Profile
Megan Ryan is an associate whose practice is focused on complex commercial litigation and business disputes. She has represented clients on both sides of legal disputes across a variety of matters including commercial class actions, product liability defense, consumer fraud, defamation, trade secrets, and breach of contract. Megan has extensive experience advising clients seeking to avoid litigation prior to a claim being filed, as well as navigating all stages of the case through trial and appeals.
Prior to joining Tabet DiVito & Rothstein, Megan was an associate at an international law firm where she represented clients in a range of litigation matters including antitrust class actions and high-stakes multidistrict litigation. After law school, Megan completed a five-month fellowship with the Center for Conflict Resolution. During her fellowship, Megan certified as a mediator and helped clients settle nearly a dozen disputes outside of litigation.
Megan is also involved in the greater Chicago community and serves on the Young Professionals Board of the Canine Therapy Corps.
Representative Experience
With a record of successfully representing clients across a variety of cases, Megan has the following notable litigation experiences:
- When representing a defendant in a breach of contract case, Megan successfully defeated the plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend its complaint to add numerous new claims and parties on the eve of trial.
- Counsel for Conagra in more than thirty consolidated product liability cases in Cook County, Illinois.
- Counsel for RNA Corporation in federal multi-district litigation and dozens of cases throughout Illinois relating to hair relaxer manufacturing practices.
- Wood River LLC, et al. v. Saks Incorporated, No. 2018-MR-001624, Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois (representing Wood River in breach of contract dispute)
- Slafter v. Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., No. 3:21-cv-01326-SPM (S.D. Ill. 2022) (representing Defendant Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. and winning early dismissal of a putative consumer fraud class action with prejudice)
Recognition
Megan has been recognized on the 2025 Illinois Rising Stars list in business litigation by Super Lawyers, an accolade awarded to only 2.5% of Illinois attorneys under the age of 40.
Credentials
Megan graduated cum laude from Michigan State University’s James Madison College with a bachelor’s degree in Social Relations and Policy. She earned her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. During law school, Megan served as a judicial extern for Magistrate Judge David Grand in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Membership & Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
- Chicago Bar Association