Overview
Partner Elliott McGraw is a litigator based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Elliott's practice focuses on complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts across the country where she represents institutional investors and asset managers, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in contract and tort-based claims arising from financial fraud, accounting malpractice, and corporate malfeasance.
Elliott was a member of the Bailey Glasser team that served as co-lead trial counsel representing the Official Committee of Talc Plaintiffs in its high-profile challenge against Johnson & Johnson’s “Texas Two Step” bankruptcy ploy. To learn more about this matter visit here.
In addition to her litigation practice, Elliott is adept at advising organizational and individual clients navigating government or internal investigations and has represented clients in front of Congressional committees, including the 2019 Impeachment Inquiry into then-President Donald Trump.
Elliott also has an extensive privacy and data protection background and was named a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in Privacy and Data Security Law in Washington, D.C. in 2024.
Elliott received her J.D from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and received her B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles.
Elliott is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., California, and New York.
Awards & Accolades
Benchmark Litigation, U.S. 2024 Benchmark 40 & Under Litigator, Northeast - Washington, D.C.
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Privacy and Data Security Law, Washington, D.C. (2024 and 2025)
Practice Areas
Education
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law
B.A., University of California Los Angeles
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- California
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Experience
Representative Matters
- Elliott was part of the team that challenged Johnson & Johnson’s highly publicized “Texas Two-Step” attempt to circumvent the jury system by filing for bankruptcy related to its potential liability for injuries resulting from its sale of talc products.
- Represented class of male student-athletes against Clemson University in landmark case alleging violation of Title IX
- Represented class of female student-athletes against East Carolina University for violation of Title IX
- Represents subscriber class in ongoing multidistrict antitrust class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Represents multiple national news organizations in defense of defamation allegations by former political candidate