Ryan focuses his practice on counseling clients regarding various complex litigation matters, including matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress, unfair competition, tortious interference, contracts, and shareholder disputes in a wide range of industries and technical fields in State and Federal courts across the country.
In particular, Ryan has expertise representing clients in patent litigation involving mechanical, electrical, and computer technologies. Ryan also has experience representing clients in copyright litigation involving engineering and environmental modeling software. Ryan has represented clients in courts across the country, including U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and U.S. District Courts in California, Delaware, Illinois, Nevada, Texas, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, among others.
Ryan began his career with Michael Best as a summer associate and a law clerk, working with members of the litigation and intellectual property groups. Prior to joining Michael Best, Ryan worked as a student attorney for the Restorative Justice Project.