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Contact
Email
Phone
(757) 563-1772
Address
150 W Main St Ste 1500, Norfolk, VA, 23510-3403, US
Professional
About
Ryan is Managing Partner of the firm. He handles complex business disputes, with a focus on government contracts, cybersecurity, construction law, and maritime law. He also serves as local counsel in the Eastern District of Virginia in patent and other intellectual property cases. Ryan’s experience includes state and federal jury trials, mediations, panel arbitrations, and appeals. He successfully argued one of the seminal constructive trust cases before the Virginia Supreme Court, marking the first time the Court recognized the “lowest intermediate balance rule” for tracing funds. He was co-counsel in 2012 in one of the largest patent cases tried to jury verdict in the Norfolk Division. In 2017, he won judgment in a federal franchise trial, defeating ten counts and prevailing on a multi-million dollar counterclaim. Ryan is listed in Best Lawyers in America® and has been selected one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” in four categories. In 2014, he was selected one of the Top 100 lawyers in Virginia by Virginia Super Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a past Chair of the Construction & Public Contracts Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association.
Credentials
Education
2001 Washington & Lee University JD - Juris Doctor 1998 Franklin & Marshall College B.A., magna cum laude
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2018 Listed in Best Lawyers in America®, Construction, Best Lawyers in America 2018 Listed in Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Best Lawyers in America 2018 Listed in Best Lawyers of America® in Admiralty & Maritime Law, Best Lawyers in America 2018 Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, Virginia Super Lawyers 2017 Listed in Best Lawyers of America® in Admiralty & Maritime Law, Best Lawyers in America
Publications
2012 Litigation Strategies for Government Contracts, 2012 ed: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the False Claims Act, Filing Bid Protests, and Working with Government Agencies (Inside the Minds), Aspatore Books. "Successfully Managing Government Contract Disputes: Key Considerations"
Associations
Virginia State Bar (Construction Law and Business Law Sections) Member Virginia Bar Association (Construction and Public Contract Law Section) Chair Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Member I'Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court Executive Committee
Speaking
2012 VBA Seminar (January 20, 2012) Moderator/Presenter, “Intellectual Property Issues in Construction Law” 2012 Half Moon Seminar Presenter, "Liability for Construction Defects and Failures" 2011 VBA Seminar (July 23, 2011) Moderator/Presenter, “Legislative Update” Seminar (VBA, July 23, 2011)
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