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Megan A. Crowley

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    Megan Crowley is a litigator who represents clients in high-stakes matters, from case inception through trial and appeal. Her practice focuses on complex commercial disputes and litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act. Megan currently represents several leading technology companies in cutting-edge litigation relating to cybersecurity and data privacy.

    Megan rejoined Covington from the U.S. Department of Justice, where she defended executive branch agencies in some of their most high-profile cases. Drawing upon this experience, she has secured a number of landmark victories against the federal government in recent years. Megan was a key member of the Covington team that represented TikTok in its successful challenge to the Trump Administration’s efforts to ban the app, and its defense of the district court’s injunction on appeal. She also represented Xiaomi Corporation in its successful challenge to the Department of Defense designation that would have banned the company from U.S. financial markets, securing a preliminary injunction and, ultimately, a rescission of the ban.

    Megan maintains a robust pro bono practice and played a central role on the Covington team representing the University of California in its challenge to the government’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, obtaining a nationwide injunction reinstating DACA and, ultimately, a 5-4 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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    • Secured preliminary injunction on behalf of TikTok, prohibiting the government from implementing an executive order banning the entertainment platform from U.S. mobile app stores.
    • Secured preliminary injunction on behalf of Xiaomi Corporation, prohibiting the government from enforcing an executive order that would have banned the company from U.S. financial markets.
    • Represented a leading technology company in numerous constitutional challenges to nondisclosure orders associated with government surveillance.
    • Represented a leading financial institution in a dispute arising out of a cybersecurity incident experienced by its merchant customer involving payment card data.
    • Represented leading technology company in responding to criminal third-party subpoenas that request access to customer data.

    • Representation of healthcare client in proceedings before a panel of the American Arbitration Association involving claims against its former business partner.
    • Representation of healthcare client in litigation challenging the federal government’s termination of Medicare Part D contract.

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    Education
    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 2010
        • James Kent Scholar
        • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • Simon H. Rifkind Prize
        • Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
    • Harvard University, A.B., 2005
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Susan L. Carney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2013 - 2014
    • Hon. Jesse M. Furman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2012 - 2013
    Pro Bono
    • Representation of the University of California and its President, Janet Napolitano, in district court, appellate, and Supreme Court litigation challenging the government’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program.
    • Representation of a local non-profit organization in litigation challenging a decision of the D.C. Commissioner of Insurance, Securities and Banking regulating the charitable obligations of a national health insurer.
    Accolades
    • Washington DC Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” 
    • U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division Rookie of the Year
    Previous Experience
    • Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch (2014-2016)

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