Mason E. Reynolds

Mason Reynolds is a results-driven trial and appellate litigator who focuses her practice on complex civil litigation in federal and state courts and arbitral forums nationwide. Ms. Reynolds has played key roles in both trials and appeals—from headline-grabbing trademark and breach of contract cases to confidential disputes. She has prepared and examined witnesses at multiple trials, deposed witnesses, briefed winning appeals in federal and state appellate courts, and drafted and argued dispositive motions.

Before joining MoloLamken, Ms. Reynolds worked as a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert B. King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. 

Prior to law school, Ms. Reynolds worked at the United States Forest Service, specializing in land and resource management policy related to litigation involving the agency.

Representative Matters

• Won a complete victory for a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in arbitration brought by two founders and a former partner alleging breaches of contract and fiduciary duty for improper dilution of carried interest (JAMS)
• Won a unanimous jury verdict for an international alcoholic beverage producer in breach of contract and trademark infringement litigation concerning licensing of hard seltzer products, later winning full affirmance in appeal of the judgment (S.D.N.Y.; 2d Cir.)
• Won full dismissal of securities class action arising from international packaging producer’s $6.8 billion acquisition of a competitor (S.D.N.Y.)
• Won full dismissal of lawsuit alleging fraud arising from a stock repurchase agreement based on language of a so-called “Big Boy Letter” (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Com. Div.)
• Won full affirmance in appeal concerning whether South Carolina law applies to medical record companies and provides a private right of action to sue for alleged overcharges for medical records (4th Cir.)
• Won full affirmance in appeal of dismissal of claims for breach of an LLC operating agreement following restructuring transactions (Del.)

Presentations

• Introduction To Litigation, Duke Business Law Society (2024)
• Trailblazers: Taking Up Space – Women In The Private Sector, Harvard Women’s Law Association Fall Conference (2022)

News & Appearances

• How A Kirkland Partner Relied On 2 Lean Teams During Simultaneous Weeklong Arbitrations, The Am Law Litigation Daily (Dec. 6, 2023)
• A Jam-Packed Week Of Litigator Of The Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs, The Am Law Litigation Daily (Sept. 1, 2023)