Morgan Lewis

Marlee S. Myers

Partner

Marlee S. Myers represents publicly traded and emerging companies in US and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, initial and follow-on public offerings, venture capital and debt financings, and strategic alliances. She advises on general corporate matters, including securities compliance and corporate governance. In addition, she serves as corporate counsel to family offices and venture investors. Founding partner of Morgan Lewis's Pittsburgh office, Marlee has been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business every year since 2003.

Extended Profile

Marlee serves on the board of trustees of the University of Pittsburgh and the board of directors of the Pittsburgh Technology Council. She was the founding board chair of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recognized Marlee as one of the city’s top 50 business leaders, and she was twice selected as an ATHENA Award finalist by the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. She was honored as one of Pennsylvania's Top 50 Women in Business by former Governor Tom Ridge; received a Pittsburgh Business Times Business Women First Award (2009 and 2016); and was named by the National Diversity Council as one of the “Most Powerful and Influential Women of Pennsylvania.”

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh, 1974, B.A.
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1977, J.D.

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Awards and Affiliations

Ranked, Corporate/M&A, USA;Chambers Global (2019)   

Band 1, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2018)

Ranked, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2003–2017)

Lawyer of the Year, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Pittsburgh, The Best Lawyers in America (2019)

Top Woman Lawyer, The Best Lawyers in America (2017)

Woman Lawyer of the Year, for Emerging Business and Technology, The Best Lawyers in America (2016)

Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (2007–2015, 2017–2019)

Recognized, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Board of Trustees, University of Pittsburgh

Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Technology Council

Co-Founder, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

Publications

May 2014 - Sponsor, Innovation Works Annual Community Meeting

October 2013 - Sponsor, Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech 50 Awards

4/26/2013 - Co-presenter, The New Normal: Corporate Governance 2013, presented for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Western Pennsylvania Chapter

6/28/2012 - Healthcare Reform Law Stands—With Modifications to State Medicaid Expansion

7/21/2010 - Financial Reform Bill Imposes New Corporate Governance Requirements

6/14/2010 - Proposed Corporate Governance Changes Applicable to Public Companies

News

8/20/2018 - The Best Lawyers in America Names 18 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Practice-Specific ‘Lawyers of the Year,’ Recognizes Additional 203 Morgan Lewis Lawyers

3/6/2018 - Morgan Lewis and the Pittsburgh Technology Council to Host Fireside Chat with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

5/15/2017 - More than 35 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Named Top Women in the Law by Best Lawyers

1/13/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises Denali Sourcing Services in Purchase by WNS (Holdings) Limited

5/3/2016 - 35 Morgan Lewis Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers in America as Top Women in the Law

1/28/2016 - Morgan Lewis Partner to Receive Pittsburgh Business Times BusinessWomen First Award

11/11/2015 - Morgan Lewis Advises Schoology in $32M Series D Financing

6/26/2014 - Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Law360

1/24/2014 - Firms Develop Ways to Focus on Client Relationships, Pittsburgh Business Times

Events

3/23/2018 - Fireside Chat with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Risks and Temptations: Governance Game-Changers in 2010