Meegan F. Hollywood

Principal

MHollywood@RobinsKaplan.com

New York

Experience

Meegan Hollywood prosecutes actions involving price-fixing, unlawful monopolization and other anticompetitive practices. She previously served as the lead associate in In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, in which a class of direct purchasers recovered over $1.2 billion in settlements for an alleged global conspiracy in the market for airfreight services. She is currently litigating In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation, which alleges that the defendants, whom collectively own more than 500 local stations, engaged in a scheme to artificially inflate the price of advertisements in violation of federal antitrust law. Additionally, she currently represents a direct action plaintiff in opt-out litigation against two of the largest freight railroads in the country for allegedly conspiring to fix prices on rail shipments. She has also defended clients in complex commercial litigation and in white collar and securities fraud investigations.

Ms. Hollywood is the pro bono chair for the New York Office. She is currently working with KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) to provide pro bono assistance to unaccompanied refugee children seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in the United States.

In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation: Over $1.2 billion in settlements for an alleged global conspiracy to fix surcharges for air cargo shipping services. Defendants in the decade-long litigation included many of the world’s largest airlines.

In re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation: Over $433 million in settlements regarding an alleged conspiracy to unlawfully fix the prices of polyurethane foam in the United States.

Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC, et al. v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, et al.: Representing plaintiffs in connection with its antitrust claims against defendants, Union Pacific Railroad Company and BNSF Railway Company for allegedly conspiring to increase revenue by imposing non-negotiable fuel surcharges on rail shipments.

Named an “On the Rise: Top 40 Young Lawyer” by the American Bar Association (2018)
Named a “Woman Worth Watching,” Profiles in Diversity Journal (2018)
Finalist for "Lawyer of the Year Under 40," Global Competition Review (2018)
Named a "New York Metro Rising Star," Super Lawyers (2015-2018)
Named a "Rising Star," New York Law Journal (2015)
Named a "Woman in Investigations," Global Investigations Review (2015)
Finalist, "2014 Antitrust Enforcement Award / Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer," American Antitrust Institute (2014)

Bar Admissions

New York
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

Villanova Law School, J.D., cum laude (2007); Managing Editor of Research and Writing, Villanova Law Review
State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A. in Political Science, cum laude (2004)

Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Global Private Litigation Committee, Young Lawyer Vice Chair
New York State Bar Association Antitrust Law Section

Law360, “Attorneys Want $100M In Air Cargo Antitrust Case,” (August 19, 2016)
Business Insider, “Why The Justice Department Won't Go After Amazon Even Though Paul Krugman Thinks It's Hurting America” (October 20, 2014);
Global Competition Review, “Air Cargo Plaintiffs on the Verge of Class Certification” (October 16, 2014).

New Frontiers in Antitrust
American Bar Association, Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference, New York, New York (May 1, 2019)
Why Antitrust
American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, New York, New York (February 25, 2019)
Becoming an Antitrust Lawyer
New York State Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, New York, New York (March 10, 2016)
Antitrust and Competition
New York State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, New York, New York (January 30, 2015)