Meghan Hill represents and counsels companies in all aspects of employment law. She regularly represents companies in complex litigation and wage and hour collective and Rule 23 class actions in federal courts, including multidistrict litigation (MDL), wherein she utilizes streamlined discovery mechanisms. She has extensive experience in litigating class certification issues and managing electronic discovery issues in the class action context. Her working knowledge of MDL procedures and practices makes her an invaluable resource to Squire Sanders and to clients embroiled in complex litigation.

Meghan has handled covenant not to compete cases for clients in numerous industries including technology and other financial services businesses. She regularly defends employers against intentional tort, whistleblower, discrimination and wrongful termination claims.

In addition to her litigation work, Meghan advises companies regarding all aspects of employment law including hiring, terminations, executive contracts and a wide variety of policies.

Meghan is an active member of the Squire Sanders eDiscovery & Data Management Team, which serves as a resource for lawyers and clients in matters involving the preservation and discovery of electronic documents.

Prior to joining Squire Sanders, Meghan served as a law clerk for The Honorable James A. Wynn Jr. of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (now Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals) and a legal intern for Senator Michael DeWine.

Meghan is the co-author of “Wages and Hours – An Employer’s Guide” published by the American Chamber of Commerce in 2011.

Representative Experience

• Representing related companies in an MDL proceeding involving class wage and hour claims.
• Successfully defending Sarbanes-Oxley claims for a global information technology company.
• Successfully representing one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies in a high-profile four month class action trial involving allegations of multimillion-dollar property damage.
• Defending successfully an appeal of a grant of a summary judgment on behalf of an employer in a wrongful death claim.
• Obtaining summary judgment and successfully defending appeal on sexual discrimination, age discrimination, wrongful termination and breach of contract cases for multiple clients.
• Defending successfully administrative charges for age, race, gender, disability and pregnancy discrimination and retaliation claims for a variety of companies.
• Conducting numerous whistleblower and harassment investigations for a variety of companies.