Megan C. Labgold

Megan Labgold represents clients in complex international commercial arbitrations, patent disputes, and technology-related litigation before arbitral tribunals and United States federal courts. As a registered U.S. patent attorney, she combines intellectual property expertise with substantial experience in international dispute resolution, enabling her to represent clients in technically sophisticated, high-value cross-border disputes.

Megan counsels multinational companies on issues involving patent infringement, validity, enforceability, and freedom-to-operate. She is a member of the firm's patent litigation practice and has represented clients through each stage of patent litigation, from pre-suit investigations and complaint drafting through discovery, expert development, witness preparation, dispositive motions, pre-trial, trial, and appeal. She has appeared in matters before the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, the Southern District of New York, the Northern District of New York, and the District of Minnesota, as well as appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Megan has significant experience in international commercial arbitration under the rules of leading arbitral institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), as well as in arbitrations governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and ad hoc proceedings. She has played a substantive role in numerous high-value international arbitrations from initial case assessment through final evidentiary hearings, including proceedings seated in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and New York. Her experience includes developing case strategy, preparing fact and expert evidence, drafting substantive submissions, examining and preparing witnesses, and participating in both in-person and virtual hearings.

Her arbitration experience also extends beyond the merits phase. Megan has worked on post-award proceedings, including defending against applications to set aside arbitral awards in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York, and proceedings to recognize awards under the New York Convention in China, Tokyo, New York, and Frankfurt.

In addition to serving as arbitration counsel, Megan has acted as Tribunal Secretary in a complex patent arbitration involving claims of patent infringement, patent invalidity, breach of confidentiality, and trade secret misappropriation. This role has provided her with first-hand insight into tribunal procedure, deliberations, and the management of sophisticated arbitral proceedings.

Megan is actively involved in the international arbitration community. She serves as an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University College of Law, where she teaches International Commercial Arbitration and coaches the University's Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team. She also publishes on topics relating to international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution.

Megan earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from West Virginia University and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Florida International University College of Law. While at FIU, she represented the University in the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria. She also earned FIU's Intellectual Property Certificate and participated in the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Law School Clinic Certification Program, representing clients in patent and trademark matters before the USPTO under the supervision of registered practitioners.