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Samantha Peppers

Associate

Email

samantha.peppers@aoshearman.com

Offices

New York

Paris

V-CARD
Samantha specializes in dispute resolution with an emphasis on securities litigation, mergers and acquisitions litigation, complex commercial litigation, appellate litigation, and internal and regulatory investigations. She also advises global corporations navigating mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions, and on governance disputes.
During law school, Samantha served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and as a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney’s Office Violent and Organized Crime Unit. She was also a student attorney in Georgetown University Law Center’s Civil Litigation Clinic and on the Executive Board of the Moot Court team.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Uber Technologies in consolidated putative securities class action in connection with initial public offering, asserting claims under the Securities Act.
  • Pattern Energy Group in litigation arising out of its acquisition by CPPIB.
  • Global bank in connection with several cross-border transactions.
  • A large multinational pharmaceutical distributor in a special litigation committee investigation.
  • Former CEO of media and entertainment company in shareholder lawsuit concerning fiduciary duty claims.
  • A financial institution in a class action asserting violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.
  • A publicly traded hospitality company in a dispute with a former director concerning the exercise of warrants.     
  • Major financial institution in connection with investigations by federal regulatory authorities, including the SEC, DOJ, and the CFTC. 
  • Underwriters in securities class actions arising out of stock offerings.

Pro bono

  • Samantha has an active pro bono practice focusing on representing criminal defendants at the trial and appellate levels, and other matters concerning civil and human rights.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York

Academic

Georgetown University Law Center J.D., cum laude

Student Attorney, Civil Litigation Clinic

Executive Editor, Georgetown Environmental Law Review

Exceptional Pro Bono Pledge Recognition

University of Washington B.A.

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.