Ryan M. Christian is a former federal prosecutor and seasoned international lawyer with substantial experience in both U.S. and global investigations involving cybercrime, illicit finance, corruption, international trade, national security and transnational criminal organizations. He also is an accomplished litigator, having tried complex cases to verdict, briefed and argued novel matters in the U.S. Courts of Appeals and served as counsel of record in the U.S. Supreme Court. As a member of the Digital Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity team, Ryan guides clients through security incidents and counsels them in proactively assessing and mitigating data privacy and cybersecurity risks.
Ryan’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice focuses on advising clients on incident response and compliance with state, federal and international data privacy and data security laws and guidance.
Ryan’s litigation and investigation experience spans a broad range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, fintech, private equity, broadcast media, wine, manufacturing and others. He has tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts and has conducted bench trials and other evidentiary proceedings.
Ryan has taught and spoken extensively on law, legal practice and public policy, including at Harvard Law School, Stanford University, Georgetown University Law Center, Carnegie Mellon University, American University Washington College of Law and the University of Edinburgh. He also has served as a volunteer judge for the trial practice programs at the University of Virginia School of Law and Emory University School of Law.