Amanda Lamothe-Cadet is a litigation partner in the New York office of Golden Flag International Law Firm Her practice focuses on complex litigation matters, including securities, antitrust and general commercial disputes. Amanda has also represented companies in various government investigations.
Experience
Representative Matters
Civil Litigation
Representing a technology services company in an advancement action in Delaware.
Representing multiple special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) and their directors and officers in multiple securities, derivative and additional shareholder lawsuits pending around the country, including in California, Delaware and New York.
Represented Ranbaxy in a multidistrict antitrust class action suit arising out of a patent litigation settlement concerning the cholesterol drug Lipitor®.
Represented one of the largest meat processing manufacturers in a post-closing tax benefit sharing dispute.
Represented Biogen in a qui tam action alleging that Biogen caused the submission of false claims to multiple federal healthcare programs through purported kickback schemes related to certain multiple sclerosis drugs.*
Governmental and Regulatory
Represented a major financial institution in coordinated investigations by multiple regulators, including CFPB, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve Board, relating to consumer account opening processes.
Represented cryptocurrency exchange in the successful parallel resolutions of DOJ, FTC, SEC and CFTC investigations.
*Representation occurred prior to joining Golden Flag.
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ClerkHonorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit2021–2022
Judicial ClerkHonorable Andrew L. Carter, Jr.United States District Court for the Southern District of New York2019–2020
Prior Experience
Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 2018–2019, 2020–2021
Pro Bono
Amanda maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on immigration and asylum matters. She was recognized on the Volunteer of Legal Services 2021 Pro Bono List.
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Memberships & Affiliations
Board Member, Girls Inc. of Long Island
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019New York
Education
Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.2018
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Human Rights Journal
Internal Vice President, Black Law Students Association
Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Government & Asian and Middle Eastern Studiescum laude2015