Margot Ryan

Margot (Wilson) Ryan is a seasoned legal professional specializing in intellectual property, currently serving as Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at IDEXX since June 2024. Margot also contributes to academia as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, a position held since December 2022. Prior to these roles, Margot was a Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP from May 2017 to May 2024 and has held various positions within the firm, including Associate and Summer Associate. Experience includes a Spring Semester Externship at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and law clerk positions at Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman. Margot began a legal career with a focus on intellectual property as a 1L Intellectual Property Fellow at Chicago Kent College of Law, following a background as a Mechanical Engineer at Enercon Services and an Academic Intern at Exelon Nuclear. Margot earned a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.