Margaret H. Campbell

Shareholder | Atlanta

Margaret (Meg) Campbell is a shareholder in the Atlanta office and has practiced employment, litigation, and labor law at Ogletree Deakins since 1981. Meg graduated from Goucher College and Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review and of the Jessup International Moot Court team and a Burks Scholar. An all-around labor and employment lawyer, Meg is particularly recognized for her expertise and experience in whistleblower investigations and litigation including Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank cases, complex class and collective action litigation, appellate practice, and restrictive covenant law. Meg has litigated single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class and collective action jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts around the country. Clients regularly seek her client-centered practical advice and innovative solutions for preventing and mitigating risk events arising in the workplace. In addition, Meg assists clients in sensitive and complex investigations of alleged improper conduct by high-level executives and Board members.

Over more than 40 years of practice with Ogletree Deakins, Meg has served the firm in a number of roles, including as its first General Counsel, and two terms on the firm’s Board of Directors. She currently serves as global co-chair of the Ethics Compliance and Whistleblower Response Practice Group. She has served on the Class Action Practice Group steering committee, the firm’s Women’s Initiative (ODWIN), and the firm’s Advisory Committee. Since 2017, she has served as the firm Ombuds.

Meg has published numerous articles on labor and employment subjects, and has spoken to the American Bar Association Annual Meetings, U.S. Chamber and other business groups, and at bar association and client seminars on labor and employment law issues. She was inducted as a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2004, and has served on the College’s Credentials Committee for the Eleventh Circuit, including as its Chair.

In addition to her professional activities, Meg is involved in community activities, including most recently The Atlanta United Way Tocqueville Society, The Tiffany Circle of the American Red Cross, the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta where she has served as an Elder and Co-Chair of the Nominating Committee, and various roles in support of and on behalf of The Collegiate Schools, Goucher College, The Lovett School, and Vassar College. She also has served on the Law Council for the Washington and Lee University School of Law, including as its President. Meg, her husband, and two children have traveled to Brazil to work on inner-city and rural projects in and around Fortaleza.

