Meredith Christian

Associate

New York + 1.212.326.3684

Meredith Christian's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Her experience includes representing financial institutions in large class actions, including antitrust matters related to benchmark interest rates and municipal bonds. Meredith also advises clients on compliance and risk mitigation issues, including in connection with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) Beneficial Ownership Information Rule.

Meredith maintains an active pro bono practice. She currently represents clients in unaccompanied minor immigration cases and is a member of the Firm's Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.

Experience

  • Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provides $195 million term loan facility secured by residential property in Florida; engages in successful post-maturity resolution involving borrower bankruptcy proceeding and asset sale resulting in payoff in fullJones Day represented an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies in connection with an $195 million term loan secured by a multi-family residential property in Boca Raton, Florida, including origination of a $195 million real estate secured facility in 2021 and then the ultimate successful resolution in 2025 of the debt through a UCC foreclosure proceeding, which led to a contested borrower bankruptcy proceeding and ultimately a court mandated asset sale resulting in full repayment of the loan, and all accrued default interest and expenses.
  • Port Authority defeats class action certification surrounding "Bridgegate" lane closuresJones Day is defending the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a putative class action lawsuit brought by both private and commercial commuters who assert that they suffered damages as a result of traffic approaching and surrounding the George Washington Bridge following the reassignment of certain local access lanes during September 2013.