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Gloria K. Maier

Partner

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202.434.5213

Gloria Maier litigates a broad range of complex civil matters, and has significant experience representing technology clients in high-stakes litigation and investigations.  

Gloria has represented companies and individuals in investigations and government enforcement actions by the Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and other government bodies, including in matters relating to antitrust, consumer protection, and government contracts.  She has also defended clients facing lawsuits alleging a range of civil claims, including private antitrust, securities, employment discrimination, and defamation.

Gloria has represented corporations and individuals at all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation strategy, discovery, dispositive motions practice, and trial.  Gloria enjoys leading litigation teams, as well as providing practical, goal-oriented advice and services to her clients. 

Gloria received her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland in 2004 and her J.D., with highest honors, from The George Washington University Law School in 2011, where she was a Notes Editor for The George Washington Law Review.  Before joining Williams & Connolly as an associate in 2013, she served as a law clerk to The Honorable Marvin J. Garbis and The Honorable Benson Everett Legg, both of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Experience

Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Gloria’s experience includes:

  • Representation of Google in monopolization case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and several state attorneys general.
  • Represented a Special Litigation Committee for the Board of Bumble, Inc. in connection with its investigation of derivative claims filed by shareholder plaintiffs, securing termination of the claims filed in Delaware Chancery Court.
  • Defended Silver Lake in a putative securities class action relating to its investment in Intelsat, securing a dismissal of the claims and affirmance on appeal.
  • Successful defense, through summary judgment victory in state court, of employer against employment discrimination claim.
  • Successful representation of HBO in defamation suit concerning episode of satirical news program regarding coal industry.  The court granted a motion to dismiss.
  • Defense, through settlement, of ABC News against libel and product disparagement claims by the producers of “lean finely textured beef.”
  • Successful defense of defamation lawsuit arising from article about failure of Hong Kong lending business.
  • Successful defense of individual client in criminal case involving charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax fraud.
  • Defense of BP in multi-district litigation proceedings arising out of the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Practices

Antitrust Civil Litigation and Trial Practice Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense and Government Investigations Employment Litigation Federal Programs and Government Contracts First Amendment and Media Media & Entertainment Technology Aerospace & Defense Construction & Engineering

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