Meghan Koushik focuses her practice on complex investigation and government enforcement matters, with a focus on anti-discrimination and higher education.  She has represented universities in congressional inquiries, and in government investigations arising under Title VI and Title IX.  She also advises colleges and universities on a range of regulatory and policy issues.  She regularly conducts sensitive internal investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination, racial equity and civil rights audits, and reviews of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. 

Ms. Koushik maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on immigrants’ rights and reproductive justice.  She was selected as WilmerHale’s 2024 Pickering Fellow, and spent seven months working full time with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (“AALDEF”).

Ms. Koushik rejoined the firm after clerking for the Honorable Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She graduated from Stanford Law School with Highest Pro Bono Distinction for completing more than 300 pro bono hours as a law student.  Before attending law school, Ms. Koushik was a Fulbright grantee in Turkey, and a research and program associate at the Brennan Center for Justice.

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Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, Stanford Law School, 2019

      Articles Editor, Stanford Law Review, Articles Editor, Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

      Leon M. Cain Community Leadership Award

    • BA, International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies, Brown University, 2013

  • Admissions

    • New York

  • Clerkships

    • The Hon. Analisa Torres, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2021 - 2022

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