Margaret M. Toohey

Associate

Cleveland + 1.216.586.7116

Margaret Toohey represents clients on both the plaintiff and defense sides in high-stakes, cross-border litigation and arbitration, including multibillion dollar class actions and "bet the company" matters.

A seasoned trial advocate, Margaret has taken more than a dozen matters to final merits hearings. Her arbitration experience includes proceedings under the AAA, CPR, ICAC, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, and LCIA rules, applying EU, Brazilian, Kazakh, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Swiss substantive laws (among others). In the litigation arena, Margaret recently oversaw Section 1782 discovery taken across five U.S. circuits for use in the largest trial in English legal history.

Margaret focuses her practice on disputes in the mining, manufacturing, and construction sectors. She has litigated and arbitrated multiple cases involving environmental contamination, design and manufacturing defects, and alleged unfair competition practices. In addition, she has significant experience handling force majeure and business interruption claims, including claims arising from plant accidents, global supply chain disruptions, and international sanctions.

Margaret also represents health care clients in global disputes related to product development, commercialization, and distribution. Margaret has represented leading hospital systems, retail pharmacies, and biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device companies in cases involving mRNA vaccines, prescription opioids, and emerging biotherapies.

In addition to her disputes work, Margaret regularly counsels clients on navigating global commercial challenges. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, securing asylum for political dissidents.

Outside of the office, Margaret serves on the Junior Board of EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute and is a member of the Cleveland Committee on Foreign Relations.

Experience

  • Fortune 500 EPC contractor recovers $370 million in ICC arbitration on multi-billion dollar LNG projectJones Day represented a Fortune 500 EPC contractor in an ICC arbitration on a large LNG liquefaction project recovering more than $370 million and defeating over $1 billion in claims by the project developer.
  • Med-Trans defeats class certification concerning air ambulance billingJones Day obtained complete denial of class certification in a putative consumer class action brought against Global Medical Response, Inc. subsidiary Med-Trans Corporation ("Med-Trans"), which is part of a network of life-saving emergency air transport carriers.
  • Commercial sterilization company defends against multiple personal injury lawsuitsJones Day serves as lead counsel for a commercial sterilization company in multiple personal injury cases.
  • Commercial sterilization company defends against putative class actionJones Day is representing a commercial sterilization company in a putative class action seeking medical monitoring damages from Ethylene Oxide exposure at a facility formerly owned by the client.
  • Ferro Corporation sells its global Tile Coatings Business to Lone Star Funds for $460 millionJones Day advised Ferro Corporation, a leading global supplier of technology-based performance materials, in the sale of its global Tile Coatings Business to Pigments Spain, S.L., a portfolio company of Lone Star Funds, for $460 million in cash, with potential earnout payments of up to $32 million in cash based on the performance of the business pre-closing, subject to customary adjustments.
  • Biotechnology company defends against expedited statutory claim by director seeking inspection of corporate books and recordsJones Day represented a clinical-stage biotechnology company in expedited statutory proceedings.
  • Yazaki successfully resolves automaker lawsuit alleging price-fixing and bid riggingJones Day represented Yazaki Corporation and Yazaki North America, Inc. in successfully resolving a civil antitrust lawsuit brought by an automaker following Jones Day's filing of motions for summary judgment and to exclude the plaintiff's sole expert witness.
  • Additional Publications

    • February 28, 2022
      A Lawyer's Guide to Russia-Related Sanctions, American Bar Association
    • November 2021
      The Attorney Manual: Guide to Representation of Children Victimized by the Online Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
    • April 1, 2020
      USA: Does a federal price gouging law even make sense— and, if so, what should it look like?, Concurrences N° 4-2020

    Publications Prior to Jones Day

    2015

    Preventing Inadvertent Misbehavior in Mediation: A Guide to Common Ethics and Professionalism Issues, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 70, No. 2.

    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • July 25, 2024
      Navigating Discovery Relating to Foreign Proceedings: A Deep Dive into 28 U.S.C. § 1782