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To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy (Real Estate Finance Journal)

Artie McConnell Comments on Upcoming DOJ Data Security Program in Dark Reading Article

IP Intelligence Report

US Patents Set to Issue 33 Percent Faster from the Notification Date

Alexander Reid Presents Update on Nonprofit Legislation, Regulation at Illinois CPA Society Symposium

Ryan tailors his approach to the needs of the client and the nature of the case, efficiently and effectively advocating for them.

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J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 1999

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1996, 

Los Angeles

ADventures in Law

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What Is a PFAS, and Why Should I Care? Part III – California’s Proposition 65

John Parker, Scott Holbrook and Ryan Fischbach Win at Sixth Circuit

CNBC reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative in article Madoff Recoveries Top $10 Billion With New Settlement, “… an amount virtually no one thought possible”

The Associated Press reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative recoveries of $10.5 billion

BakerHostetler talks with USA Today about the SIPA Trustee’s fourth pro rata interim distribution; states Madoff Recovery Initiative nears $6 billion in distributions to allowed claimants

BakerHostetler’s settlement with JPMorgan Chase and the ongoing Madoff Recovery Initiative Discussed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

BakerHostetler appears on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss Madoff Recovery Initiative; host Robert Siegel interviews SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative surpasses $5 billion in distributions to allowed claimants; CNBC’s Scott Cohn discusses latest recovery with BakerHostetler’s SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative Marks Fourth Anniversary … Moves into Fifth Year Still Building Recovery Momentum

BakerHostetler’s work recovering more than half of the losses in the Madoff Ponzi scheme featured on WNYC in interview on The Brian Lehrer Show

Press Release: Second Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claim Holders

Press Release: United States Supreme Court Denies Certiorari, Upholding Net Equity Decision in BLMIS Liquidation

The Wall Street Journal showcases BakerHostetler and the “unprecedented magnitude” of the global recovery efforts in article “The Madoff Liquidation, Three Years Later”

Press Release: Initial Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claims Holders

The New York Times reports on BakerHostetler’s negotiation and settlement with the Picower Estate for $5 billion in the SIPA liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

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<li>Represents a timber and veneer mill company in litigation, out of court work outs, and early relief fund administration and distribution, arising out of the company’s alleged responsibility for one of Northern California’s 2022 building fires that spread into the surrounding community, resulting in wrongful death, property, and personal injury claims.</li>
<li>Represents clients in significant cost recovery and contribution actions and in environmental litigation throughout the country, including actions in Arizona, California, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and Washington. Prosecutes and defends private party claims under federal and state environmental statutes, including CERCLA, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and state Superfund statutes, including, for example, California’s Hazardous Substance Account Act, New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act and the Washington Model Toxics Control Act, as well as related contractual indemnity and common law claims.</li>
<li>Represents party in CERCLA allocation disputes involving past and future costs potentially exceeding $1 billion, including successfully obtaining dismissal of plaintiff’s claims through appeal to the Sixth Circuit on matter of first impression statute of limitations defense.</li>
<li>Represents a wide range of clients, from national mall operators, hotels and retailers to family-run businesses, against Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or California Unruh Civil Rights Act claims in both state and federal courts relating to alleged physical barriers and website accessibility.</li>
<li>Represents start-up company against claims of trade secret misappropriation and violation of noncompete agreement.</li>
<li>Represents product manufacturers and distributors against claims of alleged violations of California Proposition 65 requirements, including defending state court actions and the negotiation of favorable consent judgments.</li>
<li>Represented owner in environmental litigation seeking recovery of approximately $30 million in remediation costs against former owner/operators relating to industrial property in Vernon, California.</li>
<li>Represented potentially responsible parties in mass tort actions and multiparty litigation involving exposures associated with contaminated groundwater and landfill Superfund sites.</li>
<li>Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a large national insurance company in a putative class action asserting claims of unfair competition, breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing relating to the company’s automobile claims processing policies, including a purported policy under which the company required the insured to transfer title to the subject vehicle prior to processing the insured’s claim.</li>
<li>Successfully handled the appeal of the default judgment against an individual who had pledged $5 million to the client, a nonprofit organization, and failed to make full payment. Obtained full affirmation of judgment for the client.</li>
<li>Favorably resolved a putative nationwide class action against a temporary staffing agency relating to the company’s policies for vesting commission payments for sales personnel, and alleged unfair business practices relating to alleged noncompete provisions in the company’s employment agreements. Successfully defended dismissal of the plaintiff’s noncompete claims on appeal and resolved the matter on very favorable terms for the client upon remand of the remaining commission forfeiture and breach of contract claims.</li>
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