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Margaret H. Allen is an associate in Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Complex Commercial Litigation and Employment Litigation practices. Ms. Allen’s practice focuses on business and commercial litigation. Ms. Allen has litigated a variety disputes in state and federal courts throughout the country, including those involving professional malpractice, shareholder class actions, bankruptcy-related matters, employment disputes involving issues of age, military service, and overtime pay, trade secrets, and breach of contract. She has experience in litigating disputes in a variety of forums, including arbitration and mediation. She has also worked on corporate internal investigations.

Ms. Allen is a director of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers and the Dallas Women Lawyers Association. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association, and volunteers her time and energy to Attorneys Serving the Community and the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Programs.

Experience

• American Airlines, Inc. (Texas) – American Airlines, Inc. v. Sabre Inc. and Travelport – Represented American in lawsuits brought in state and federal courts against the two largest global distribution systems for breach of contract, tort claims, and antitrust violations under state and federal laws. Negotiated an extremely favorable settlement following voir dire and six days of trial.
• Deutsche Bank, Barclays Bank, and Commerzbank AG (California, France) – MGA Entertainment Inc. v. Deutsche Bank, et al. – Won motion to dismiss $429 million fraud action against clients Deutsche Bank and other syndicate banks on grounds of forum non conveniens.
• Alliant Insurance Services (California, New York) – Represented Alliant in parallel lawsuits pending on opposite coasts involving allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets and aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty related to the departure of a group of sixty Aon employees for Alliant.
• Zale Corporation (Texas) – Represented Zale in class actions brought under the Securities and Exchange Act. Won early dismissal and obtained affirmance from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.
• J.C. Flowers & Co. (Delaware, Canada, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands) – In re HCH Delaware L.P. – Represented portfolio company of private equity firm in converting involuntary proceedings brought in the Cayman Islands by a syndicate of lenders to a chapter 11 voluntary matter. Negotiated settlement following filing of restructuring proceeding.
• Woodall v. American Airlines, Inc., Case No. 06-CV-2M - Litigation counsel in putative class action brought by three pilots and the U.S. Department of Justice under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
• In re G-I Holdings, Inc. - Supervising litigation counsel in pending proceedings in federal district court in New Jersey declaratory judgment action concerning any successor liability of G-I’s major operating subsidiary for asbestos claims against its parent.
• In the matter of the Arbitration of MCI Worldcom Network Services Inc. v. Telephone Electronics Corporation, No. 1310015134 (JAMS) - Obtained favorable prejudgment escrow resulting in immediate settlement in favor of MCI.
• Tharp v. Lovelace, et al., Case No. DF04-01687-B - Litigation counsel representing PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in malpractice and fraud case brought by Receiver of Oklahoma Insurance Department.
• Special Committee of Fossil, Inc. - Engaged to conduct independent investigation involving historic equity granting practices.
• Represented Fortune 500 retailer in confidential internal investigation involving executive.
• Represented Fortune 500 company in a shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits involving tender offer.
• Phone Directories Company v. User-Friendly, Inc., No. CJ 2007-7558 - Successfully defended TRO application by competitor in yellow-book industry.
• Represented national manufacturer in investigation involving financial reporting practices.
• Represented Fortune 500 service company in Fair Labor Standards Act class action and obtained fast and confidential settlement before certification stage.

• Bar Admissions
  Northern District Texas; State of Texas

• Education
  University of Michigan (B.A., 2001); Northwestern Univ Law (J.D., 2004)