Megan A. Crowley

Megan Crowley is a nationally recognized litigator who serves as co-chair of Covington’s Government Litigation practice. In her practice, Megan draws upon her experience at the U.S. Department of Justice where she litigated constitutional, statutory, and administrative law cases of national significance. In addition to her federal practice, Megan has extensive experience challenging unconstitutional state actions, and defending against novel uses of state consumer protection laws by State Attorneys General.

Most recently, The American Lawyer named Megan “Litigator of the Week” for her successes in obtaining a preliminary injunction against the state of Montana’s ban of TikTok and securing the complete dismissal of a consumer protection lawsuit brought by the Indiana Attorney General. Megan also was a key member of the Covington team that represented TikTok in its successful challenge to the Trump Administration’s efforts to ban the app, as well as the team that represented Xiaomi Corporation in its successful challenge to the Department of Defense designation that would have banned the company from U.S. financial markets.

Megan has particular expertise representing technology companies in cutting-edge litigation relating to data privacy, and in 2022, she was named a Law360 Rising Star in Privacy. Megan also regularly represents clients in litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as disputes related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, government demands for data under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and the First Amendment.

Megan maintains a robust pro bono practice, focused on civil rights litigation. She played a central role on the team representing the University of California in its challenge to the government’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, obtaining a nationwide injunction and, ultimately, a 5-4 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court.