Stacey Slaughter

612.349.8500

Partner

SSlaughter@RobinsKaplan.com
612.349.8500 212.980.7400

Experience

Stacey Slaughter is a partner at the Firm with 20 years of experience in complex antitrust, commercial, and financial litigation cases. The cases Ms. Slaughter has litigated have recovered more than $1 billion for victims of anticompetitive conduct, fraud, and negligence.

Among her noteworthy cases, she played a key leadership role in Dahl v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC, No. 07-cv-12388 (D. Mass.), representing investors in a class action, antitrust suit against private equity firms for a conspiracy to suppress the buyout price for public companies, which settled for $590.5 million. Ms. Slaughter litigated on behalf of class plaintiffs in In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1720 (E.D.N.Y.) and currently represents direct action plaintiffs in In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2262 (S.D.N.Y.). She represented an institutional investor in The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh v. JP Morgan Chase & Co, et al., No. GD-09-016892 (Allegheny Ct., Penn.), to recover approximately $30 million for toxic, residential mortgage-backed securities.

She also represented three institutional investors in a closely-held company to recover $40 million arising from a stock sale. She recovered millions for a sovereign nation whose financial broker recommended investments in unsuitable, non-traded real estate investment trusts. She served in a court-appointed leadership role in In re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, MDL No. 2777 (N.D. Ca.), alleging RICO claims for diesel emissions violations, which recently settled for $546 million in cash and repairs. Ms. Slaughter also serves in a court-appointed leadership role in the In re Equifax, MDL No. 2800 (N.D. Ga.) data breach litigation.

At home in the courtroom, Ms. Slaughter has tried cases in court and arbitration forums around the country. Last year, The National Law Journal recognized Ms. Slaughter as a Litigation Trailblazer. She has earned recognition as a SuperLawyer, and also as Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer.

Ms. Slaughter runs a pro bono legal clinic for the Jeremiah Program, whose mission is to transform families from poverty to prosperity by supporting single mothers who are earning a college degree and providing early childhood development.

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Throughout her career, Ms. Slaughter has litigated numerous cases to trial, arbitration, and resolution. Recent plaintiff representations include the following:

Represented Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh in dispute over its purchase of residential mortgage-backed securities.
Represented plaintiff investors in a class action suit against private equity firms over alleged conspiracy to suppress prices in large leveraged buyouts. Kirk Dahl, et al. v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC et al., Court Case No. 07-cv-12388 (D. Mass.).
Represented investors in claim against broker and broker-dealer for theft and failure to supervise.
Represents plaintiff Fortune 500 company in financial industry over purchase of products tied to LIBOR. In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litig., 11 MD 2262 (NRB).
Represents plaintiff car dealer class in suit against Fiat Chrysler and Bosch over emissions. In re: Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, 3:17-md-02777
Represents investors in complex tax and accounting malpractice case.
Represented company in the financial services industry in a patent infringement suit over a method and system for transferring money.

Named to Twin Cities Business’ "Notable Women in Law List" (2020)
Named a "Litigation Star," Benchmark Litigation (2020-2021 editions)
Named as one of the "Elite Women of the Plaintiff's Bar," National Law Journal (2020)
Named to the 2019 "Attorneys of the Year" List by Minnesota Lawyer (2019)
Named a "Litigation Trailblazer," The National Law Journal (2018)
Named a "New York Super Lawyer," Super Lawyers (2015-2020)
Named to Profiles in Diversity Journal’s list of "Women Worth Watching" (2017)
Named one of Law360's "Women in Securities Law" (2016)
Named a "North Star Lawyer" by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services (2013-2017)
Named an "Attorney of the Year" by Minnesota Lawyer (2014)
Named "40 Under Forty," by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (2009)
Member of the firm's pro bono team to receive the "2008 Volunteer Award" from The Advocates for Human Rights for work involving state and social services programs for trafficking victims in Minnesota.
Member, Robins Kaplan LLP, Pro Bono Committee (2014)

Jeremiah Program Board of Trustees
Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL), Equity Committee
Robins Kaplan LLP Pro Bono Steering Committee

Bar Admissions

New York
Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Minnesota
U.S. District Court, Montana
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude (1999); Note and Comment Editor, Minnesota Law Review University of Minnesota, Master's Degree (1996)
Florida State University, B.A., magna cum laude, with honors (1994)

Professional Associations

American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
International Financial Litigation Network, Executive Director
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
New York State Bar Association

Quoted in:

