Megan Walden

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Megan Walden is an associate in Axinn's Antitrust group. Her practice focuses on merger analysis, government investigations, and antitrust counseling.

*on secondment with client

Megan Walden

Associate

Washington, DC

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Antitrust

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Megan Walden is an associate in Axinn's Antitrust group. Her practice focuses on merger analysis, government investigations, and antitrust counseling.

*on secondment with client

Megan earned her JD at The George Washington University Law School, where she served as an articles editor for The George Washington Law Review, a Writing Fellow for the GW Law Writing Center, and an Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills board member. While there, she was a law clerk at Axinn’s Washington, DC, office, where she supported the team representing Sagard Holdings, Fairfax Financial Holdings, and Peak Achievement Athletics in the DOJ review and clearance of the acquisition of Easton Diamond Sports by Rawlings Sporting Goods.

Megan was a summer associate with Axinn in 2020 and holds a BA in Sociology from Davidson College. Prior to law school, Megan worked for the UN Refugee Agency in Lebanon, Turkey, and Myanmar.

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JD, with Honors – The George Washington University Law School (2021)
BA, Sociology – Davidson College (2013)

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November 11, 2024

United States: FTC and DOJ Double Down on Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement in Final Year of Biden Administration

Axinn partners Lisl Dunlop, Bradley Justus, and James Hunsberger and associates Aigerim Saudabayeva and Megan Walden wrote the introduction and the United States overview of Global Competition Review’s Market Review: Merger Control 2024. The overview, titled "United States: FTC and DOJ Double Down on Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement in Final Year of Biden Administration," covers the key developments and trends in the past year in merger control in the United States, including litigated merger challenges, the final 2023 Merger Guidelines, and the new HSR Rules.

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Antitrust

July 16, 2024

The Chambers Merger Control 2024 Guide

Partners Lisl Dunlop and Bradley Justus and associates Josh Jowdy and Megan Walden contributed the USA "Trends and Developments" and "Law and Practice" chapters to the Chambers and Partners Merger Control 2024 Guide.

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Antitrust

July 10, 2024

Axinn Advises Thermo Fisher Scientific in Securing Global Merger-Control Clearances for its Acquisition of Olink Holding

Axinn is pleased to represent Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), a global life sciences leader, in helping obtain unconditional regulatory clearance worldwide in its $3.1 billion acquisition of Olink Holding (Nasdaq: OLK), the Swedish provider of next-generation proteomics solutions.

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February 16, 2024

Axinn Secures Antitrust Clearance for Ball Corporation’s $5.6B Sale to BAE Systems

Axinn congratulates its client Ball Corporation, the world's leading producer of sustainable aluminum packaging for global beverage and household brands, which today announced the successful completion of its $5.6B sale of its aerospace business to BAE Systems. As lead antitrust counsel to Ball, Axinn played a pivotal role in securing antitrust clearance less than six months after Ball and BAE announced the transaction.

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August 17, 2023

Axinn Advises Ball Corporation in its $5.6 Billion Sale of its Aerospace Division to BAE Systems

Axinn is antitrust counsel to Ball Corporation in its $5.6 billion sale of its aerospace division to BAE Systems. Led by partner Nick Gaglio, the Axinn team includes partner Jimmy Attridge and lead associate Danielle Irvine, with assistance from associates Megan Walden, and Quinten Stewart*.

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August 11, 2023

USA: Law and Practice & Trends and Developments

Axinn partners Lisl Dunlop and Bradley Justus, along with associates Josh Jowdy and Megan Walden, co-authored the "USA" chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guides – Merger Control 2023. This chapter explores the state of merger control in the United States, including legislation and enforcing authorities; third-party rights; confidentiality and cross-border co-operation; appeals and judicial review; and recent trends and developments.

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August 8, 2022

USA: Law and Practice

Axinn partners Bradley Justus and Lisl Dunlop, along with associate Megan Walden, co-authored the "USA: Law and Practice” chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guides – Merger Control 2022. This chapter explores the state of merger control in the United States, including legislation and enforcing authorities; third-party rights; confidentiality and cross-border co-operation; appeals and judicial review; and current enforcement priorities.

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January 5, 2022

Axinn Advised Thermo Fisher on $1.85B Acquisition of PeproTech, Inc.

Axinn represented Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, in its approximately $1.85 billion acquisition of PeproTech, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of recombinant proteins. The deal closed on December 30, 2021. The Axinn antitrust team included partners John Harkrider and Mark Alexander, who were assisted by Craig Minerva, Tasneem Chowdhury, Megan Walden, and Kyle Sherwood.

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