Megan Louise Wolf is a counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Megan's practice focuses on antitrust counseling, mergers and acquisitions, and criminal and civil antitrust investigations. Named as a “Rising Star” by Legal 500, Megan counsels and represents clients in a wide range of transactional antitrust matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, competitor collaborations, and issues related to compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Megan represents corporate clients and individual executives in criminal antitrust investigations, including those into procurement fraud, hiring practices, financial services, generic pharmaceuticals, and numerous other industries. Megan also represents clients in civil antitrust investigations and routinely counsels clients on implementing and maintaining effective antitrust compliance programs.
Megan's recent experience includes:
- Representing United Technologies Corporation in its pending merger with The Raytheon Company.
- Representing a multinational corporation in a grand jury investigation into hiring practices (no-poach/non-solicitation).
- Representing a key employee of a leading Korean oil company in connection with a DOJ procurement fraud and bid rigging investigation.
- Representing United Technologies Corporation in its $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins.
- Representing a Fortune 25 corporation in a grand jury investigation into price fixing and market allocation in the generic pharmaceutical industry.
- Representing Humana Inc. in its proposed $37 billion merger with Aetna Inc. and related litigation.
- Representing TransCanada Corp. in its $13 billion acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group.
- Representing United Technologies Corporation in its $9 billion divestiture of Sikorsky Aircraft to Lockheed Martin.
- Representing AT&T Inc. in its acquisition of DirecTV.
- Representing United Technologies Corporation in its $16.5 billion acquisition of Goodrich.
- Representing Flowers Foods in its acquisition of the Hostess bread brands and assets.
- Representing corporations and executives in criminal antitrust investigations related to price fixing and bid rigging in a wide variety of industries including auto parts, financial products, telecommunications and media, and others.
- Representing a major aerospace and defense company in an FTC Section 2 conduct investigation.
- Litigations involving Section 1 and Section 2 claims in a variety of industries, including healthcare and aerospace and defense.
- Counseling matters relating to compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
Megan also advises clients in a variety of consumer protection matters before the Federal Trade Commission, including advising online retailers in rulemakings and enforcement matters.
Megan received her J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2011, where she served as article development editor for the American Criminal Law Review and was a member of the Barristers' Council Trial Advocacy Division. During law school, Megan interned for United States Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She received her B.A. in journalism, with highest distinction, from The Pennsylvania State University in 2005.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia and Maryland
Publications
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"What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Antitrust Enforcement, Post-ACA," AHLA Connections
(November 2016).
Authors: Megan L. Wolf, Joseph M. Miller, and Mary Anne Mason.
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"JANUS: The Supreme Court's Statement about Ultimate Authority," Criminal Justice, Vol. 27, No. 4
(Winter 2013).
Co-Authors: Thomas A. Hanusik and Megan L. Wolf.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Government Contracts Classroom: Top Questions about the Procurement Collusion Strike Force,"
Podcast: Government Contracts Classroom
(March 2, 2020).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Megan L. Wolf, Gail D. Zirkelbach
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"Senior DOJ Official Reinforces Role of Leniency, Compliance Programs to Deter Bid Rigging and Anticompetitive Procurement Conduct,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(February 21, 2020).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Megan L. Wolf
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"DOJ Secures Another Extradition on Antitrust Charges,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(January 17, 2020).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Juan A. Arteaga, Megan L. Wolf, Kate M. Watkins
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"DOJ Puts Antitrust Compliance Programs in the Spotlight,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(July 16, 2019).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Megan L. Wolf, Olivier N. Antoine, Thomas De Meese, Kate M. Watkins
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"Failing the Failing Firm Defense,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(July 18, 2017).
Contacts: Shawn R. Johnson, Megan L. Wolf
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"FTC Releases Report on the Sharing Economy,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(November 23, 2016).
Contacts: Andrew I. Gavil, Lisa Kimmel, Ph.D., Megan L. Wolf
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"DOJ Antitrust Division Announces Changes to Corporate Plea Agreement Policy,"
Antitrust Law Alert
(April 15, 2013).
Contacts: Daniel L. Zelenko, Stephen M. Byers, Megan L. Wolf
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