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Megan Mumford Myers

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5882

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    Megan Mumford Myers represents corporate policyholders in complex, high-stakes insurance coverage disputes and litigation. She has helped policyholders recover from first-party losses and fund defense and settlement of third-party claims under a wide range of insurance policies, including property, cyber, general liability, Directors & Officers, and Errors & Omissions policies.

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    First-Party Losses

    • Representation of major pharmaceutical company in insurance coverage litigation for over $1 billion in damage caused by the 2017 NotPetya cyber event.
    • Providing coverage advice to global manufacturing company in connection with property insurance coverage.

    Third-Party Liability Claims

    • Represents online financial services company seeking more than $100 million in insurance coverage under D&O and E&O policies for mass arbitration and class actions alleging misrepresentation of service.
    • Represents global manufacturing company seeking insurance coverage in multi-district litigation of thousands of claims concerning the historic use of firefighting foam alleged to contain PFAS.
    • Represents investment management company seeking coverage for over $10 million in automated trading losses.
    • Represents major financial institution seeking cyber coverage for network slowdown during high-profile direct public offering.
    • Represents global cosmetic company seeking liability coverage for asbestos claims spanning more than 50 years.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Yale Law School, J.D., 2020
        • Yale Law Journal, Editor
        • Emerson Prize
    • Texas A&M University, 2015
        • Master of Public Administration and B.A.
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Judicial Clerkship
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    Pro Bono
    • Assisted national nonprofit organization with 50-state survey of the “boyfriend loophole” for firearm restrictions based on misdemeanor domestic violence convictions.
    • Assisted clients experiencing domestic violence with filing Civil Protection Orders through the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project.
    Previous Experience
    • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Commissioner Charlotte Burrows, Intern (2018)
    • Brookings Institution, Senior Research Assistant (2015-2017)

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