Associate Professor of Law. Professor Ryan earned his B.A. summa cum laude in 1976 and his M.A. in communication arts in 1977 at Loyola Marymount University. In 1980, he earned his J.D. magna cum laude at Loyola Law School (Los Angeles), where he was a member of the law review staff. After graduation in 1980, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Jim R. Carrigan, U.S. district judge, in Denver, Colorado. He entered private practice in Denver in 1982 with a small firm specializing in corporate and securities law. He returned to work for Judge Carrigan late in 1983, and then joined the Columbia University faculty in 1984 as an associate in law and a Wien Fellow. He came to the law school in 1986. He earned his LL.M. in 1987 and his J.S.D. in 1991, both at Columbia University. He is admitted to practice in California and Colorado. His publications include "Rule 14a-8, Institutional Shareholder Proposals, and Corporate Democracy" (University of Georgia Law Review) and "Calculating the `Stakes` for Corporate Stakeholders as Part of Business Decision-Making" (Rutgers Law Review).
