Practice Areas
Honors
- Meagan was recognized as an “Up And Coming” lawyer by Chambers USA for 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Meagan has been recognized as a "Key Lawyer" in The Legal 500 U.S. in M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism - advice to shareholders for 2022
- Meagan has been recognized as a "Recommended Lawyer" in The Legal 500 U.S. in M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism - advice to shareholders for 2020 and 2021
- Meagan has been recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyer" in The Legal 500 U.S. in M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism - advice to shareholders for 2019
- Meagan was named for inclusion to the New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, a Thomson Reuters lawyer rating service for lawyers under 40, since 2019
Education
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2011
- Member, Fordham Urban Law Journal
- Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar
- The Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award
B.A., summa cum laude, Northeastern University, 2008
Bar & Court Admissions
- New York, 2012
Meagan represents and provides strategic guidance to hedge funds and other investors in matters concerning shareholders activism, proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other related matters. Meagan has experience advising shareholder clients regarding Schedule 13D investments in public companies and activist strategies, including proxy contests, withhold campaigns, consent solicitations, settlement negotiations and hostile takeovers.
Meagan has been recognized as an “Up and Coming” lawyer by Chambers USA in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Meagan has also been recognized as a "Recommended Lawyer" in The Legal 500 United States guide for M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism - advice to shareholders for 2020 and 2021 and previously was recognized as a "Next Generation Lawyer" in the same category in 2019.
- Represented Starboard Value in successful and historic 2014 proxy contest at Darden Restaurants for all twelve board seats.
- Represented H Partners in a successful and unprecedented withhold campaign victory against Tempur Sealy in 2015.
- Represented Barington and Macellum in 2015 proxy contest at The Children’s Place and successful negotiation of settlement agreement.
- Represented Marathon Partners in successful proxy contest at Shutterfly for two out of three board seats at 2015 annual meeting.
- Represented shareholder group led by Maguire Asset, Francis Capital and Foxhill Capital in 2015 proxy contest at iPass, which resulted in a successful settlement negotiation for three board seats.
- Advised Starboard Value and Oliver Press Partners in connection with the nomination of director candidates for election to the board of Integrated Silicon Solution.
- Represented PW Partners in successful settlement negotiation for three seats on the board of Town Sports International.
- Represented Starboard Value in the negotiation of a settlement that placed three directors on the board of Quantum Corporation.
- Represented Starboard in negotiating two consecutive settlements for total of four board seats at Wausau Paper.
- Represented Starboard Value in successful campaign for board seats at Office Depot.
- Represented Starboard Value in successful settlement negotiation for two board seats at LSB Industries.
- Represented Raging Capital in successful settlement agreement for three board seats at A.M. Castle.
- Represented Engaged Capital in proxy contest at Abercrombie & Fitch and successful negotiation of settlement agreement.
- Represented North Tide in successful settlement agreement for three board seats at Healthways.
- Represented Starboard Value in successful negotiation of a board seat at Calgon Carbon.
- Represented Starboard Value in proxy contest at AOL.
- Represented Baker Street in successful negotiation of a settlement for two board seats at Xyratex.
- Represented Baker Street in stock purchase agreement with Tix Corp.
- Represented Legion Partners in successful settlement agreement in connection with annual meeting at RCM Technologies.
- Represented shareholder group led by FrontFour Capital and Quinpario Partners in successful settlement agreement with Ferro Corporation.
- Represented GlobalOptions Group, Inc. in its merger with Walker Digital, LLC, which will do business as PatentProperties, Inc. In connection with the merger, the company also completed an $11.6 million PIPE offering of common stock and warrants.
Media Mentions/News
- June 1, 2023
- March 21, 2023
- Olshan's Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No. 1 Law Firm for Activist Investors by FactSetFebruary 3, 2023
- January 23, 2023
- January 9, 2023
- January 4, 2023
- December 27, 2022
- December 19, 2022
- November 3, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- September 6, 2022
- August 25, 2022
- July 11, 2022
- Olshan Represents Outerbridge Capital in Renewed Cooperation Agreement with Barnes & Noble EducationJuly 5, 2022
- July 1, 2022
- June 9, 2022
- June 1, 2022
- May 4, 2022
- Olshan's Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No. 1 Law Firm for Activist Investors by FactSetJanuary 21, 2022
- January 4, 2022
- December 20, 2021
- December 17, 2021
- November 4, 2021
- October 1, 2021
- July 27, 2021
- July 13, 2021
- June 15, 2021
- May 21, 2021
- March 16, 2021
- Olshan’s Shareholder Activism Practice Again Ranked No. 1 Law Firm for Activist Investors by FactSetJanuary 26, 2021
- January 7, 2021
- December 18, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- September 18, 2020
- July 1, 2020
- June 11, 2020
- March 11, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- January 8, 2020
- December 16, 2019
- November 1, 2019
- October 8, 2019
- October 8, 2019
- September 12, 2019
- July 12, 2019
- June 5, 2019
- March 25, 2019
- February 7, 2019
- December 13, 2018
- November 1, 2018
- July 19, 2018
- June 13, 2018
- April 30, 2018
- February 12, 2018
- July 21, 2017
- June 30, 2017
- May 1, 2017
- November 1, 2016
- September 7, 2016
- May 11, 2016
- March 30, 2016
- March 1, 2016
- February 3, 2016
- February 1, 2016
- January 27, 2016
- January 19, 2016
- January 13, 2016
- January 8, 2016
- January 8, 2016
- January 6, 2016
- November 23, 2015
- November 19, 2015
- November 4, 2015
- July 21, 2015
- June 19, 2015
- May 12, 2015
- March 24, 2015
- March 17, 2015
- The Wall Street Journal Covers Client Marathon Partners’ Public Letter and Nominations at ShutterflyMarch 3, 2015
- January 15, 2015
- January 7, 2015
- October 15, 2014
- October 10, 2014
- June 3, 2014
- June 2, 2014
- May 22, 2014
- April 30, 2014
- April 3, 2014
- March 31, 2014
- March 24, 2014
- February 24, 2014
- February 24, 2014
- February 21, 2014
- February 12, 2014
- January 27, 2014
- January 24, 2014
- December 24, 2013
- December 23, 2013
- December 18, 2013
- November 26, 2013
- November 18, 2013
- September 19, 2013
- September 19, 2013
- September 4, 2013
- July 17, 2013
- July 12, 2013
- June 17, 2013
- Proxy Contest Victory Results in 2 More Board Seats for Activist Client Starboard Value at DSP GroupJune 14, 2013
- May 24, 2013
- May 12, 2013
- April 29, 2013
- April 2, 2013
- March 13, 2013
- March 8, 2013
- January 14, 2013
- November 7, 2012
- October 31, 2012
- July 16, 2012
- June 20, 2012
- May 2, 2012
- February 27, 2012
- February 13, 2012
Publications
- July 20152015 Private Fund Report: The Role of Activist Funds - Lowell Milken Institute for Business and Law Policy UCLA Law School
Press Releases
- June 1, 2023
- November 3, 2022
- September 29, 2022
- July 5, 2022
- June 9, 2022
- June 1, 2022
- January 4, 2022
- November 4, 2021
- October 1, 2021
- June 15, 2021
- May 21, 2021
- March 17, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- June 11, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- November 1, 2019
- September 12, 2019
- June 3, 2019
- December 13, 2018
- November 1, 2018
- November 1, 2016