About me

Address: New York: One Bryant Park, Bank of America Tower, New York, NY 10036-6745

Areas of Focus: Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation; Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection; Fiduciary Litigation; Securities Enforcement & Litigation; Investment Funds Litigation; Disputes & Investigations; Consumer Protection

Biography:
Stephanie represents clients in high-exposure commercial disputes through every stage of the corporate lifecycle. She leads the firm’s business litigation practice and advises on a broad array of matters, including complex commercial litigation, shareholder litigation and consumer class action defense. Stephanie is particularly known for litigating and advising clients regarding fiduciary duties, corporate governance, contract and Delaware business disputes.
Stephanie represents public companies and their boards, private companies and LLCs, investment funds and their portfolio companies, as well as senior executives, across a range of industries. She litigates cases in both state and federal courts and advises clients on matters involving:
- Breach of contract
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Shareholder and derivative litigation
- Corporate governance disputes
- Securities fraud and securities class actions
- Consumer fraud and consumer class actions
- Unfair and deceptive business practices claims
- Breach of warranty claims
- Data breach and privacy-related litigation
- Artificial intelligence (AI)- and ESG-related litigation.
Outside of litigation, Stephanie provides corporate advice during each phase of an investment or transaction and beyond. She is well versed in assessing litigation risks in potential investments, governance issues and decisions that can affect shareholder value and corporate objectives. Stephanie regularly evaluates pending securities and derivative suits, as well as related regulatory and governmental investigations.
Stephanie is a co‑host of Akin’s podcast series, The Business Court Benches , which examines developments in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the emerging Texas business courts, among others, and their implications for corporate governance and complex litigation.
Stephanie joined Akin in 2015. Prior to joining the firm, she was a litigation associate at another prominent New York law firm focusing on privacy, data security, right of publicity, insurance defense and class action matters. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Representative Work:
- Successfully defended a global technology company in a high-profile consolidated securities class action and a putative stockholder class action in New York federal and state courts against claims of securities fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty related to the announcement of a contemplated $765 million loan from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to support the launch of the company’s pharmaceutical manufacturing business. Both cases were dismissed in full with prejudice at the threshold motion to dismiss stage.
- Achieved denial of class certification in a putative false advertising and fraud class action brought against a multinational telecommunications company.
- Obtained dismissal of securities fraud action against a mining company and its former chief executive officer on international comity grounds.
- Secured dismissal with prejudice in a putative consumer class action against a major restaurant chain facing allegations of deceptive business practices.
- Counseled a debtor offshore drilling company through trial, ultimately resulting in confirmation of the debtors’ plan of liquidation.

Credentials:
Education: J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2012 (magna cum laude); B.A., Georgetown University, 2009 (cum laude)
Bar Admissions: New Jersey, 2013; New York, 2013
Court Admissions: U.S.C.A., 3rd Circuit, 2018; U.S.D.C., Eastern District of New York; U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York, 2016; U.S.D.C., District of New Jersey, 2016
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Recognitions:
- The Legal 500 US , Securities Litigation: Defense, 2025.

Affiliations:
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Insights:
- DExit: The Reincorporation Decision — A Guide for Investors (July 29, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/dexit-the-reincorporation-decision-a-guide-for-investors
- Is It Time to DExit?  A Guide for Boards (July 22, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/is-it-time-to-dexit-a-guide-for-boards
-  Stephanie Lindemuth Featured in Law360 Following Parallel Stockholder Suit Hearing  (July 15, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/media-mentions/stephanie-lindemuth-featured-in-law360-following-parallel-stockholder-suit-hearing
- The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance Publishes Akin Article on The Delaware Supreme Court and Advance Notice Bylaws   (May 22, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/media-mentions/the-harvard-law-school-forum-on-corporate-governance-publishes-akin-article-on-the-delaware-supreme-court-and-advance-notice-bylaws
- Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Premature Challenges to Advance Notice Bylaws  (May 1, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/delaware-supreme-court-affirms-dismissal-of-premature-challenges-to-advance-notice-bylaws
- Delaware Supreme Court Signals Flexibility in Section 220 Actions (April 30, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/articles/delaware-supreme-court-signals-flexibility-in-section-220-actions
- The Business Court Benches (August 17, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/podcasts/the-business-court-benches
- Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds CEO Termination Under the Business Judgment Rule in High-Profile Family Business Dispute (April 23, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/delaware-court-of-chancery-upholds-ceo-termination-under-the-business-judgment-rule-in-high-profile-family-business-dispute
- Speaking Sustainability: 2026 Director's Agenda Podcast (March 31, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/podcasts/2026-directors-agenda-podcast
- Delaware Supreme Court Upholds SB 21, Confirming Statutory Safe Harbors for Controller Transactions (March 2, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/delaware-supreme-court-upholds-sb-21-confirming-statutory-safe-harbors-for-controller-transactions
- Akin Attorneys Co‑Author Law360 Article on Key Implications of Delaware Supreme Court Moelis Decision  (February 27, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/media-mentions/akin-attorneys-coauthor-law360-article-on-key-implications-of-delaware-supreme-court-moelis-decision
- Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Court of Chancery in Moelis Stockholder-Agreement Dispute (January 23, 2026): https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/delaware-supreme-court-reverses-court-of-chancery-in-moelis-stockholder-agreement-dispute