Grace Platt is an associate in the Securities & Shareholder Litigation Practice Group where she represents clients in complex business litigation. Her practice encompasses securities class actions, stockholder derivative suits, and litigation arising from mergers and acquisitions, including claims involving breach of fiduciary duty. Grace also advises private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in post-closing disputes—such as indemnification, purchase price adjustment, and earnout matters—as well as LLC governance and control disputes.
Prior to joining the firm, Grace was an associate in the Wilmington, Delaware, office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she focused on complex litigation involving high-profile corporate mergers. Grace earned a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and an undergraduate degree in English from Middle Tennessee State University. During law school, she served as an editor of the Virginia Law & Business Review and was a member of a first-place team in the Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens Trial Advocacy Tournament.