More About Margaret H. Campbell

Experience

Education & Admission

Professional Activities

Speeches

Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Termination at the Top: The Unique Challenges of C-Suite Terminations” – New Orleans – November 14, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Corporate Cleanup: Creating a Culture of Compliance” – Las Vegas – May 3, 2019
American Bar Association – “False Claims Act: 10 New Developments” – San Francisco – November 10, 2018
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Stuck in the Middle With You: Managing C-Suite Investigations to Make Your Company Stronger” – La Quinta – November 8, 2018
American Corporate Counsel, Wisconsin Chapter – “Attorney-Client Privilege And Sexual Harassment: Lessons From A Hollywood Scandal” – Milwaukee – November 1, 2018
The Seminar Group – “Whistleblowers and Qui Tam Litigation: Differences Between ‘Whistleblower Litigation’ and Classic Employment Retaliation Litigation” – Atlanta – October 12, 2018
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “No Sharing Allowed! Federal Agencies Focus on Pay Data and Non-Poaching Agreements” – San Diego – May 5, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “No Safe Harbor: Confidentiality Provisions Under Fire” – June 9, 2015
Ogletree Deakins Annual Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Breaking Developments In Whistleblower Litigation and Enforcement” – San Antonio – May 2015
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers – Eleventh Cuircuit Regional Program – “Developments in Whistleblower Law” – Coral Gables – January 24, 2015
Ogletree Deakins Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive Seminar – “Critical Issues in Compliance and Enforcement for Employers” – Dana Point – September 18, 2014
Society of Human Resources Management Webinar – “Getting It Right: Ethics Compliance for Every Company After the Supreme Court Raised the Stakes” – August 21, 2014
American Corporate Counsel, Georgia Chapter – “Responding to Enhanced Whistleblower Protection – Compliance Programs and Best Practices” – Atlanta – May 13, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar (moderator) – “Can’t You Hear the Whistle Blowing? Ethics Compliance Programs, Best Practices, and Managing Investigations” – Las Vegas – May 7, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Need to Know on Expanded Sarbanes-Oxley Coverage” – April 23, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Seminar – “Are You Talking to Me?: Expanded Sarbanes-Oxley Coverage After the Supreme Court’s Lawson Decision” – Atlanta – April 4, 2014
American Corporate Counsel, Charlotte Chapter – “Don’t Learn the Hard Way: Best Practices for Managing Compliance and Ethics Investigations” – Charlotte – March 21, 2014
Ogletree Deakins Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Don’t Learn the Hard Way: Best Practices for Managing Compliance and Ethics Investigations” – Charleston – November 7, 2013
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Defending EEOC Systemic Cases And Investigations – A Strategy For Employers” – New Orleans – May 10, 2013
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “The Case For A Robust Compliance And Ethics Program: Adding Value To The Company” – New Orleans – May 10, 2013
Strafford Webinar – “Employee Whistleblower Claims Under SOX and Dodd-Frank” – October 9, 2012
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “All Hell Breaks Loose: Anatomy Of A Workplace Crisis – Is Your Company Prepared?” – Phoenix – May 11, 2012
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Whistleblower Claims: Changing The Legal Landscape For Employers” – Phoenix – May 10, 2012
Atlanta Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Seminar – “Whistleblower Claims – Where Are We Today?” – Atlanta – March 15, 2012
Counsel to Counsel Forum – “Best Practice For Internal Investigations” – Atlanta – April 5, 2011
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Class and Collective Actions – The Latest Trends, The Latest Risks” – Las Vegas – May 7, 2010
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “E-Discovery – Avoiding the Court’s Wrath” – Las Vegas – May 7, 2010
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “The Class and Collective Action Phenomenon – Don’t be the Next Victim” – Las Vegas – May 5, 2010

Published Works

Media Quotes

February 2, 2023 – SHRM Online – “New Law Rewarding Whistleblowers May Mean New Risks for Employers”
November 19, 2020 – SHRM Online – “SEC Will Not Subject Whistle-Blowing Awards to Enhanced Review”
October 10, 2019 – SHRM Online – “HR Should Educate Employees About Protecting Whistleblowers’ Rights”
September 6, 2018 – Bloomberg BNA – “Financial Fraud Whistleblower Cases Need Finer Touch From OSHA”
August 10, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Proposed Changes to Whistle-Blower Awards Should Foster Compliance”
February 22, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Whistle-Blowers Must Report to SEC for Dodd-Frank Retaliation Protection”
November 30, 2015 – Corporate Counsel – “Another Year of More Whistleblower Cases for OSHA”
September 14, 2015 – Corporate Counsel – “The Second Circuit Hears the Whistle Blow”
March 12, 2015 – Human Resources Executive – “Changes in the Whistleblower Landscape”
February 25, 2015 – Law360 – “Attorneys React To High Court’s Sarbanes-Oxley ‘Fish’ Ruling”
January 27, 2015 – Ogletree Deakins Blog Post – “Supreme Court Delineates Federal Whistleblower Protections in TSA Disclosure Case”
March 2014 – Atlanta Business Chronicle – “Supreme Court Expands Sarbanes-Oxley Protection”
November 4, 2013 – Human Resource Executive – “Taking It Straight to the SEC”
October 14, 2013 – Win-Win HR – “Workplace Mediation: Q&A with Ogletree Deakins Partner Meg Campbell”
July 13, 2011 – Counsel to Counsel – “Internal Actions: The Essentials of Audits and Investigations”
June 14, 2011 – Law360 – “ARB Ruling May Reverse SOX Whistleblower's Fortunes”
January 20, 2011 – Atlanta Business Chronicle – “To the Rescue: New Federal Legislation Brings New Business”
August 2010 – Practical Law: The Journal – “GC Agenda”
January 2009 – BNA's Daily Report – “Outlook for Labor and Employment Issues”