Meghan McMeel
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.
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
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2012
- DePaul University, B.A., with honors, 2006
- California
- Oregon
- Washington State
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Washington State Supreme Court
- 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 | 5 min read | 03.31.26
Washington State Bans and Voids Most Noncompetes, Narrows Nonsolicits
In about a year’s time, all worker noncompetition and nonacceptance of business provisions in Washington state will become void and unenforceable unless they qualify for one of the limited exceptions to the ban, thanks to a new law signed by Washington’s Governor Bob Ferguson on March 23, 2026. The new law takes effect June 30, 2027.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.10.26
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 | 5 min read | 03.31.26
Washington State Bans and Voids Most Noncompetes, Narrows Nonsolicits
In about a year’s time, all worker noncompetition and nonacceptance of business provisions in Washington state will become void and unenforceable unless they qualify for one of the limited exceptions to the ban, thanks to a new law signed by Washington’s Governor Bob Ferguson on March 23, 2026. The new law takes effect June 30, 2027.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.10.26
Insights
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03.06.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Day One at the ICPHSO Symposium: Compliance Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
|02.24.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
SCOTUS Tariff Decision: Implications for Retail and E-Commerce
|02.23.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
White House Nominates Karen Sessions as Commissioner for the Consumer Product Safety Commission
|02.13.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Playtime with AI? Senators Urge CPSC to Act
|01.30.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Register Now! Recall Execution Bootcamp
|12.17.25
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Speaking Engagement Spotlight: 2026 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium
|12.17.25
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates September 2 – 26, 2025
|10.13.25
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Meghan's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 03.31.26
Washington State Bans and Voids Most Noncompetes, Narrows Nonsolicits
In about a year’s time, all worker noncompetition and nonacceptance of business provisions in Washington state will become void and unenforceable unless they qualify for one of the limited exceptions to the ban, thanks to a new law signed by Washington’s Governor Bob Ferguson on March 23, 2026. The new law takes effect June 30, 2027.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.10.26
