Overview
Maggie McLoughlin advises companies, boards and senior executives on government investigations, internal investigations and governance matters where legal, regulatory and reputational risk intersect. She represents clients in confidential matters before the DOJ, SEC, FTC, FINRA and state attorneys general — spanning allegations of securities fraud, anticompetitive practices, healthcare fraud and financial regulatory violations. She has experience conducting internal investigations arising from cyberattacks, employee misconduct and complex trading practices, and she counsels leadership on corporate governance, data risk and cyber incident response.
Maggie is earning her certification as an AI governance professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Before joining Robinson Bradshaw, Maggie was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York City. Earlier in her career, as a consultant, she advised global financial institutions under significant supervisory pressure, helping design enterprise transformation initiatives that restructured risk governance and oversight frameworks to meet heightened regulatory expectations and reinforce institutional credibility. She also served as a BSA/AML compliance officer at Citi.
Experience
Government & Regulatory Investigations
- Represented the former CFO of a public consumer brands company in an SEC enforcement action involving allegations of financial reporting failures and internal controls deficiencies.
- Represented an investor in connection with an SEC enforcement action against a private fund adviser involving allegations of improper fee practices, undisclosed conflicts of interest and breaches of fiduciary duties.
- Represented a financial institution in a DOJ investigation of pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program lending practices, including allegations of False Claims Act violations.
- Represented a life sciences company in DOJ and state attorney general investigations involving allegations of healthcare fraud.
- Represented a pharmaceutical company in a DOJ investigation of its senior executives for alleged insider trading.
- Represented a business information services company in an FTC investigation and enforcement action involving allegations of deceptive marketing and unfair reporting practices related to credit products.
- Represented U.S. broker-dealers in SEC and FINRA investigations into underwriting practices related to Chinese issuers’ initial public offerings.
Internal Investigations
- Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a hospitality company following a cyberattack.
- Counseled financial institutions on risk exposure and regulatory implications arising from complex cross-border trading practices.
Complex Commercial & Securities Litigation
- Represents a publicly traded, multinational company in PFAS-related litigation (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), including in a nationwide MDL and other proceedings.
- Represented the special committee of the board of a consumer goods company in stockholder litigation involving allegations of fiduciary duty breaches in connection with a take-private transaction.
News & Events
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Practice Areas
Education
Duke University, J.D., 2019
Yale Divinity School, M.A., 2014; Marquand Scholar
Georgetown University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2012
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- New York
