
Christopher Ryan Adjunct Professor of Law
Phone: 540-458-8500
Email: cryan2@wlu.edu
Office: Lewis Hall

Christopher Ryan
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.