
- Lead counsel for a medical device company in a product liability mass action in Colorado state court.
- Lead counsel in an internal investigation into C-suite misconduct for a Fortune 100 public company
- Assisted a client in resolving two shareholder derivative lawsuits, two shareholder class action lawsuits, eight statewide, and two national class action lawsuits. Sued the client’s insurance carriers to cover the costs of the internal investigation and subsequent litigation, with the court finding in favor of the client.
- Led three divestiture transactions for on behalf of a client for $1 billion, $500 million, and $100 million respectively.
- Led $1.5 billion acquisition on behalf of a client, which included issuing $1.5 billion in financing including bonds and term loans.
- Created and implemented a comprehensive compliance program for a Fortune 500 client; established processes and procedures for corporate governance, regulatory and securities issues.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 415 243 1025
- Email: chaka.patterson@alston.com
Chaka is a litigator, courtroom advocate, and internal investigator with over 30 years’ experience. As a litigator, Chaka has litigated hundreds of cases nationwide. As a courtroom advocate, Chaka has tried 20 jury and bench trials to verdict and argued 15 appeals in courts of appeal. As an internal investigator, he has led scores of investigations for corporations and educational institutions.