About Ranee Saunders

Ranee Saunders advocates to protect the rights of the injured in complex class actions and institutional investors in securities fraud litigation.

Ranee is involved in a securities fraud class action filed against AbbVie Inc. that alleges the company engaged in illegal kickbacks and other misconduct to boost sales. She also represents Upstart Holdings, Inc. shareholders who allege the company made misleading statements with regards to its artificial intelligence technology. Her casework also includes class action work for individuals and businesses.

Prior to joining Motley Rice, Ranee practiced at a South Carolina firm in complex and class action litigation, including representing states and local governments in cases stemming from the opioid epidemic, and serving as class counsel in companion class action cases against the then-largest suppliers of electricity in South Carolina. Ranee also has extensive criminal appellate experience, having handled criminal appeals in private practice and serving as an Assistant Attorney General in South Carolina’s Criminal Appeals Division. Ranee spent the first five years of her legal career as a law clerk for Justice Kaye G. Hearn (retired) on the Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Blog Posts

February 9, 2026

The impact of product recalls on shareholder wealth Causes, Not Just Cases

by: Christopher Moriarty

February 26, 2020

Decade in Review: Plaintiffs’ Litigation Highlights Causes, Not Just Cases

by: Joseph F. Rice

July 11, 2019

Corporate disclosure in the age of Twitter: Social media’s impact on pension funds Causes, Not Just Cases

by: Annie E. Kouba

News

April 28, 2025

The history and legacy of Workers’ Memorial Day

by:
M. Nolan Webb

 

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    • Securities Class Actions

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    Firm Name
    Motley Rice LLC
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    Casework: Corporate Takeover Litigation: Securities Class Actions
    When directors
    officers of a public company decide to undertake a corporate transaction such as a merger, acquisition or leveraged buyout, we work with company shareholders to help maximize share value
    to avoid conflicts of...
    Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit: Securities Class Actions Antitrust
    Through shareholder derivative actions, we work with company investors to restore value lost to the company due to willful mismanagement, insider self-dealing or other acts of malfeasance.
    Securities Fraud: Securities Class Actions Antitrust
    Representing domestic
    foreign institutional investors-including union, pension,
    hedge funds-in recovering shareholder losses incurred due to corporate fraud.
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    South Carolina
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Sixth Circuits
    U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of South Carolina School of Law
    Class of 2011
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of South Carolina
    Class of 2003
    B.A.
    cum laude
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