For more than 15 years, Meg Gleason has prosecuted and defended complex civil litigation matters in state and federal courts and in arbitral proceedings. She has worked on high-stakes cases involving breach of contract, business tort, fraud, trade secrets litigation, and securities and other class actions. Meg represents companies in complex commercial litigation in a variety of contexts and industries, including software, manufacturing, energy, and financial institutions. She also maintains an active pro bono practice in trial and appellate matters.
Meg's trial experience includes being part of a trial team that obtained a $125.7 million verdict in a post-closing adjustment dispute after a three-month trial. She served as lead trial counsel in a successful international child abduction case in federal court brought under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. She advises clients concerning complex pretrial case management and discovery issues.
Meg serves as the court-appointed chair of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and she has served in the past on the court-appointed Third Circuit's Lawyers Advisory Committee and chair of a merit selection panel for the appointment of a U.S. Magistrate Judge. She currently is an advisory board member for Pennsylvania Civil Pre-Trial Practice and Pennsylvania Civil Trial Practice and a member of the board of directors of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Meg serves as the hiring partner for the Firm's Pittsburgh Office.
Before law school, Meg studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Experiencia
- October 25, 2018
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Update: Understand New Rules, Standards, and Disclosure Requirements, Lorman Education Services - November 30, 2017
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Update: Understand New Rules, Standards, and Practical Implications, Lorman Education Services - May 11, 2017
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Update: Understand New Rules, Standards, and Practical Implications, Lorman Education Services - January 26, 2017
Practical and Ethical Implications of Recent Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - September 21, 2016
Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Panel "Five Things I Wish I Had Known During My First Five Years Of Practice" Panelist - January 25, 2013
The Business of Practicing Law II, Case and Practice Management, Duquesne University School of Law Capstone Program - November 15, 2012
2012 Speaker Series
International Disputes: Laying the Foundation for an Effective Resolution Strategy - June 27, 2012
2012 Speaker Series
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - December 3, 2010
Ethics Plenary Session, 23rd Annual Bankruptcy Symposium - September 16, 2009
The G20 Summit and First Amendment Rights, W. Edward Sell American Inn of Court Presentation - November 30, 2008
Pittsburgh's Fifth River: Taking a Dip Into the Ever-Widening Stream of E-Discovery, W. Edward Sell American Inn of Court Presentation
- Yale Law School (J.D. 2005; Olin Fellow; Coker Fellow); Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar; M.Sc. 2002, Economics for Development; B.A. 2001, Philosophy and Economics); Saint Louis University (B.A. 1999; Presidential Scholar)
- Pennsylvania, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2013, 2014, 2015)
"40 Under 40" award, Pittsburgh Magazine and the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (2016)
Best Law Firm Mentors, The Legal Intelligencer's Pennsylvania Legal Awards (2021)
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Joy Flowers Conti, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (2005-2007)