Meghan Dolan

Partner Litigation

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Meghan Dolan

Practices

Overview

Meghan Dolan is a partner in the Government & Internal Investigations Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Meghan advises organizations and individuals on DOJ and SEC enforcement actions, internal investigations, and compliance matters, focusing on global anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and trade sanctions regulations. Meghan has extensive experience helping clients to assess and mitigate international risks. She has conducted internal investigations around the world for clients in a wide variety of industries, including private equity, banking, real estate, pharmaceuticals, and retail. She also regularly advises on cross-border transactional due diligence and on developing and implementing effective international compliance programs.

Since joining Kirkland, Meghan’s representatives matters have included:

  • New Mountain Capital, LLC in its sale of Careismatic Brands, Inc. to Partners Group.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Meghan’s representatives matters included:

  • Advising a prominent publicly traded alternative asset management firm on FCPA, sanctions, and other international risk issues in hundreds of cross-border transactions.

  • Representing U.S.-based alternative asset management firm in industry-wide SEC FCPA investigation involving allegations interactions with Sovereign Wealth Funds.

  • Representing senior executive of Chinese subsidiary of U.S.-listed cosmetics company in DOJ and SEC investigation involving potential violations of the FCPA in China.

  • Advising a prominent U.S. real estate investment firm in connection with government of Brazil’s anti-corruption investigation into real estate investment industry.

Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP, 2010–2017

Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2006–2009

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Thought Leadership

Publications 

“Seventh Circuit Moves to the Head of the Class: Recent Decisions Provide a Broad Interpretation of Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA,” 1 Seventh Circuit Rev. 1 (2006)

Recognition

Super Lawyers Illinois — Rising Star, 2013–2017

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2006Illinois

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of TechnologyJ.D.with Honors2006

    Editorial Staff, Seventh Circuit Review

  • University of IowaB.A., Political Science2003