Meir Feder focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation. He has argued appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, eight federal circuits, and multiple state appellate courts, including the landmark personal jurisdiction case Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915 (2011) in the Supreme Court. Meir also focuses on developing legal strategy and key legal arguments in class actions and other complex trial-level cases across the country.
Meir's recent experience includes defending and serving as defense liaison counsel in a multidistrict products liability litigation, representing the former speaker of the New York State Assembly in obtaining the reversal on appeal of several counts of criminal bribery charges, and successfully arguing multiple appeals in cases under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Meir has also represented defendants in opposing class certification and litigating expert issues in several consumer class actions. Prior to joining Jones Day, Meir was a prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he served as deputy chief appellate attorney and tried criminal cases in federal district court.
In 2016, Meir was elected to membership in the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on the boards of the Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration and the Office of the Appellate Defender and as vice chair of the National Legal Committee of AJC.
- Harvard Law School (J.D. magna cum laude 1989; Supreme Court Editor, Harvard Law Review; argued for championship team, Ames Moot Court Competition); Columbia University (B.A. summa cum laude 1986)
- New York; District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits; and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York: Deputy Chief of Appeals Unit (2001 and 2002-2003) and Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division (1997-2003)
"Highly recommended" for Supreme Court and appellate litigation, The Legal 500 US
Super Lawyers — appellate
Best Lawyers in America — appellate
Benchmark Litigation — national appellate star
- Law Clerk to: Justice David H. Souter, U.S. Supreme Court (1990 Term) and Judge William A. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1989-1990)