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In the intellectual-property
field, Megan litigates a large number of trademark and copyright infringements cases all over the country, while
also implementing aggressive IP enforcement programs. She works with leading apparel companies with brands of worldwide fame,
well-known software companies, toy producers, fabric designers, and jewelers, among many others. As part of this practice,
Megan has obtained temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, Letters Rogatory, and conducted anti-counterfeit
investigations and seizures. Outside the litigation context, Megan works vigorously to protect intellectual property through
pro-active measures, such as trademark registrations (domestic and international), licensing deals, co-existence agreements,
registration under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, company audits, and registration with the U.S. Customs Department.
Earlier in her career, Megan was a Venue Manager at the Atlanta Olympics, where she was in charge of preventing ambush marketing.
In the media field, Megan has long been an advocate for the First Amendment. She has litigated defamation,
SLAPP actions, negligent publishing, invasion of privacy, rights of publicity, newsgathering torts, and Public Record Act
lawsuits. Since moving to DC, she has been engaged to lobby Congress on over-zealous governmental secrecy. Megan also has
been active as a shield-law advocate, resisting subpoenas issued to reporters and news organizations. She counsels clients
on miscellaneous First Amendment issues, like the blending of news content and advertising, work-made-for-hire copyright concerns,
protection under the Telecommunications Act, advertising law, and the applicability of retraction statutes to electronic media.
Megan developed the most extensive "John Doe" defense practice in the nation, successfully championing individuals’
anonymity rights.
In the Internet field, Megan represents parties facing domain-name extortion, cybersmear,
unfair competition, online infringements, Federal Trade Commission investigations, privacy policy violations, spamming, and
hacking. Megan also drafts and negotiates contracts for content distribution, portal placement, website design, and online
promotions. She frequently advises clients on proposed legislation, jurisdictional risks, domain-name protection, collection/transfer/use
of customer information, and regulatory complexities in an online environment.
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