They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - Sheila Ramesh of Cahill

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.
Recently, I have had the privilege of defending litigation relating to Luckin Coffee, heralded as the “Starbucks of China.” Soon after debuting on the US stock market, however, more than $300 million in accounting fraud was uncovered. Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, KeyBank, and Needham, who arranged the company’s financing, were hit with lawsuits alleging billions of dollars of damages. I helped to negotiate a settlement in which the bank underwriters will pay nothing.

I also helped lead the defense of Credit Suisse in 2019, when it ...