Megan Paquin

Practice Areas

Megan is a strategic communications expert focused on crisis and risk management communication, litigation public relations, and corporate affairs. Her practice encompasses a wide range of industries and issues. Clients in the automotive, construction, education, health care, entertainment, legal, nonprofit, travel and utilities industries, among others, routinely call on Megan to provide communication strategy and to deliver outstanding results -- no matter the stakes. She has successfully counseled clients through matters that include business disputes, construction litigation, criminal and financial misconduct, data breaches, defamation, employment discrimination, government investigations, intellectual property, economic impact, executive succession planning, mass torts, premises liability, tax controversy, and workforce issues. Megan also bears unique expertise at the United States Supreme Court, where she has effectively advocated in the public domain for both petitioners and respondents to the nation's highest court.

Career

Megan began her career in corporate communications at MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas, Nev. There, she specialized in international and broadcast media relations. Megan was a core member of the team that opened CityCenter, which was the largest privately funded real estate development in U.S. history at the time. She went on to serve in marketing and communications leadership roles with The Ritz-Carlton and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts before becoming a consultant. Megan built award-winning public relations and crisis communications practices at two firms before founding Paquin Public Relations in 2022.

Professional Memberships

Public Relations Society of America

Publications

"The Five Dysfunctions of a Litigation Communications Strategy," JD Supra

"Build and Maintain a Successful ESG Practice at Your Law Firm," The Legal Intelligencer

"Litigation PR How-To: Hiring a Crisis Communications Firm," The Legal Intelligencer

"Five Common (and Avoidable) Crisis Communications Mistakes Made By Legal Counsel," The Legal Intelligencer

"No One Can Serve Two Masters: Avoiding Ethics Issues in Litigation Communication," The Legal Intelligencer

"Public Relations Fact or Fiction: Insights for Litigators," The Legal Intelligencer

"Who Leads in Crisis? The Role of In-House Counsel in Communication," The Legal Intelligencer

"Battle Tested in 2020: Crisis Communication Trends for 2021," The Legal Intelligencer

"Five Crisis Management Strategies for Health Care Attorneys," Law360

"Master Media Relations to Be on Your Top Game as a Litigator," Law.com

Personal

Megan and her husband Benjamin live in Orlando, Florida with their two daughters. She is a member of the board of directors of The Finley Project, a nonprofit organization that offers holistic healing resources to families who have lost children under the age of two.

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