Sasha (Hodge-Wren) Johnson

Defended a financial services company during a federal investigation by the DOJ under the False Claims Act as well as inquiries by other government agencies and Congress. This “bet-the-company litigation” involved a claim of more than $1 billion. After a multi-year investigation, the government declined to intervene, and the case was dismissed. 

Miles & Stockbridge serves as a third-party investigator at a private university, assisting with investigating multiple student, faculty and staff complaints. The firm has performed investigations on a diverse array of issues, including, religious, national origin and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment and retaliation. The team interviews witnesses, drafts reports, develops recommendations and works closely with university leaders. 

Represented client who was sued by a former executive for defamation and invasion of privacy, although the complaint also contained extensive allegations of race discrimination, which were not brought in court, but were pending before the EEOC. The matter garnered significant press coverage locally and in the industry. We obtained dismissal of the state court complaint in its entirety, which required three motions to dismiss after two amended complaints were filed, and also defeated a motion for reconsideration. 

Miles & Stockbridge trial lawyers Anthony F. Cavanaugh and Matthew M. May recently obtained complete trial victories for the developer, manager and operator of a 300-acre resort campground property with more than 2,000 individual parcels along the Chesapeake Bay. Sasha E. Hodge-Wren also was an integral part of the litigation team and assisted with trial preparation on these matters. Miles & Stockbridge’s clients own and manage the property on Maryland’s Eastern Shore known as the Indian Acres Club of Chesapeake Bay. Between December 5 and 13, 2019, Cavanaugh and May tried five cases asserting ten causes of action brought by members of the club and purported owners or purchasers of individual properties within the club’s property. The claims related to the parties’ rights and obligations under the club’s restrictive covenants and its governing documents. Cavanaugh and May obtained judgments in favor of the clients in all ten causes of action. The recent judgments will help clarify and guide the interpretation and application of the restrictive covenants and governing documents that control both land use and conduct within the large resort property.