Ms. Dowd has over thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer, primarily in civil
and complex litigation and white collar criminal defense. She practices in
federal and state courts, as well as in administrative proceedings and
arbitrations. She represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad spectrum
of cases, including business, civil, class action, financial services, and
telecommunications cases, complex and personal injury litigation, and mass
tort, pharmaceutical, and environmental tort actions, as well as qui tam
“whistleblower” and Title IX matters. She has extensive experience
representing corporations and individuals in connection with criminal and
regulatory investigations, including health care fraud and criminal
environmental matters, as well as in parallel criminal and civil proceedings.
She also has significant experience in conducting internal corporate
investigations and in governmental affairs and regulatory matters.
Additionally, she handles executive severance and compensation matters and
provides mediation and arbitration services.