A Fierce Champion for Consumers

For over 20 years, Ms. Slaughter has regularly served in court-appointed leadership roles representing consumers whose rights and wellbeing have been compromised. Serving as court-appointed co-lead counsel for consumer plaintiffs, she recently secured a $14 million settlement in a putative class action filed in late 2019 against meal kit delivery company HelloFresh for alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Ms. Slaughter serves on the plaintiffs’ steering committee representing a class of consumers in a lawsuit against an airbag manufacturer and auto manufacturers involving allegedly defective airbag safety systems. Ms. Slaughter also served in a court-appointed leadership role representing a class of consumers and reseller car dealers against Fiat Chrysler and Bosch alleging RICO claims for diesel emissions violations, which recently settled for $546 million in cash and repairs.

A Trusted Advocate for Businesses and Investors in Commercial and Financial Markets Litigation

Ms. Slaughter represents businesses, organizations, institutional investors, shareholders, and brokers that face significant commercial disputes, complex business problems, and novel legal issues. She currently represents direct action plaintiffs alleging manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark in the billion-dollar multi-district litigation in the Southern District of New York against numerous bank defendants surrounding the BBA LIBOR-rigging scandal. 

Among the noteworthy results she has obtained on behalf of organizations and investors, Ms. Slaughter represented financial institutions in a class action lawsuit against Equifax regarding its unprecedented security failure, one of the largest data breaches in history that impacted an estimated 143 million Americans. She represented investors in an antitrust class action lawsuit against the largest private equity firms for a conspiracy to suppress the buyout price for public companies, which settled for $590.5 million. Ms. Slaughter also represented a class of over 10 million U.S. merchants who accepted Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards for the purchase of goods and services, resulting in a $5.6 billion settlement, the largest known in a private antitrust case in the 130-year history of the Sherman Act.

Ms. Slaughter represented an institutional investor to recover a confidential amount for toxic, residential mortgage-backed securities. She represented three institutional investors in a closely-held company to recover $40 million arising from a failed tax shelter instituted as part of a stock sale. Ms. Slaughter also recovered millions in a FINRA arbitration for a sovereign nation whose financial broker recommended investments in unsuitable, non-traded real estate investment trusts. 

A Respected Leader in the Firm and Plaintiff Bar Community 

Ms. Slaughter serves on the firm’s advancement, hiring, and pro bono committees and she is active in a number of high-profile legal organizations, including the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association.

Ms. Slaughter’s recent recognition includes Twin Cities Business "Notable Women in Law" (2020), Benchmark Litigation "Litigation Star" (2020-2022 Editions), National Law Journal "Elite Women of the Plaintiff's Bar" (2020), and Super Lawyers "New York Super Lawyer" (2015-2021). Ms. Slaughter was also named to the Law360 Consumer Protection Editorial Advisory Board (2021). 

• Securities Fraud and Manipulation
• Asset-Backed Securities and Other Structured Financial Products
• Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs)
• LIBOR Interest Rate and Other Benchmark Manipulation
• Unsuitable Investments and Failure to Supervise
• FINRA Arbitrations
• FTC Actions

In addition to her professional practice, Ms. Slaughter runs a pro bono legal clinic for the Jeremiah Program, a nonprofit organization that supports single mothers who are earning a college degree and provides early childhood development opportunities.