Dylan Glenn is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. He represents public and private companies in complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts across the country with experience at both the trial and appellate levels as well as in arbitrations. Mr. Glenn’s primary focus is on class actions, mass torts, and products-liability cases, but he also has experience handling environmental litigations, business-to-business disputes, government enforcement actions, and complex insurance recoveries. He brings sophisticated research, writing, and oral-advocacy skills to each matter, distilling complex issues to achieve successful outcomes.

Mr. Glenn also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing asylum seekers in immigration proceedings and prisoners in civil-rights litigations. He previously served on the firm’s Recruiting Committee.

Mr. Glenn joined Latham after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 2017. During his time at the University of Michigan, Mr. Glenn served as the chairman of the First Year Information Program, which provides mentorship to first-year students and he was a member of the Law School Admissions Committee, assisting the Admissions Office with recruiting and outreach. 

Mr. Glenn’s experience includes representing:

 

Class Action, Mass Tort, Products Liability

 

  • Dow Chemical in a public-nuisance and products-liability lawsuit brought by the City of Modesto, California, alleging perchloroethylene (PCE) contamination of drinking water and PCE vapor intrusion
  • Vivid Seats and Ticket Fulfillment Services in several class and individual lawsuits related to event cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Weyerhaeuser in several class and individual lawsuits and arbitrations alleging products-liability, warranty, and consumer-fraud claims related to floor joists
  • Navistar, a global transportation company, in the defense of a class action related to damages caused by alleged MaxxForce Exhaust Gas Recirculation engine defects

 

Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources 

 

  • Dow Chemical in 
    • Natural-resource-damage litigation regarding alleged dioxane releases in the New Jersey
    • CERCLA litigation involving the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio
  • General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in CERCLA litigation involving alleged releases at the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

 

Government Investigations and Enforcement

 

  • The former CEO of Navistar in an SEC enforcement action arising from alleged misstatements regarding Navistar’s mobile-source-emission strategy

 

Other Complex Commercial Litigation

 

  • A large biopharmaceutical company in a dispute related to alleged theft of trade secrets and breaches of employment contracts
  • Private-equity portfolio companies in post-acquisition insurance recoveries

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2017
    cum laude
  • BBA, University of Michigan, 2013
    with high distinction

Languages Spoken

  • English