Meghan Kelly

Prior to joining Kirkland, Meghan was involved in the following matters:

• Lead trial counsel in a three-week jury trial involving innovative medical technology in which plaintiff was seeking more than $50 million in damages. The case settled on favorable terms on the eve of closing arguments.
• Lead trial counsel in a nine-day jury trial involving a medical device that resulted in a complete defense verdict.
• Lead trial counsel in a two-week jury trial involving pelvic mesh that resulted in a complete defense verdict.
• Lead trial counsel in a bench trial challenging the constitutionality of state abortion restrictions.
• Lead trial counsel for a social media company in litigation related to allegedly fraudulent advertising practices.
• Trial counsel for a major pharmaceutical company in state and federal cases arising out of its sale of prescription opioids.
• Trial counsel for a technology company in a two-week jury trial in Los Angeles. Plaintiff sought more than $40 million in damages in a breach of contract action arising from a patent licensing agreement. The jury awarded a fraction of plaintiff’s requested damages but awarded more in damages than the technology company sought for its counterclaims.
• Trial counsel for global personal care company in litigation alleging trade secret misappropriation and other claims.   
• Trial counsel for a chemical corporation in a one-month jury trial in New York. Plaintiffs alleged that exposure to products containing the company’s product caused the death of a 42-year-old mother of three young children and sought more than $20 million in damages. The jury returned a complete defense verdict.
• Trial counsel for a chemical company in a six-week products liability jury trial in New York City. The plaintiff sought more than $17 million in damages. The jury returned a full defense verdict.
• Trial counsel for chemical company in a two-month jury trial in Oakland, California. The plaintiffs sought in excess of $100 million, claiming that the alleged exposure to client’s asbestos caused plaintiff’s pericardial mesothelioma. The jury returned a full defense verdict.
• Trial counsel for a chemical company in a three-week jury trial in which plaintiffs alleged that exposure to client’s product caused their father to develop a fatal form of cancer. The jury returned a defense verdict.
• Defended an investment banking company against environmental claims related to emissions from a California waste treatment facility owned and operated by its portfolio company. The case was brought by hundreds of plaintiffs in San Bernardino, California.
• Represented a major university in dozens of lawsuits in which current and former students allege they were sexually assaulted and harassed by a former student health center physician.
• Represented a medical device manufacturer in thousands of product liability cases in a multidistrict litigation and consolidated state court proceedings.
• Trial counsel for a hedge fund and biopharmaceutical company in a breach of contract action in which plaintiff was seeking an ownership interest in a start-up company.