Mame Maloney

Ms. Maloney is an expert specializing in securities litigation, class certification, internal and regulatory investigations, and matters requiring assessment of causation or damages.

She has extensive experience in Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act litigation, including class actions and opt-outs. For nearly 15 years, she has analyzed price impact and market efficiency, examined the applicability of Rule 23(b) from an economic standpoint, evaluated loss causation and materiality, estimated damages, and advised counsel regarding plans of allocation and claims administration. She has served as an expert conducting event studies and assessing causation.

In addition to assessing securities fraud, Ms. Maloney has deep experience detecting and evaluating a broad range of alleged market abuse. She has analyzed alleged manipulative trading behavior across various markets, including oil and natural gas, precious and non-precious metals, benchmark rates such as LIBOR, currency exchange rates, and financial instruments. She has worked on behalf of US government agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as private law firms.

Beyond financial markets, Ms. Maloney’s assessment of causation extends to disputes concerning consumer behavior and decision-making. She has examined the economic effects of alleged unfair marketing and sales practices and has served as an expert evaluating disgorgement and damages related to alleged false advertising.