Christopher Ryan Adjunct Professor of Law

Phone: 540-458-8500

Email: cryan2@wlu.edu

Office: Lewis Hall

Areas of Expertise/Classes Taught

Quantifying and Proving Damages Practicum

Education

BA, Temple University

MA, Villanova University

JD, The George Washington University

About

Christopher Ryan is Partner with A&O Shearman, based in Washington, D.C. and New York. He teaches Quantifying and Proving Damages Practicum at the Washington and Lee University School of Law as a member of the adjunct faculty.

Christopher has extensive experience in international arbitration and litigation, and has represented private and State clients in disputes before ICC, AAA, ICDR, JAMS, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ad hoc arbitral tribunals, and U.S. state and federal courts. His practice focuses on commercial and investment disputes in the construction, infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, and energy sectors. He has advised U.S. and other companies on issues of public and private international law, investment and trade policy, and strategies for mitigating the risks associated with foreign investment.

In addition to his teaching at W&L, Christopher also teaches a course on International Commercial Arbitration at the George Washington School of Law and served as a Lecturer at the University of Virginia for over a decade, where he taught a course on International Investment Law.