Margaret Krawiec is co-head of Skadden’s Litigation Group in Washington, D.C. and co-leader of the firm’s congressional investigations practice. She has represented clients in connection with U.S. Department of Justice investigations, state attorney general investigations, investigations by various congressional committees, matters before federal agencies and complex civil litigation.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2026 | Litigation, Investigations, Congress |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | White Collar, Investigations |
| The Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2025 | Litigation, Investigations, Congress |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2025 | White Collar, Investigations |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2024 | White Collar, Investigations |
Krawiec previously worked as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division, through the auspices of the Attorney General’s Honors Program. While serving in this position, she gained substantial trial and courtroom experience representing the United States in diverse, high-profile civil cases in federal district courts throughout the country. Krawiec also served as a law clerk for the Hon. Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Krawiec’s practice includes representing clients in a variety of complex civil litigation matters as both plaintiffs and defendants. She also represents clients in matters involving simultaneous criminal, civil, administrative and congressional proceedings.
Krawiec has defended clients in investigations, litigation and administrative actions by the Department of Justice, the Food and Drug Administration, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Treasury and various state attorneys general.
She also has advised on matters involving various congressional committees, including the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation; the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging; the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions; the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs; the U.S. House Financial Services Committee; the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
