Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Megan Lewis, a former senior official in the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined the Firm as a Litigation Partner in its Washington, D.C. office, further strengthening the Firm’s capabilities in high-stakes antitrust litigation, enforcement and regulatory matters.
“Meg brings exactly the kind of sophisticated enforcement, litigation and government experience clients need as antitrust scrutiny continues to intensify,” said Lynn Neuner and Jon Youngwood, Global Co-Chairs of the Firm’s Litigation Department. “Her DOJ experience—particularly advising senior leadership on high-profile antitrust enforcement and congressional oversight matters—gives her a rare perspective on how complex investigations are shaped, advanced and resolved.”
“Meg is known for her exceptional track record in both government and private practice handling high-stakes criminal antitrust investigations as well as complex civil antitrust investigations and litigation,” said Peter Guryan, Sara Razi and Antonio Bavasso, Global Co-Chairs of the Firm’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice. “She will be a tremendous asset to our team, further strengthening our ability to advise clients on their most consequential competition matters. We are excited to welcome her to Simpson Thacher.”
Over the last two decades of her career, Meg has worked inside and outside the government on a wide range of antitrust and other complex matters. As a former Assistant Chief in the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, Meg supervised criminal investigations involving price fixing, bid rigging, market allocation, algorithmic pricing issues and criminal monopolization across a variety of industries. Leveraging that experience in private practice, she counsels and represents clients on civil and criminal antitrust matters, including complex cross-border investigations, parallel civil litigation and engagement with enforcers. Additionally, Meg’s experience serving in leadership roles in the Offices of the Deputy Attorney General and Legislative Affairs at DOJ provides a unique perspective and skill in navigating matters that garner public attention and congressional oversight.
Simpson Thacher’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice advises companies across every major industry on their global antitrust and competition needs, as well as on regulatory issues impacting their interests and operations around the world.
“Simpson Thacher has built one of the premier antitrust practices in the world. I’m excited to join this exceptional team and help clients navigate their most complex competition and strategic challenges,” said Meg.
Simpson Thacher’s Global Litigation Department represents a wide range of sophisticated clients, including corporations, financial institutions, boards, audit and special committees, and senior executives in their most significant matters. The Firm leverages its substantial bench of talent and broad experience to effectively handle litigations, government and internal investigations, arbitrations and cross-border disputes in North and South America, Asia and Europe. The team has been recognized by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New York Law Journal, Law360, Global Competition Review, Global Investigations Review, The Recorder, Daily Journal and many others.
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