Megan Smith is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Litigation Department and is based in the Washington, D.C. office. Megan’s practice focuses on all aspects of antitrust investigations, litigation, and compliance.

Megan represents clients in antitrust matters, including complex private litigation, criminal investigations by government enforcers, and other disputes involving both civil and criminal dimensions. She counsels clients on identifying and mitigating antitrust risks while advancing their business objectives and defending their interests in litigation and investigations.

Her clients span a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals and life sciences, healthcare, technology and software, financial services, and government contracting.

Before joining the firm, Megan interned for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. She also interned in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and participated in the Urban Education Leaders Internship Program with the District of Columbia Public Schools’ Office of the General Counsel.

Megan maintains an active pro bono practice, with a focus on wrongful convictions, education equity, and voting rights.

Megan earned her J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a Legal Research and Writing Fellow, Senior Writing Fellow, and administrative editor of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy.

Before attending law school, Megan was a middle school math teacher with Teach for America. She earned her B.S. in economics and B.A. in political science, summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama.