Meaghan Katz

Associate | They/Them/Theirs

Overview

Meaghan Katz is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office, with a focus on litigation and trial. Meaghan leverages their knowledge of intellectual property, international trade, and privacy law to represent corporate clients across a broad range of industries in complex civil litigation. They also maintain an active pro bono practice in LGBT civil rights.

Meaghan received their J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law. While in school, Meaghan demonstrated leadership and academic achievement by organizing multiple symposia and moderating talks on copyright law, artificial intelligence, and racial justice for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal; working closely with the ACLU of Northern California as a leader of the Digital Rights Project; and through their surveillance technology litigation research and support as a member of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic. Meaghan also gained valuable experience interning for the Federal Trade Commission’s Western Region San Francisco office.

Career & Education

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    • Federal Trade Commission
      Intern, Western Region San Francisco, 2022
    • Federal Trade Commission
      Intern, Western Region San Francisco, 2022
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2024
      Symposium Editor, Berkeley Technology Law Journal
    • University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, M.A., 2020
    • Barnard College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2016
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2024
      Symposium Editor, Berkeley Technology Law Journal
    • University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, M.A., 2020
    • Barnard College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2016
    • California
    • U.S. Court of International Trade
    • California
    • U.S. Court of International Trade

Meaghan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.21.25

Department of Education Instructs Institutions To Review Programs for Compliance With Federal Civil Rights Law by February 28th

On February 14th, 2025, the Department of Education (the “Department”) issued a Dear Colleague letter (the “Letter” or “DCL”) addressing what the
Department thinks may constitute unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal
Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, and other authorities. The Department also announced that it will begin “vigorously enforce[ing] the law”
and assessing compliance no later than February 28th, and threatens that educational institutions that fail to comply with the Department’s new view of the
federal nondiscrimination laws face investigation and loss of federal funding.
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Meaghan's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.21.25

Department of Education Instructs Institutions To Review Programs for Compliance With Federal Civil Rights Law by February 28th

On February 14th, 2025, the Department of Education (the “Department”) issued a Dear Colleague letter (the “Letter” or “DCL”) addressing what the
Department thinks may constitute unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal
Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, and other authorities. The Department also announced that it will begin “vigorously enforce[ing] the law”
and assessing compliance no later than February 28th, and threatens that educational institutions that fail to comply with the Department’s new view of the
federal nondiscrimination laws face investigation and loss of federal funding.
...