Bethany Saul (she/her) is an associate in the Litigation Department, where she specializes in trial litigation and complex civil litigation. She represents clients in commercial disputes across a range of practice areas, including securities litigation, class actions, contract disputes, and M&A litigation, and government and internal investigations. Bethany has considerable trial experience, including arbitral hearings and bench trials in federal and state courts.
Bethany maintains an active pro-bono practice, which was recognized in December 2023, when she won the Frank Wheat Memorial Award for her commitment to pro-bono work in the immigration/asylum and reproductive justice space. Bethany is also actively involved in diversity and mentorship programming, serving as Co-Chair of the Women’s LGBTQ+ committee and formerly serving on the Junior Board of Legal Services NYC for three years.
Bethany earned her B.A. from Boston University, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and her J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she was a research assistant in both administrative law to Professor David Kamin and federal civil procedure to Professor Arthur R. Miller, for whom she revised the Wright & Miller Federal Practice & Procedure treatise. She served as an extern to the Honorable Judge J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York.
Securities Litigation and Regulation
- Represented U.S.’s largest pipeline company in connection with securities fraud class action, supporting discovery, motion for summary judgment, and trial preparation, all of which ultimately resulted in favorable settlement.
- Briefed successful motion to dismiss for solar energy company and its senior officers in purported securities fraud class action, as well as follow-on derivative actions filed in S.D.N.Y. and Delaware courts.
- Represented international development bank in connection with multiple federal and state law claims, with specific attention to state-law market manipulation and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
- Represented publicly-traded software company in internal investigation in response to allegations of improper recognition of revenue. Following presentation to staff, the SEC closed the investigation.
- Represented a family office in multiple mediation proceedings, developing claims related to cryptocurrency investments and SEC and New York regulation of digital asset sales.
- Represented multinational investment bank in SEC Section 16 inquiry, requiring highly expedited internal investigation and discovery, resulting in inquiry closure.
- Represented finance company and its CEO in civil securities fraud action brought by the SEC in S.D.N.Y., managing expedited discovery and fact development.
Delaware Corporate Law
- Briefed successful motion to dismiss for private equity firm related to post-acquisition earn-out dispute in Delaware Court of Chancery, and successfully represented buyer through expert arbitration process.
- Represented global e-commerce company in share ownership dispute filed by former employee in Delaware Court of Chancery, focusing on accelerated fact investigation and discovery, resulting in favorable pre-trial settlement.
- Represented CEO and board of directors of publicly-traded company in corporate control contest, including expediated trial in Delaware Court of Chancery, resulting in post-trial success for CEO in proxy contest.
Other Representative Matters
- Represented publicly-traded satellite company in breach of contract and unjust enrichment action, including two-week bench trial in federal court.
- Represented foreign energy company in breach of contract action, including two-week international arbitral hearing.
Pro-Bono Matters
- Reproductive justice – Bethany currently represents plaintiffs in multiple nationally-watched reproductive justice matters, securing preliminary and permanent injunctions for state-wide abortion bans. She has co-chaired multiple arguments and successfully argued a motion for preliminary injunction.
- Asylum & immigration– Bethany represents minors and LGBTQ+ individuals in affirmative and defensive asylum matters at the agency, trial, and appellate levels. She has stand-up experience in family court, agency representations, and immigration court.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Class Actions
- Fintech and Digital Assets
- Securities Enforcement
- Securities Litigation
- Transnational Litigation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- New York University - 2019 Juris Doctor
- Boston University - 2014 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar