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Meaghan Gragg

New York City, Miami

+1 (212) 837-6101

+1 (305) 423-8904

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Meaghan Gragg is a partner in Hughes Hubbard’s Litigation Department and International & Domestic Arbitration group. She has extensive experience in handling high-stakes, complex commercial disputes, with an emphasis in international arbitration and cross-border litigation.

Meaghan is also Co-Chair of the firm’s Art Law Group, and advises artists, art advisors, auction houses, collectors, estates, galleries, museums and non-profits in a variety of transactional matters and disputes.

In 2022, Meaghan was named to Crain’s New York Business’ “Notable Women in Law” list. In 2017, she was one of thirty attorneys named by the New York Law Journal as a “Rising Star.” She is also recommended by Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration.

Before joining Hughes Hubbard, Meaghan clerked for the Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.

Previous Experience

  • Judicial law clerk, the Honorable Ursula Ungaro, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2006–2008

Professional Activities

  • Firm governance: Member, Executive Committee, 2020-2022; Co-Chair, Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Co-Chair, Personnel Committee; Co-Chair, Art Law Group
  • Fellow, David Rockefeller Fellows Program of the Partnership for New York City, 2022
  • Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2018
  • Board Member, Legal Aid Society of New York
  • Board Member, Performance Space New York
  • Board Member, New York International Arbitration Center
  • Board Member, New York County Lawyers Association
  • Member, Art Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association

Recognition

  • Recommended by Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, 2024
  • Named to Crain’s New York Business’ “Notable Women in Law” list, 2022
  • Named to Profiles in Diversity Journal’s "Women Worth Watching" list, 2022
  • Named by the New York Law Journal as a “Rising Star,” 2017
  • Named by New York Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star," 2015-2017

Highlighted Publications

  • "Avoiding IRS Art Donation Audits Requires an Up-Front Checklist", Bloomberg Tax, May 7, 2024
  • “Antiquity Collectors: Watch for Looted Art," Art Business News, September 29, 2023
  • “Looted Art Seizures Show Collectors Should Update Policies,” Law360, February 14, 2023
  • "Limited Liability Companies," Chapter 104 in Commercial Litigation in New York State, Fifth Edition, edited by Robert L. Haig, Thomson Reuters Westlaw, 2020
  • “Intermediate Transfers May Be Safe From 546(e) Safe Harbor,” Law360, November 13, 2017

Highlighted Speaking Engagements

  • New York International Arbitration Center, Grand Central Forum: “This House Believes Preliminary Dispositions Are Essential,” New York, New York, September 24, 2024
  • “Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration: Prague Rules versus IBA Rules,” The 4th International CARTAL Conference on International Arbitration, National Law University, Jodhpur, India, October 5, 2019

