Ryan Phair

Practice Areas

Ryan Phair is co-chair of the Antitrust and Competition practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He is an experienced trial lawyer and appellate advocate whose practice focuses on complex civil, criminal and international litigation and arbitrations; internal, congressional and grand jury investigations; and public policy, strategic counseling and crisis communications.

Ryan has represented corporate and individual clients, both as plaintiffs and defendants, in a broad spectrum of complex litigation and arbitrations at the trial and appellate levels, including antitrust, securities, RICO, ERISA, FCA, fraud, false advertising, data breach, privacy, public nuisance and other types of class and individual actions. On behalf of plaintiffs, he has successfully recovered over $1 billion for his clients, making him one of a few select lawyers to have ever achieved this feat. On behalf of defendants, Ryan has an equally remarkable track record of success spanning dozens of complex cases, investigations and enforcement actions. Ryan is also an expert in the rapidly expanding field of mass arbitration and regularly advises clients and coordinates strategic responses to such campaigns.

Outside of the litigation context, Ryan has represented and advised clients regarding interactions with numerous executive departments, congressional committees and international organizations on a wide variety of strategic issues, including high-profile antitrust merger clearance and conduct investigations; the regulation of government-sponsored entities; the pricing and management of pharmaceuticals at the retail level; the operation of financial markets during times of economic turmoil; and the war in Iraq and other national security matters. Ryan is also a well-known resource for many Wall Street bankers, investors, hedge funds, litigation funders and private equity interests seeking to thoroughly assess antitrust risk as part of their investment due diligence process.

Ryan also works extensively with myriad retailers, often on a daily basis as national coordinating counsel, to address litigation risks and related issues, including antitrust and competition; data privacy and security; product labeling and liability; advertising, marketing and pricing practices; and statutory and consumer class actions and mass arbitrations. Ryan has developed a nationwide reputation for his expertise in the issues affecting the retail industry and is frequently invited to speak to and represent leading retailers on their most important matters.

Personal

University of Chicago Law School, J.D. (with Honors; Order of the Coif; John M. Olin Foundation Fellowship; Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy; Managing Editor, University of Chicago Law Review)

Boston College, B.A.