Meena advises clients involved in government investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of State, Department of Treasury, Congressional inquiries, the Inspector General for various federal agencies, qui tam actions, FCPA matters, and tort and contract disputes. She also counsels clients on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and international export regulations and antitrust compliance matters. Meena is experienced in conducting internal investigations and witness preparation for grand jury appearances, federal agency proffers and depositions. She is skilled in handling cross-border electronic discovery issues and has managed virtually all phases of discovery for criminal and civil matters.
Meena is a member of the core team assisting the Special Compliance Coordinator appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to monitor, assess and report on the U.S. export control compliance of Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, of Shenzhen, China, and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China (collectively, ZTE).
With a detail-oriented approach, Meena represents corporations and individuals in government prosecutions by the Antitrust Section of DOJ concerning allegations of horizontal price fixing and customer allocation. In the civil litigation arena, Meena defends corporations facing allegations of price fixing, customer allocation, exclusive contracts and attempted monopolization brought under the Sherman Act. Meena was appointed and served as co-liaison counsel for all defendants in the Air Cargo Shipping Antitrust Litigation, pending in the Eastern District of New York under the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) procedures.
Meena is passionate about the law and her clients, and is personally invested in defending their rights. Meena is valued for her multidimensional assessment of her client’s position, ability to communicate the risks associated with their situation, and for helping to devise strategies that offer them a veritable defense.
