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Meaghan Griffith is an associate on the Antitrust team at King & Spalding. She focuses on civil and criminal antitrust matters, including mergers and acquisitions, global cartel investigations, and strategic counseling. Meaghan is recommended in the Legal 500 US guide and serves as Vice-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee in the ABA Antitrust Law Section.
Meaghan earned her law degree, cum laude, from William & Mary Law School in 2015, where she was a member of the William & Mary Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic and served on the editorial board of the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. She also spent a summer as a judicial intern for the Honorable David J. Novak in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Before law school, Meaghan worked for a Fortune 500 corporation. She graduated, summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond in 2010, when she received the Clarence J. Gray Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Leadership.
Recognition
- Recommended in the Legal 500 US guide
- Clarence J. Gray Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Leadership
- Gambrell Professionalism Award
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Virginia Civil Procedure
Credentials
J.D., William & Mary Law School, cum laude
B.S. Business Administration, University of Richmond, summa cum laude
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Intern, The Honorable David J. Novak, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Recognition
Noted Lawyer
Legal 500 US guide
News
Recognition
June 15, 2020
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2020 Guide
Cases & Deals
January 29, 2018
King & Spalding Advises WestRock on Antitrust Aspects of $4.9 Billion Acquisition of KapStone
Matters
Successfully represented WestRock Company on antitrust aspects of its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper & Packaging. The DOJ, Antitrust Division cleared the transaction in 2018 without enforcement action.
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Represented Carmike Cinemas in the DOJ investigation of its sale to AMC theatres.
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Matters
Successfully represented WestRock Company on antitrust aspects of its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper & Packaging. The DOJ, Antitrust Division cleared the transaction in 2018 without enforcement action.
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Represented Carmike Cinemas in the DOJ investigation of its sale to AMC theatres.
News
Recognition
June 15, 2020
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2020 Guide
Cases & Deals
January 29, 2018
King & Spalding Advises WestRock on Antitrust Aspects of $4.9 Billion Acquisition of KapStone
Matters
Successfully represented WestRock Company on antitrust aspects of its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper & Packaging. The DOJ, Antitrust Division cleared the transaction in 2018 without enforcement action.
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Represented Carmike Cinemas in the DOJ investigation of its sale to AMC theatres.
Close
Matters
Successfully represented WestRock Company on antitrust aspects of its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone Paper & Packaging. The DOJ, Antitrust Division cleared the transaction in 2018 without enforcement action.
Successfully represented a global shipping container company in DOJ's criminal investigation into shipping container industry.
Represented Carmike Cinemas in the DOJ investigation of its sale to AMC theatres.
News
Recognition
June 15, 2020
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2020 Guide
Cases & Deals
January 29, 2018
King & Spalding Advises WestRock on Antitrust Aspects of $4.9 Billion Acquisition of KapStone
Credentials
J.D., William & Mary Law School, cum laude
B.S. Business Administration, University of Richmond, summa cum laude
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Intern, The Honorable David J. Novak, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Close
Recognition
Noted Lawyer
Legal 500 US guide