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In a career that has spanned private practice, corporate legal departments, and government, Ryan has experience handling a wide range of complex matters, including commercial business disputes, regulatory enforcement actions, and state and federal appellate litigation. He also conducts internal corporate investigations and addresses regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
Ryan has a wealth of experience in the healthcare arena in particular, having served in leadership positions at both acute care and long-term care companies. Ryan previously served as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel to CareOne, a nationwide healthcare continuum that operates post-acute nursing and assisted living facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, and hospice providers. He was also Deputy General Counsel at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, a leading academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center. In those roles, he counseled executive management on litigation strategy, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and government affairs. He also provided strategic guidance concerning HIPAA privacy and security, anti-kickback and false claims act laws, and healthcare licensing.
Ryan also assists clients in matters of public policy and administrative rulemaking, having held positions in both state and federal government. He served as Senior Policy Advisor and Assistant Counsel in the Office of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, where he counseled the Governor on legal, regulatory, and legislative matters. He also coordinated the passage of several new laws to combat the opioid epidemic, for which he received recognition and was included on the New Jersey Law Journal’s “New Leaders of the Bar” list. Earlier in his career, he was communications director and legislative aide to U.S. Representative Christopher H. Smith (NJ-04).
Ryan served as a law clerk to the Hon. Paul B. Matey of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is an adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America where he teaches technical writing. Ryan is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and is a member of the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Credentials
Education
Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude)
The Catholic University of America (B.A.)
Professional Admissions
State of New Jersey
State of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Judicial Clerkship(s)
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul B. Matey, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2019 – 2020
Civic/Charitable Activities
Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, Essex County (2025 – present)
Syracuse University College of Law Alumni Association, 2019 – 2025
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital Board of Trustees, 2018 – 2019
New Jersey State Medical Assistance Advisory Council, 2017 – 2019
New Jersey Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Domestic Violence, 2015 – 2016
Legal Employment
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, CareOne, 2022 – 2023
Associate, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Roseland, NJ, 2020 – 2022
Deputy General Counsel, University Hospital, Newark, NJ, 2016 – 2019
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Chris Christie, Trenton, NJ, 2015 – 2016; Assistant Counsel, 2012 – 2015