Jacqueline Y. Ma

Jacqueline is experienced in handling a wide variety of matters including disputes over asset valuations, business appraisals, shareholder direct and derivative suits, corporate informational disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and employment litigation in federal and state courts. She represents sophisticated hedge funds in commercial disputes, corporate election disputes, bankruptcy litigation, and government investigations, as well as provides advice on corporate governance issues, especially in matters relating to the shareholder franchise and the rights of independent corporate directors.

Analytical, strategic, perceptive, and thorough, Jacqueline is experienced in complex corporate and financial instruments, securities filings, and valuations. She brings uncommon facility with financial and expert analyses, electronic discovery, and trial strategy. She has significant trial experience and has taken cases from pleadings to complex e-discovery, depositions, and dispositive motions.

Jacqueline stays ahead of the curve, closely monitoring market developments and offering clients insight into novel legal and litigation issues that may arise. Creative and forward-thinking, she digs deep, analyzing issues and efficiently finding effective solutions to client problems. Jacqueline understands player dynamics and how judges decide cases, especially in shareholder disputes. As a result, she is able to offer strategic counsel to help clients manage risk and favorably resolve disputes.

Before joining Olshan, Jacqueline worked at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Linklaters LLP, where she worked on corporate governance and corporate law litigation. At Columbia Law School, she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Lorna G. Schofield.

Jacqueline is proficient in Mandarin.

• Won two expedited trials in Delaware Court of Chancery vindicating shareholders of Ionic Digital, Inc.’s right to nominate alternative directors – in Vejseli v. Ionic Digital, a Section 220 trial seeking stock list materials, and Vejseli v. Duffy, a breach of fiduciary duty action against the directors of Ionic Digital for diminishing the size of the board in advance of a proxy contest. Obtained a rare order from the Court of Chancery reopening the nomination window. 
• Won a $10 million jury verdict in Northern District of Georgia on behalf of a placement agent after its client, a publicly-traded Florida corporation headquartered in China, refused to pay tail fees. Successfully pursued judgment enforcement in Southern District of New York and other jurisdictions, obtaining an unusual order that the corporation must issue its reserve (treasury) shares to the judgment-creditor to satisfy the judgment.  
• Obtained a historic writ of mandamus commanding a Maryland corporation to hold an annual meeting, and successfully defendant hedge fund client in subsequent Chapter 11 proceedings through which the corporation sought to enjoin the writ; successfully advised client through Chapter 11 proceedings, including successfully arguing motion to appoint an examiner.
• Worked collaboratively with Canadian counsel on the Primo Water Corporation Proxy Litigation, a cross-border matter brought by Legion, an activist shareholder, arising out of a contested election. Managed U.S. law experts and assisted with expert reports and deposition preparation on issues involving U.S. proxy regulations, trends in advance notice bylaws and contested elections, and state corporation laws; resulted in a favorable settlement of the litigation on the eve of depositions.
• Represented plaintiff investment managers in OTA v. WillScot Corporation Litigation, which involved the interpretation of a warrant agreement in New York Supreme Court; handled fact discovery, defended depositions, assisted with expert discovery and deposition, and helped secure summary judgment in favor of the clients.
• Used a creative strategy to circumvent the need for costly discovery and secured summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a breach of contract action against a mortgage-loan servicer in Fidelis v. Aegis Realty Litigation.

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