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Highlighted Matters

  • Advised Sompo Holdings, the owner of one of Vincent van Gogh's iconic Sunflowers paintings, and its affiliates in winning dismissal of an action to reclaim the painting (valued at $250 million) plus $1.5 billion in damages
  • Representation of Chinese investment firm Shenzhen Zehuijin Investment Center (SZIC) in enforcing an arbitration award of approximately $30 million over a breached loan agreement
  • Representation of Cantor Fitzgerald in a Singapore-seated commercial arbitration
  • Representation of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in a Tokyo-seated arbitration in a dispute over the termination of a long-term uranium supply contract based on its force majeure clause
  • Representation of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a false advertising dispute under the Lanham Act
  • Representation of the independent Board of Directors of a financial services company in conducting an internal investigation relating to a former executive’s claims against the company 
  • Representation of the independent Board of Directors of a media company in conducting an internal investigation relating to an executive’s alleged use of fraudulent vendors to defraud the company
  • Representation of Broadcast Music Inc. in a music licensing dispute
  • Representation of Citibank, Société Générale, BBVA Compass Bank, and Portigon Financial Services in commercial disputes
  • Representation of auction houses, art advisors, artists, estates, galleries, museums, non-profits and private collectors in commercial disputes and transactional matters, including non-disclosure agreements, consignment agreements, purchase and sales agreements, representation agreements, commission agreements, licensing agreements, loan agreements, catalogues raisonnés, copyright and fair use issues, cultural patrimony issues and other matters
  • Representation of fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estates and trusts disputes in New York County Surrogate’s Court
  • Representation of the Trustee in the $120 billion liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc., the largest stockbroker ever to fail and part of the largest bankruptcy in history
  • Representation of the Trustee in the liquidation of MF Global Inc., the largest futures commission merchant ever to fail and among the ten largest bankruptcies in history
  • Representation of Imerys S.A., a French multibillion dollar mining company, in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of certain of its U.S. talc mining subsidiaries
  • Representation of the Chapter 11 Debtors in the reorganization of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. in litigation of disputes over the Debtors’ comprehensive settlements with Delta Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines
  • Representation of the Chapter 11 Debtors in the reorganization of CST Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest and leading tank and dome manufacturer, in litigation of an equitable subordination and lender liability action
  • Representation of the Republic of the Seychelles in an action brought in the Southern District of New York under the Alien Tort Claims Act
When is a Party Required to Arbitrate?
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March 5, 2025 – In Dispute
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What Business Sectors Use International Arbitration and Why?
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Feb. 6, 2025 – In Dispute
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What’s an Emergency Arbitrator? And Should I Appoint One?
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January 9, 2025 - In Dispute
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Can Parties Be Required to Mediate Before Proceeding to Arbitration?
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December 2, 2024 - In Dispute
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What Factors Should be Considered When Choosing an Arbitrator?
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November 4, 2024 - In Dispute
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Avoiding IRS Art Donation Audits Requires an Up-Front Checklist
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What is Third Party Funding? How Is It Used in International Arbitration?
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March 6, 2024 - In Dispute
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International Commercial Arbitration vs. U.S. Commercial Litigation – Key Differences
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January 11, 2024 - In Dispute
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Comparing Timelines: What Do Statistics Reveal About the Length of International Commercial Arbitration vs. U.S. Federal Litigation?
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November 21, 2023 - In Dispute
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The Politics of the Empty Chair: What Happens When a Party Fails to Appear in an International Arbitration?
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October 13, 2023 - In Dispute
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Firm Achieves Relief for LGBTQ+ Peruvian Woman Facing Deportation
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Hughes Hubbard Advises Aso O. Tavitian Foundation on Gift of 330+ Works of Art to the Clark Art Institute
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Litigation Wrap: Third Quarter 2024
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HHR Wins $30M Arbitration Award Enforcement for Shenzhen Zehuijin Investment Center
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Litigation Wrap: Second Quarter 2024
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HHR Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit over Van Gogh Sunflowers Painting
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Meaghan Gragg and Sigrid Jernudd Write Article on Looted Works in Art Business News
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Meaghan Gragg and Sigrid Jernudd Author “Looted Art Seizures Show Collectors Should Update Policies” in Law360
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Hughes Hubbard Bolsters International Arbitration Practice
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Meaghan Gragg Named 2022 'Women Worth Watching' by Profiles in Diversity Journal
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Meaghan Gragg Named as a David Rockefeller Fellow
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Litigation Wrap: Fourth Quarter 2021
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Meaghan Gragg Named to Crain’s 2022 ‘Notable Women in Law’
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Hughes Hubbard Recognized by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) With a 2021 Compass Award
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Hughes Hubbard Hits It Big for Casino Operator in Singapore Court
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Hughes Hubbard’s Art Practice Again Recognized by Chambers
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HHR Wins Big for Casino Operator With $296M Award Upheld
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Singaporean Court Upholds Arbitration Victory for Casino Operator
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HHR Keeps Up Strong Showing in AmLaw, Law360 Diversity Surveys
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Hughes Hubbard Leads Tepco to Success in Uranium Supply Contract Dispute
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Hughes Hubbard Wins Relief for Victims of Debt Collection Scheme
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Hughes Hubbard Obtains Asylum for West African Woman
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​Hughes Hubbard Helps Secure Appellate Win for Spanish Broadcasting System
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Hughes Hubbard’s Lehman Team Achieves Mission Impossible
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​Firm Secures Asylum for Guyanese Transgender Woman
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Hughes Hubbard's Lehman Team Marks 10th Anniversary
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Firm Wins 2 Turnaround Atlas Awards for Restructuring Work
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Hughes Hubbard Ranked Among Law360's Best Firms for Minority Attorneys
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​Hughes Hubbard Wins Approval to Settle Class Action Lawsuit With Debt Collector
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Meaghan Gragg Selected as a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
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Litigation Wrap: Fourth Quarter 2017
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Hughes Hubbard Maintains Perfect Score on LGBTQ Equality Report
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In Law360: Intermediate Transfers May Be Safe From 546(e) Safe Harbor
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Litigation Wrap: Third Quarter 2017
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New York Law Journal Names Meaghan Gragg a 2017 Rising Star
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Partner Meaghan Gragg Named a 2017 "Rising Star" by The New York Law Journal
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Litigation Wrap: Second Quarter 2017
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​Hughes Hubbard Helps New York's Artists Space Secure New Home
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In The American Lawyer: Big Suits
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Crystallex Wins US Confirmation of $1.4B Arbitral Award Against Venezuela
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LGBT Affinity Group Leader Strives to Further Tolerance
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Hughes Hubbard Obtains Asylum for Transgender Immigrant
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Two Promoted to Partnership and Two to Counsel
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Firm Earns Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index
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Hughes Hubbard Earns Perfect Score in HRC's 2016 Corporate Equality Index
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Hughes Hubbard Wins Second Circuit Appeal on Bonus Claim
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Lehman Team Wins Approval for $1.89B Creditor Payout
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Hughes Hubbard Defeats Debt Collector's Second Arbitration Bid
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Lehman Team to Pay Unsecured Creditors Another $2.2B
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​Hughes Hubbard's CRG Named Among Law360 Practice Groups of the Year
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​Hughes Hubbard Receives 2014 Safe Haven Award From Immigration Equality
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Hughes Hubbard Achieves Asylum for Persecuted Gay Belizean
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Education
  • University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 2006, cum laude, Research Editor, Florida Law Review 2005-2006
  • Dartmouth College, B.A., 2002, with High Honors
Bar Admissions
  • California, 2009
  • Florida, 2007
  • New York, 2009
Areas of Focus
Arbitration
Art Law
Complex Business Disputes
Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy
Litigation
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