Larisa Meisenheimer

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish
  Fluent
• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Shartsis Friese LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative matters include: The People of the State of California v. Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, et al Represented the Attorney General of the State of California in a lawsuit against several Morgan Stanley entities for asset-backed securities fraud that caused losses to the California state pension funds. The case settled with a payment to the State of California of 150 million. In Re Apple Inc. E-Book Derivative Litigation Represented the Special Litigation Committee of the Apple Board of Directors in connection with derivative litigation arising out of the eBooks antitrust litigation.
  Report of the Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors Regarding Director Defendants
  Settlement, May 2017
  Report of the Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors Regarding Mr. Eduardo Cue, January 2017 GSI Technology, Inc. v. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Represented GSI in a Sherman Act Section 1 restraint of trade claim arising out of the exclusion of GSI from a consortium of SRAM manufacturers. The case resulted in a favorable settlement for GSI following defeat of Cypress' comprehensive motion for summary judgment. Steven Poizner, as Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, etc. v. ALTUS Finance S.A., et al. Represented the California Department of Insurance in the federal jury trial of a fraud claim arising out of the failure of the Executive Life Insurance Company. The case settled with payment to the Department of Insurance of 200 million. Ms. Meisenheimer also frequently represents clients in negotiating
  securing resolution of disputes before litigation is filed. Recent examples include negotiating a favorable business divorce for investors in a startup venture
  securing a walk-away agreement for a high-level employee accused of misappropriating trade secrets after his departure. Before becoming a partner, Ms. Meisenheimer left the Firm for a year to join the District Attorney's Office in Multnomah County (Portl
  , OR). As a prosecutor, Ms. Meisenheimer tried more than twenty cases as a first chair
  made hundreds of court appearances for constitutional motions, bail hearings
  other matters.