Sarah Kaplan

Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations

• Spearheaded fact development of internal investigation into oil and gas company’s $200 million jury verdict.
• Assisted near $60 billion company in internal investigation following a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor regarding financial records misstatements and retaliation allegations.
• Assisted $8.9 billion revenue cycle management company in internal and SEC investigation following release of revenue and corporate governance allegations in a short report.
• Assisted Fortune 500 company in conducting internal investigation into music licensing fraud and stolen funds by former employee.

Complex Commercial Litigation

• City of Ville Platte v. SP Ville Platte WWTP, LLC (W.D. La.). Represented Ridgewood Infrastructure in lawsuit filed by the City of Ville Platte concerning Ridgewood's construction of a new wastewater treatment facility in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The city sued to avoid the contract on the theory that it violated Louisiana law and had been fraudulently procured. Kirkland secured final dismissal as part of a favorable settlement for Ridgewood.
• Secured summary judgment in a billion-dollar securities case for energy management company related to a de-SPAC.
• Represented investment bank in successfully securing approval of its fee application from representation of debtors in bankruptcy.