Attorneys
Margaret Johnston

Margaret A. Johnston

Member
Email:mjohnston@mwlaw.com
Phone:(501) 688.8870
Location: Little Rock
Bar Admissions: Arkansas

Meg Johnston is a business and regulatory attorney with years of experience advising clients in regulatory, compliance, licensing, commercial and corporate business matters. She represents banks, bank holding companies, insurance and insurance holding companies, Fortune 500 companies, and medium and small businesses in M&A, commercial loan, and other commercial, corporate and real estate transactions. She also counsels clients in intellectual property protection and licensing services and trademark clearance, application, monitoring and enforcement assistance.

Experience

  • Counsels bank and insurance company clients on reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, re-domestications, and general corporate governance matters.
  • Provides strategic advice to financial institutions and insurance companies on state and federal regulatory relationships
  • Represents insurance companies and health maintenance organizations in formation, initial licensing and multi-state expansions, particularly in the Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Health fields.
  • Assists banks in commercial loan documentation, loan perfection issues, loan workout agreements and forbearances.
  • Provides trademark clearance and application services for business clients.
  • Manages trademark monitoring and enforcement programs for trademark owners.
  • Negotiates and documents commercial and real estate transactions for clients across all industries.
  • Assists clients with intellectual property non-disclosure and licensing agreements.

Education

  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law , J.D. with honors (2003)
  • Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service , B.S.F.S. in International Humanities (1993)

Professional Recognition

  • Soiree Woman to Watch (2009)

Involvement

  • Member, Arkansas Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Wildwood Park for the Arts
  • Founding Board Member, Dick Johnston Children’s Camp
  • Member, Junior League of Little Rock
  • Symposium Editor, UALR Law Review (2002-03)

News & Articles

Firm News

Publications

  • Note, The Supreme Court Scales Back the Army Corps of Engineers' Jurisdiction Over “Navigable Waters” Under the Clean Water Act, 24 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 329 (2002)
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