Meghan Flinn is an associate in the investigations, enforcement, and white collar group in the Washington, D.C. office. She focuses her practice on government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation matters at the trial and appellate level.
Meghan represents individuals, investment advisers, broker-dealers, public companies, banks, and other financial institutions before various state and federal regulators and enforcement authorities. These include the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Meghan has experience defending and counseling clients at each juncture of a government investigation, including with respect to subpoena responses, investigative testimony, and Wells submissions. She also represents clients in connection with actions brought in federal and state court with a concentration on securities litigation.
Her experience extends to matters concerning, among other things:
- Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
- Insider trading and other securities fraud allegations
- Gatekeeper or secondary liability under the securities laws
- Compliance and supervisory issues
- DOJ and qui tam claims asserted under the False Claims Act (FCA)
- Fair Housing Act (FHA) claims relating to mortgage and foreclosure practices
- Receiverships in SEC enforcement cases
- Regulatory disclosure requirements
- Mutual fund board policies and procedures
Additionally, Meghan assists clients with internal investigations to assess potential civil or criminal exposure in these and other areas.
Meghan dedicates meaningful time to various pro bono matters at K&L Gates. Some of this work includes representing a client in federal habeas proceedings, and assisting a nonprofit organization with an internal investigation concerning an employment matter.
Meghan has been selected to the 2020 Washington, D.C. Rising Star list by Super Lawyers in the area of White Collar Defense. She is an active member of the Women in White Collar Defense Association, the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the Washington, D.C. office’s Women in the Profession Committee.
