Stefan M. Meisner is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Stefan is co-chair of the Firm’s Electronic Data Management, Privacy & Discovery group.
Antitrust
Stefan’s antitrust practice focuses on complex, multidistrict class action litigation alleging Sherman Act violations. He has substantial experience in a variety of industries; namely, consumer products, defense and aerospace, high tech, building materials, hospitals, alcohol beverages, steel, mining and aggregates.
His practice also includes extensive antitrust counseling, particularly where intellectual property is involved; merger notification counseling under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and multinational notification regimes; and government investigations. Stefan has counseled clients on major mergers and acquisitions including significant acquisitions in the aggregates, defense and aerospace, beverage, consumer products, high tech, medical equipment and steel industries.
Representative litigation experience includes:
- In re Chocolate Confectionary Antitrust Litigation
- Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark Int’l, Inc.
- Medtronic MiniMed v. Smiths Medical
- Jung v. Association of Am. Med. Colleges
E-Discovery
Stefan regularly counsels clients on electronic discovery issues in both the litigation and regulatory arenas, developing efficient and effective solutions for businesses facing issues with e-discovery and management of electronically stored information. Stefan is a member of The Sedona Conference’s® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, as well as an active participant in the Electronic Discovery Reference Model’s standards setting project for providers of software and services related to electronic discovery.
Education
- American University-Washington College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1999
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A., 1991
