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Meghan McMeel

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Overview

Meghan McMeel provides strategic guidance to help businesses navigate complex regulatory landscapes, with a focus on product safety and compliance. Meghan has represented a wide range of clients in civil litigation in state and federal courts nationwide, including serving as national counsel.

Meghan’s experience includes serving as senior corporate counsel at AmazonLab126, where she supported multiple global business lines.  She advised on compliance strategies related to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and international counterparts. Meghan further advised on hardware compliance, quality, and manufacturing risks for national and international expansion initiatives. Meghan was an adjunct professor at the University of California College of Law (formerly UC Hastings) where she taught Pre-trial Civil Litigation. Meghan also brings a wealth of experience from her tenure as partner at a law firm, where she specialized in civil litigation, guiding clients through litigation oversight, mediation, settlements, and regulatory matters. In addition to her civil litigation experience Meghan led white collar cases including compliance investigations including negotiating with federal and international justice departments.

Career & Education

    • Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon Lab126, 2024-2025; Corporate Counsel 2022-2024
    • Adjunct Professor, Pre-trial Civil Litigation, University of California College of Law, 2018-2023
    • Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon Lab126, 2024-2025; Corporate Counsel 2022-2024
    • Adjunct Professor, Pre-trial Civil Litigation, University of California College of Law, 2018-2023

    • DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2012
    • DePaul University, B.A., with honors, 2006
    • DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2012
    • DePaul University, B.A., with honors, 2006

    • California
    • Oregon
    • Washington State
    • California
    • Oregon
    • Washington State

    • Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, California State Bar, 2020-2023
    • ABA, Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee, Chair 2020-2022; Member 2017-2022
    • Equal Rights Advocates, Steering Committee, 2018-2021
    • Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, California State Bar, 2020-2023
    • ABA, Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee, Chair 2020-2022; Member 2017-2022
    • Equal Rights Advocates, Steering Committee, 2018-2021

Meghan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25

When Silence Speaks: How Saying Nothing Led to a Defunct New Jersey Importer Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges for Failing to Report to the CPSC

On August 5, 2025, Royal Sovereign International Inc. (Royal Sovereign), a defunct New Jersey importer of portable air conditioners, pled guilty to one count of willfully violating the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) for its failure to report dangerous defects in portable air conditioners that had been linked to multiple fires and one death. The company also agreed to a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that included $395,786.48 in restitution to victims and a $16,025,000 civil penalty, which was suspended to $100,000 for inability to pay....

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Representative Matters

  • Represented multiple clients as national counsel for civil litigation matters, including day-to-day litigation, discovery issues, motion practice, mediation, settlement negotiations, appellate briefing, and regulatory counseling.
  • Prepared, defended, and conducted expert and corporate witnesses for deposition and trial testimony.
  • Represented clients in white collar matters including compliance investigations, interviews with the Department of Justice and international departments, sentencing hearings, and motion practice.
  • Sat second-chair in an eight-week product liability jury trial representing one of the firm’s largest clients and was responsible for filing and arguing case motions, preparing witnesses, and taking depositions.
  • Represented multiple product manufacturer clients on day-to-day litigation matters.
  • Counseled clients through reporting obligations of the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Meghan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25

When Silence Speaks: How Saying Nothing Led to a Defunct New Jersey Importer Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges for Failing to Report to the CPSC

On August 5, 2025, Royal Sovereign International Inc. (Royal Sovereign), a defunct New Jersey importer of portable air conditioners, pled guilty to one count of willfully violating the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) for its failure to report dangerous defects in portable air conditioners that had been linked to multiple fires and one death. The company also agreed to a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that included $395,786.48 in restitution to victims and a $16,025,000 civil penalty, which was suspended to $100,000 for inability to pay....

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Practices

Industries

Meghan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25

When Silence Speaks: How Saying Nothing Led to a Defunct New Jersey Importer Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges for Failing to Report to the CPSC

On August 5, 2025, Royal Sovereign International Inc. (Royal Sovereign), a defunct New Jersey importer of portable air conditioners, pled guilty to one count of willfully violating the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) for its failure to report dangerous defects in portable air conditioners that had been linked to multiple fires and one death. The company also agreed to a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that included $395,786.48 in restitution to victims and a $16,025,000 civil penalty, which was suspended to $100,000 for inability to pay....

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