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. 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).
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