Jacqueline Y. Ma

With a primary focus on shareholder-related litigation and investigations, Jacqueline Ma represents investment funds, companies, and individuals in sophisticated securities and commercial litigation and activist shareholders in situations where the shareholder franchise is under threat.

Jacqueline is experienced in handling a wide variety of matters including disputes over asset valuations, business appraisals, shareholder direct and derivative suits, corporate informational disputes, mergers and acquisitions, and employment litigation in federal and state courts. She represents sophisticated hedge funds in commercial disputes, corporate election disputes, bankruptcy litigation, and government investigations, as well as provides advice on corporate governance issues, especially in matters relating to the shareholder franchise and the rights of independent corporate directors.

Analytical, strategic, perceptive, and thorough, Jacqueline is experienced in complex corporate and financial instruments, securities filings, and valuations. She brings uncommon facility with financial and expert analyses, electronic discovery, and trial strategy. She has significant trial experience and has taken cases from pleadings to complex e-discovery, depositions, and dispositive motions.

Jacqueline stays ahead of the curve, closely monitoring market developments and offering clients insight into novel legal and litigation issues that may arise. Creative and forward-thinking, she digs deep, analyzing issues and efficiently finding effective solutions to client problems. Jacqueline understands player dynamics and how judges decide cases, especially in shareholder disputes. As a result, she is able to offer strategic counsel to help clients manage risk and favorably resolve disputes.

Before joining Olshan, Jacqueline worked at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Linklaters LLP, where she worked on corporate governance and corporate law litigation. At Columbia Law School, she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Lorna G. Schofield.

Jacqueline is proficient in Mandarin.