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Megan L. Wolf

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Overview

Megan Louise Wolf is a partner 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 and The Deal, 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 corporations and individual executives in criminal antitrust investigations, including those into procurement collusion, hiring practices, bid rigging, and price fixing across many industries.

Megan also advises clients on mitigating antitrust risk in their day-to-day business operations, including teaming agreements, distribution issues, pricing, and antitrust compliance.

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 U.S. 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.

Career & Education

    • Pennsylvania State University, B.A., summa cum laude, journalism, 2005
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2011
    • Pennsylvania State University, B.A., summa cum laude, journalism, 2005
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2011

    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland

Megan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26

Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Enforcement: HSR Rule Overturned and Leadership Changes at DOJ Antitrust Division

In October 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that substantially modified the HSR form, requiring new categories of information and documents. The final rule was the most significant overhaul of the HSR premerger notification requirements in decades. The new requirements imposed additional time and expense on merging parties, with the FTC estimating that the new form would likely take triple the amount of time to complete than the previous form. Numerous groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued to challenge the rule....

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Representative Matters

  • Representing United Technologies in connection with its $135 billion merger with The Raytheon Company, which The Deal named its 2020 "Deal of the Year," its $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins, and its $16.5 billion acquisition of Goodrich.
  • Representing a multinational corporation in a grand jury investigation into hiring practices (no-poach/non-solicitation) that was closed without action.
  • Representing DIRECTV in its proposed acquisition of the DISH Network video distribution business.
  • Representing a multinational distributor in a grand jury investigation into price fixing and market allocation in the generic pharmaceutical industry that was closed without action.
  • Representing JAB and National Veterinary Associates in their concurrent $1.1 billion acquisition of SAGE Veterinary Centers and $1.6 billion acquisition of Ethos Veterinary Health (both cleared subject to consent orders).
  • Representing a private equity fund in securing antitrust clearance worldwide for numerous transactions in the aerospace and defense sector.
  • 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 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 that was closed without action.
  • Litigations involving Section 1 and Section 2 claims in a variety of industries, including health care, aerospace, and defense.
  • Counseling matters relating to compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

 

Megan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26

Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Enforcement: HSR Rule Overturned and Leadership Changes at DOJ Antitrust Division

In October 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that substantially modified the HSR form, requiring new categories of information and documents. The final rule was the most significant overhaul of the HSR premerger notification requirements in decades. The new requirements imposed additional time and expense on merging parties, with the FTC estimating that the new form would likely take triple the amount of time to complete than the previous form. Numerous groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued to challenge the rule....

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Recognition

  • Chambers USA: Antitrust, District of Columbia, 2025
  • Legal 500: Next Generation Partner, Antitrust Merger Control, 2023
  • The Deal: Top Rising Star, 2021
  • Legal 500: Antitrust: Cartel, 2021
  • Legal 500: Rising Star, Antitrust Merger Control, 2020
  • Super Lawyers: Rising Star, Antitrust Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2019

Megan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26

Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Enforcement: HSR Rule Overturned and Leadership Changes at DOJ Antitrust Division

In October 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that substantially modified the HSR form, requiring new categories of information and documents. The final rule was the most significant overhaul of the HSR premerger notification requirements in decades. The new requirements imposed additional time and expense on merging parties, with the FTC estimating that the new form would likely take triple the amount of time to complete than the previous form. Numerous groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued to challenge the rule....

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Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26

Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Enforcement: HSR Rule Overturned and Leadership Changes at DOJ Antitrust Division

Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.04.26

DOJ Antitrust Division Issues First-Ever Award Under Whistleblower Rewards Program

Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.20.26

FTC Announces Annual Update to HSR and Section 8 Thresholds

Blog Post | 12.22.25

FTC Updates (December 8 – 12, 2025)

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Practices

Industries

Megan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26

Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Enforcement: HSR Rule Overturned and Leadership Changes at DOJ Antitrust Division

In October 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that substantially modified the HSR form, requiring new categories of information and documents. The final rule was the most significant overhaul of the HSR premerger notification requirements in decades. The new requirements imposed additional time and expense on merging parties, with the FTC estimating that the new form would likely take triple the amount of time to complete than the previous form. Numerous groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued to challenge the rule....

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