Overview
Megan Y. Carannante is co-chair of the firm’s Labor, Employment Law and Employee Benefits Department. Clients rely on her extensive experience as a seasoned litigator and counselor, to help them proactively resolve business, employment and construction disputes as quickly and favorably as possible. Clients appreciate her keen understanding of their desire to focus on business and minimize the costs associated with protracted litigation.
Megan represents clients ranging from small business owners to Fortune 500 companies in state and federal court, mediation and arbitration. She regularly represents employers before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and other state and federal agencies. A former Connecticut Appellate Court clerk, Megan has significant appellate experience. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York as well as Connecticut and regularly represents clients in these jurisdictions.
Megan regularly counsels employers to ensure they are in compliance with state and federal law and assists them in navigating and resolving complicated personnel issues. She provides sexual harassment training and other training to supervisors on a regular basis and assists employers in crafting employment practices and procedures which facilitate and promote a productive and inclusive workplace.
Featured in the firm's centennial years' annual report, Megan recognizes, above all else, that communication and responsiveness are paramount and strives to keep her clients involved and informed throughout the duration of their alliance.
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Professional Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association - Member, Construction, Labor and Employment, and Women in Law Sections
Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
Community Involvement
March of Dimes - former secretary, Connecticut State Board of directors
Junior League of Hartford – sustaining member
Honors & Recognitions
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of labor and employment litigation in 2022, employment law - management since 2023 and construction litigation for 2024 and 2025
Recipient of the Hartford Business Journal's "40 Under 40" award for 2015
Recipient of the Connecticut Law Tribune's "New Leaders in the Law" award
Selected to the Super Lawyers list in the areas of business litigation, construction litigation, employment & labor
Recognized among the top Connecticut litigation attorneys in Benchmark Litigation - The Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys
Practice Areas
Industries
Bar and Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Clerkships
- Judicial clerk for the Honorable Douglas S. Lavine at the Connecticut Appellate Court
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D., 2006
Emory University, B.A., 2003; Phi Beta Kappa
The Hotchkiss School, 1999