"2019 Attorneys of the Year: Stacey Slaughter," Minnesota Lawyer (February 7, 2020)
“Fiat Chrysler’s Attempt to Dismiss Emissions-Cheating Case Fails,” The Wall Street Journal (March 16, 2018)
“Chrysler Loses Bid to Dismiss Diesel Emission Cheating Claims,” Bloomberg (March 15, 2018)
“Case Alleging Fiat Chrysler Cheated on Emissions Test can Proceed,” Detroit Free Press (March 16, 2018)
“Where 5 Top MDLs Stand at the End of 2017,” Law360 (December 21, 2017)
“Fiat Chrysler in Hot Seat Vacated by VW,” Courthouse News Service (December 20, 2017)
“Businesses Begin Filing Class Actions Against Equifax,” The National Law Journal (September 25, 2017)
“Credit Union Sues Equifax Over Breach-Related Fraud Costs,” BankInfo Security (September 25, 2017)
“Summit CU Files Lawsuit Against Equifax,” CU Today (September 24, 2017)
“As Equifax Amassed Ever More Data, Safety Was a Sales Pitch,” The New York Times (September 23, 2017)
“Equifax Faces First Lawsuit from a Credit Union” Axios (September 23, 2017)
“After the Breach, Equifax Now Faces the Lawsuits,” The Washington Post (September 22, 2017)
“Class-Action Sought in Equifax Suit,” Twin Cities Pioneer Press (September 22, 2017)
“Wisconsin’s Summit Credit Union Files Suit Against Equifax Over Data Breach,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (September 22, 2017)
“Summit Credit Union to Sue Equifax Over Data Breach” Channel3000.com (September 22, 2017)
“Summit Credit Union Files Class-Action Suit Against Equifax” Credit Union Times (September 22, 2017)
“Credit Union Suit of Equifax May Be First, Likely Won’t Be Last” American Banker (September 21, 2017)
“State, SEC Garner $155M in 'Dark Pool' Settlements,” New York Law Journal (February 2, 2016)
“Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Class Action Ruling,” Law360 (January 20, 2016)
“Law Professor: Bill Targeting Class Action Abuse Simply Would Improve Certification Compliance,” Legal Newsline (February 4, 2016)
“Pro Bono Spotlight: Robins Kaplan LLP,” Bar Talk (December 16, 2015)
“Meet HCBA Member... Stacey Slaughter,” Hennepin County Bar Association (December 14, 2015)
“Counsel’s Corner: Examining FHFA and Nomura Strategies in MBS Trial,” DSnews (March 19, 2015)
“Nomura First to Fight U.S. Toxic Debt Claims at Trial,” Bloomberg (March 13, 2015)
“Nomura First to Fight U.S. Toxic Debt Claims at Trial,” National Mortgage News (March 13, 2015)
“The Female Attorneys You Admire,” Law360 (March 6, 2015)
“The Fraud Case Standard & Poor’s Doesn’t Want You to Know About,” Reuters (November 19, 2014)
“Blackstone, KKR, TPG Settle Suit Alleging Collusion,” The Deal Pipeline (August 8, 2014)
“JPMorgan is the Biggest Beneficiary of ‘Dark Pool’ Operators,” New York Post (July 22, 2014)
“Private Equity Firms Lose Bid to Dodge Collusion Lawsuit,” The AmLaw Litigation Daily (July 18, 2013)
“Bain, KKR, Other PE Giants Can't Escape Collusion Suit,” Law360 (July 18, 2013)
“Libor Antitrust Risks Remain Despite Early Settlements,” Law360 (December 20, 2012)
“Big Suits: In Re Swipe Fee Litigation,” American Lawyer (October 2012)
“Investors Demand Goldman Execs’ Evals In Bid-Rigging Row,” Law360 (April 18, 2012)
“Suit alleges fraudulent H&R Block loans,” Minnesota Lawyer (April 9, 2012)

Avoiding Fiduciary Litigation in the Age of Technological and Digital Transformation
Robins Kaplan LLP Wealth Planning, Administration, and Disputes Annual CLE: The Future of the Fiduciary, Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 12, 2019)
Legal Lessons Advice to My Younger Self
2019 MWL Conference for Women in the Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 26, 2019)
Litigation Perspectives from the United States
World Law Congress, Madrid, Spain (February 19, 2019)
The Equifax Data Breach Litigation Basics
Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 19, 2018)
Rapid Response: Equifax® Data Breach Webinar
Webinar, American Association for Justice (November 14, 2017)
Class Action Litigation Developments 2016 2017
Bloomberg BNA, Webinar (November 2, 2017)
VW Litigation in Europe and the US
International Financial Litigation Network, Madrid, Spain (November 17, 2016)
Forex Manipulation Litigation in Europe
International Financial Litigation Network and World Federation of Investors, Madrid, Spain (November 17, 2016)
Developments in the LIBOR Antitrust MDL Case
Robins Kaplan LLP, Webinar (August 23, 2016)
Fantasy Football A Case Study of Insider Trading as a Cause of Action
Law Seminars International, Seattle, Washington (May 5, 2016)
A Look Back at Recent Class Action Litigation Developments
Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 5, 2016)
Class Action Developments Year in Review
Webinar, Bloomberg BNA (January 12, 2016)
International Approach to Foreign Exchange Litigation
International Financial Litigation Network, London (November 18, 2015)
Building Credibility Within Your Business Network
Panel, Executive Leadership Forum: By Invitation Only (B.I.O.), Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2015)
Balancing on the Tightrope of Today's Legal Profession
Law Seminars International: The Eleventh Comprehensive Conference on Class Actions, Seattle, Washington (June 4, 2015)
Balancing on the Tightrope of Today's Legal Profession
Panel, 2015 International Financial Litigation Congress, Madrid, Spain (May 18, 2015)
Keeping A Whistleblower Internal
Commercial Law Web Advisor (January 20, 2015)
Class Action Litigation Developments in 2014
Webinar, Bloomberg BNA (December 2, 2014)
Taking Down the Take Private Giants: Kirk Dahl, et al. v. Bain Capital, et al.
New York State Bar Association Antitrust Executive Committee, New York, NY (November 19, 2014)
Private Equity “Club Deals”: An Antitrust Problem?
Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 21, 2014)
Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Securities Class Actions; SCOTUS Cases, and the Impact on CII Members
Panel, The Council of Institutional Investors Annual Fall Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (September 29, 2014)
Navigating Through The Supreme Court Decisions On Class Action
Webinar, InsideCounsel and Bloomberg Law (October 16, 2013)
Class Action Litigation Developments in 2013
Webinar, BNA Bloomberg (October 2, 2013)
2012 Developments in Class Action Litigation
Webinar, Bloomberg BNA (November 29, 2012)
Coordination in Class Action Cases
WAPA Antitrust Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 11, 2012)