Ryan is a partner in the business restructuring group with extensive experience representing publicly- and privately-held debtors, distressed investors, and financial sponsors in special situations, out-of-court restructurings and distressed acquisitions, and in-court chapter 11 processes through prepackaged, prearranged, and traditional restructurings. His practice also includes a broad range of transactional and litigation matters across a number of industries including automotive, technology, retail, media, gaming, manufacturing, professional services and financial services.

Most recently, Ryan was named among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers in 2022 and Turnarounds & Workouts’ “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” for 2018, as well as receiving the Rising Star award from Euromoney Legal Media Group and the Law360 40 Under 40 award, also in 2018. Ryan was previously recognized by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges for participation in its Next Generation Program at the NCBJ's 2017 annual conference.

Ryan regularly speaks on a variety of restructuring, executive compensation, corporate governance, and ethics-related topics at institutions and organizations including the University of Michigan Law School, the University of Chicago Law School, the Insolvency Institute of Canada, and the International Bar Association. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the International Bar Association.

Education

-JD, The University of Chicago Law School, 2007, Order of the Coif

-BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001, Morehead- Cain Scholar

Bar Admissions

-Illinois

-New York

Courts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois