Meredith Slawe has an extensive track record of success in defending clients in consumer class actions in federal and state courts nationwide and in mass arbitrations.
Slawe often secures early victories to help clients avoid protracted litigation, including by developing strategies that prompt plaintiffs to dismiss their claims, achieving early dismissals through motion practice, compelling arbitration, defeating class certification and obtaining dismissals at summary judgment.
Slawe is a leader of Skadden’s mass arbitration practice and is widely regarded as one of the preeminent defense attorneys in this space. She has been architect of novel and winning strategies to preserve the hallmarks of consumer and employee-friendly arbitration while diffusing the risks associated with mass arbitration for businesses across industries. Her approach has led to the swift and favorable resolution of these matters as well as significant victories in court and in arbitration.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators | 2026 | Global Litigation, Mass Arbitration |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Class Actions, Consumer Privacy, Mass Torts |
Slawe also advises retailers and consumer-facing companies on risk mitigation measures in a host of areas, including data privacy, website and mobile app engagement, pricing and fees, customer communications (including text messages, calls and emails), and advertising and marketing practices, as well as in connection with artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies.
Clients regularly turn to Slawe for her extensive knowledge of cutting-edge privacy and consumer protection issues under federal and state statutes. She has handled matters in several jurisdictions involving compliance with federal and state laws, including the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the Federal Wiretap Act, the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (WESCA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), among many others.
She is frequently invited to speak and write on issues pertaining to class actions, mass arbitration, privacy, consumer arbitration and the retail industry. In late 2025, Slawe co-authored a comprehensive report on “Private Power, Public Harm: The Coercive Dynamics of Mass Arbitration” on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform. Additionally, she has been a guest lecturer on privacy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has presented on class actions at the Annenberg School for Communications and Villanova University Law School.