Alisha Q. Nanda

Ms. Nanda’s experience includes representing:

• an association of major airline carriers in prevailing on preemption claims after a two-week federal court trial, which resulted in Massachusetts being enjoined from enforcing certain laws and regulations against the airline industry
• a pharmaceutical company in securing the dismissal of a putative securities class action following the FDA’s disclosure of safety events concerning an approved drug, which was subsequently affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• a robotics company in securing the dismissal of a putative securities class action concerning the impact of tariffs and competition
• underwriting syndicates in putative securities class actions concerning disclosures in connection with IPOs and secondary offerings of companies in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors
• a health care technology company and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action concerning disclosures in connection with its IPO; a related derivative suit was dismissed
• a pharmaceutical company in securing the dismissal of a putative securities class action concerning cash projections and the board’s evaluation of strategic alternatives
• companies in various regulatory investigations concerning, for example, purported trading improprieties, financial metrics, accounting issues, suspicious activity reporting under the Bank Secrecy Act and other compliance matters
• a mutual life insurance company in a class action challenging the company’s calculation of the amount of surplus it may retain under state law
• an investment bank in a class action involving antitrust claims concerning leveraged buyout transactions, which resulted in the dismissal of all claims on summary judgment
• an insurance company in a purported class action challenging a proxy regarding bylaw amendments, which resulted in the dismissal of all claims and subsequently was affirmed by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts
• an insurance company in dismissing a purported class action alleging that the company breached its contractual duties to variable annuity and variable life insurance policyholders by implementing a volatility management strategy in certain portfolios
• an investment adviser in a lawsuit involving allegations of improper “market timing” trading in mutual funds, which resulted in the dismissal of all claims on summary judgment and subsequently was affirmed by a Texas state court of appeals
• an insurance company in an appeal before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals involving a reinsurance policy and the legal doctrine of “follow-the-fortunes,” which resulted in a complete victory for the client

In recognition of her work, she was named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Top Women in Law 2022 list. Ms. Nanda is global co-chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, a partner liaison for the firm’s Global Latinx Affinity Network and a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association. She previously served on the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission, where she advised the governor on candidates for judicial office.