Meaghan Hembree
Attorney / Partner
Meaghan is a partner at Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C., where she counsels Fortune 500 companies and global brands on chemical risk, environmental compliance, and high-stakes disputes and transactions. Her focus is strategic: helping clients manage complex liability across the full lifecycle of chemicals—from product development to disposal—and turn regulatory complexity into competitive advantage.
Her experience includes a billion-dollar cleanup, PFAS litigation across multiple states, and defending against RCRA enforcement actions involving hundreds of millions in exposure. She has managed compliance programs across 150+ facilities, led internal investigations into spills and operational gaps, and advised on transactions with legacy contamination, emerging substance risk, greenwashing risk, and sustainability and ESG compliance requirements.
She regularly lead cross-functional response strategies involving RCRA, CERCLA, the CAA, and the CWA, while also helping companies get ahead of risk through practical, forward-looking engagement with federal and state regulators. Clients turn to her for counsel that connects legal strategy with operational realities, investor pressure, and reputational risk.
As a lead drafter of federal and state legislation for industry on extended producer responsibility (EPR), circular economy, and plastics legislation, she brings a deep policy lens and forward thinking strategy to compliance and business strategy. Her clients span manufacturing, transportation, energy, real estate, and consumer goods—industries where environmental compliance is not just a legal issue, but a board-level concern.
She is pragmatic, collaborative, and trusted in high-stakes moments—helping companies respond with clarity and stay ahead of risk, regulation, and public scrutiny.
