Ryan Dahl

Practice Areas

Ryan Preston Dahl advises public and private debtors, investors, and financial sponsors on complex restructurings and liability management transactions. Ryan is widely recognized as one of the foremost practitioners in the market, leading groundbreaking transactions in a broad array of US- and cross-border transactions.

Ryan leverages a commercial perspective and nearly two decades of restructuring experience to guide clients through their most sensitive, highest-stakes matters involving:

- Special situations

- Out-of-court restructurings

- Distressed acquisitions

- Chapter 11 processes through prepackaged, prearranged, and traditional restructurings

Ryan is also a market leader in complex liability management dealmaking. He advises clients on transactional and litigation matters across a variety of industries, including automotive, logistics, technology, retail, gaming, and financial services.

A recognized thought leader on corporate governance, special situations, and restructuring, Ryan is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, 9fin, Financial Times, and other prominent publications.

He also regularly speaks on restructuring, executive compensation, corporate governance, and ethics issues at institutions and organizations such as the University of Michigan Law School, Columbia University, Northwestern University, the Insolvency Institute of Canada, and the International Bar Association. He teaches a seminar on advanced restructuring strategies at the University of Chicago Law School.

Ryan is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the International Bar Association and will be inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy in its March 2026 annual meeting.

Before joining Latham, he chaired the business restructuring practice of another global law firm.