Leslie L. Meredith
Partner
Biography
Leslie Meredith represents corporate and individual clients in complex civil litigation and government investigations, with an emphasis on the financial services industry.
In The News
Buckley announces three counsel promotions for 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 2, 2020) – Buckley LLP today announced the promotion of three associates to counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2020. “These three attorneys have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the firm and have regularly delivered exemplary support for our clients,” said Benjamin B. Klubes,...
Press Releases
Publications
"GDPR-based objections to U.S. discovery requests: 2019 year in review" by Leslie L. Meredith (Legaltech News)
U.S. civil litigants faced with an obligation to produce “personal data” protected by GDPR, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, can find themselves on the horns of a serious dilemma. In 2019, the first full year since GDPR was enacted, not a single court excused compliance with...
ArticlesPreston Burton, Bree Murphy, and Leslie L. Meredith Authored a Business Crimes Bulletin Article, "The Arrival of Justice Gorsuch May Bring Opportunity to Reform the Collective Entity Doctrine"
A little over 100 years ago, the Supreme Court declined to extend the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to corporations responding to grand jury subpoenas for documents, establishing what has been termed the “collective entity doctrine.” Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43, 74-76 (1906...
ArticlesClass Action Settlement Considerations: Ten Tips for a Successful Settlement (The Case Law)
The following article discusses recent, significant decisions on federal class action settlements. While not all inclusive, these cases may help practitioners avoid common (and some not-so-common) pitfalls when trying to reach a successful, lasting class action settlement. This article assumes that...
ArticlesTips for Fantasy Sports Cos. As State AGs Target Industry
Selecting the roster of your fantasy football team can be a maddening exercise. You could spend hours analyzing running backs’ carries per game, yards-per-carry averages, and weighing your pass protection concerns against injury risk. But, as they say, on any given Sunday anything can happen. Your...
ArticlesHow to Stay Out of the FCC's Way
Three key lessons can be drawn from the FCC’s recent privacy and data security actions: Know how your customer data is kept private; monitor how your employees and third-party partners can access it, and check what you disclose to consumers about both. Click here to read the full article at www...
ArticlesCongress Could Be Coming for Dietary Supplements
The next chapter in the saga of New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's investigation of the dietary supplements industry may take place on Capitol Hill. On April 2, Schneiderman and the state attorneys general of Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,...
ArticlesRecent Enforcement Trends: State Attorneys General Target the Dietary Supplements Industry
Leslie Meredith authored, "Recent Enforcement Trends: State Attorneys General Target the Dietary Supplements Industry," which was published in NutraIngredients USA on April 9, 2015. Editor’s note: The recent actions of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have changed the enforcement...
ArticlesThe British (Financial Regulatory Principles) Are Coming!
Regulation of financial products and services in the U.S. historically has relied on rules-based regulatory policy, governing business processes including disclosures relating to terms, pricing, structure and marketing. The U.K. has been a leader in applying principles-based regulation, which...
Articles
Education
- J.D., American University, 2011 (cum laude)
- B.A., Washington College, 2006 (magna cum laude)
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- New York
Memberships & Involvements
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association - Section of Litigation
- Member, American Bar Association - Woman Advocate Committee