WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In its second month of operation, Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP more than doubled its headcount to manage several high-profile defamation matters the firm landed after its August 3rd launch. The firm’s founding partners are joined by Amy McCann Roller, Mark Thomson, Shannon Timmann, Kayla Mozier, and Alexis Chandler. “The response from new and legacy clients has been incredible,” commented co-founder Dustin Pusch, “so we are expanding our team to meet their growing needs.”

WASHINGTON, DC: This week the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed the appeal of an ex-Fox journalist following the district court’s order permitting Meier Watkins client, Dr. Yanping Chen, to depose the journalist to reveal the identity of her source.