Meagan Bellshaw

Partner Washington, D.C.

Biography

Meagan Bellshaw
Meagan Bellshaw is a first-chair litigator and seasoned trial attorney with comprehensive experience in complex, large-scale merger investigations and antitrust litigation. As a former Assistant Chief in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Financial Services, Fintech & Banking section, Meagan oversaw the group’s civil merger and non-merger investigations and litigation. Her experience spans across diverse industries including financial services, fintech, technology, insurance, media, telecommunications, publishing, entertainment, agriculture and sports, bringing a wide range of experience to clients as they navigate today’s dynamic regulatory and private civil litigation environment.

Meagan is a highly regarded antitrust litigator and held leadership roles in a number of the Division’s most high-profile litigations, including most recently the Division’s landmark ten-week U.S. v. Google (Search) trial, where she was a member of the case leadership team. She also played a key role in other marquee litigations and investigations including U.S. v. Live Nation, U.S. v. Ticketmaster, U.S. v. Quad/Graphics, Inc., and a number of non-public investigations. Meagan’s responsibilities at the Division included developing cases, presenting them to Antitrust Division leadership, and overseeing all aspects of the litigation—from supervising the litigation teams to handling discovery, working with experts, and putting on witnesses at trial.

In addition to her litigation experience, as a trial attorney and Assistant Chief at the Division, Meagan led and oversaw in-depth investigations across a range of industries.

Meagan received regular commendation for her work at the Division, including the Attorney General’s John Marshall Award for Participation in Litigation, the Department of Justice’s highest award to attorneys, for her role as lead counsel in U.S. v. Ticketmaster.  She has twice received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, the Department’s second highest award, and is a seven-time recipient of the Assistant Attorney General’s Award of Distinction for both individual and team case work.

Prior to joining the Justice Department, Meagan was a litigation associate at a leading global trial firm.

Firm News & Announcements, Speaking Engagements

Firm News & Announcements

Speaking Engagements

  • Sustainability & ESG Quarterly Webinar Series Speaker(s): Rebecca Grapsas, Adé Heyliger, Meagan Bellshaw, Matthew D. Morton, Greg Silbert and Robert Stern

    March 24, 2025 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group partners Rebecca Grapsas and Ade Heyliger, Antitrust partner Meagan Bellshaw, Regulatory Transactions partner Matthew Morton, and Securities Litigation partner Robert Stern spoke on the panel “The Trump Administration and ESG” as part of the Sustainability & ESG Quarterly Webinar Series.

  • Into Thin Air: Disappearing and Deleted Messages & Telephone Calls Speaker(s): Meagan Bellshaw

    February 26, 2025 — Weil Antitrust partner Meagan Bellshaw served as a panelist on a webinar hosted by the ABA’s “Civil Practice and Procedure Committee” entitled “Into Thin Air: Disappearing and Deleted Messages & Telephone Calls”. Panelists discussed recent developments, best practices, and litigation strategies concerning disappearing and deleted messages, telephone calls, and other chat systems – including key lessons from U.S. v. Google.