Meg Keeley concentrates on complex civil and criminal trials.  She has represented clients, including corporations, law firms and individuals, in a wide range of matters throughout the United States, including with respect to securities fraud, accounting fraud, professional liability, and fiduciary duty matters.  Most recently, Ms. Keeley’s practice has focused upon both criminal and civil litigation relating to structured finance products and the credit crises, including the successful defense of a hedge fund manager criminally charged with securities fraud and insider trading.

Ms. Keeley's trial and arbitration experience has included representing clients with respect to federal securities and accounting matters, contract disputes, professional liability, and negligence claims.  She has tried over a dozen cases, including jury trials, court trials, and arbitrations.  She has also represented numerous clients in temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction hearings.  She has been recognized in The Washingtonian Magazine as one of the Washington, D.C. area’s best lawyers in criminal defense.

Ms. Keeley received her J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School in 1995, magna cum laude and with high honors, and her B.A. from Georgetown University.  Before joining Williams & Connolly LLP in 1996, Ms. Keeley clerked for Judge Alfred T. Goodwin, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  She is a member of the firm's Hiring Committee.