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William F. Ryan Jr.
Seven Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-1636
Phone: 410.347.8741
Fax: 410. 223-4161
wryan@wtplaw.com
- Defense of individual and class action securities fraud claims.
- Defended estate tax planning and other legal malpractice actions.
- Represented New York stock exchange restaurant chain accused of trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair trade practices.
- Represented software developer in patent infringement litigation regarding precoding scheme for transmitting data over intersymbol-interference channels.
- Represented national telecommunications carrier in consumer class action.
- Represented international real estate developer in litigation concerning various construction projects in New York City, London and Barcelona, Spain.
- Defended, and won by summary judgment, class action by 7,800 retired maritime officers.
- Obtained 7-figure result for corporate plaintiff in legal malpractice claim arising out of antitrust counseling and advice.
- Represented software users against copyright infringement claims.
- Represented Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and obtained defense jury verdict for multiple nuisance claims arising out of sewage sludge facility.
- Obtained 7-figure result against national franchise chain in breach of contract claim.
- Represented petroleum companies in environmental contamination claims.
- Defended and obtained defense jury verdict for orthopedic surgeon after six-week medical malpractice trial.
- Defended and obtained defense verdict in defamation action.
- Defended and obtained judgments in favor of national manufacturer in product liability lawsuits seeking damages for multiple chemical sensitivity and other injuries allegedly caused by manufacturer’s products.
- Defended, and won by summary judgment, declaratory judgment action by a chemical manufacturer seeking insurance coverage for $48 million judgment in underlying toxic tort suit.
- Defended national railroad transportation company, and obtained defense verdict, in stock appraisal action by minority shareholders of another railroad company following merger of those two companies.
- AV Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell
- Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers
- Chair: Litigation Department
- Listed as a "Local Litigation Star" in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2009 & 2010
- Listed in Baltimore's Legal Elite, 2006 and 2007 (Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine)
- Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2010; Named among "Top 50 Maryland Lawyers," 2008, 2009, 2010
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006 and 2007 (Chambers and Partners)
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2005-present
- Member, Advisory Board of the Advanced Real Estate Litigation Strategies Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
- University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 1979, with honors)
Editor-In-Chief, Law Review - Princeton University (A.B. 1976, with honors)
