Virginia F. Milstead has a broad commercial litigation practice, representing clients in both federal and state courts, with a particular emphasis on securities and M&A litigation, shareholder derivative litigation and related claims.
Milstead has advised clients on matters involving federal and state securities laws, duties of corporate directors, civil RICO, unfair business practices, and various other contract and tort claims.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2026 | International Litigation |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Securities, M&A Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2025 | International Litigation |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | Securities, M&A Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2024 | International Litigation |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | Securities, M&A Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2023 | International Litigation |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2022 | Securities, M&A Litigation |
Among others, Milstead has represented:
- the underwriters in the IPO of GoodRx in securing the dismissal of a putative class action filed in the Central District of California in connection with the company’s September 2020 IPO. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the GoodRx registration statement contained false or misleading statements related to Amazon’s entry into the prescription drug discount market
- Jumei International in securing the dismissal of a putative securities fraud class action alleging that the company made material misrepresentations or omissions in connection with the proxy statement for its going-private transaction in violation of Section 10(b) and 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
- ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. in securing the dismissal of a securities class action alleging offering materials related to ZTO’s IPO omitted a change in the company’s pricing
- Pinduoduo Inc. in securing the dismissal of Securities Act claims in connection with its 2018 initial public offering of American depositary shares, alleging that the defendants made material misstatements and omissions in the offering documents filed in connection with the IPO
- Yirendai Ltd. in securing a dismissal with prejudice of federal securities class action claims
- ChinaCache International Holdings, Ltd. in securing a dismissal with prejudice of federal securities class action claims
- UNC Lear Services, Inc. and Lear Siegler Services, Inc. in a successful defense at trial and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit against breach of contract and civil RICO claims brought by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- the founder of a casino in Las Vegas in a successful defense at trial against claims for fraud and invasion of privacy brought by the founder’s former spouse