Overview
Patrick T. Ryan has over forty years of experience litigating a variety of complex matters, including commercial, consumer, antitrust, products liability, professional liability, trademark, trade dress, civil rights, and trust and estate cases. He is a longtime member of the firm’s Class Action Practice Group and has extensive experience litigating various types of class action cases. He is also a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group.
Pat has been involved in a wide range of litigated matters—from winning an eight-day jury trial on claims under the federal RICO statute and successfully defending a yellow pages publisher in a three-day defamation jury trial earlier in his career to assisting in the firm’s representation of technology companies in high-profile antitrust and consumer class actions since the early 2000s. He has developed expertise in the law relating to the prosecution and defense of class actions under federal and state law.
Pat has written many articles on a variety of legal topics for legal publications, class action blog posts, and client alerts. Since 2015, he has served as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania—a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of Philadelphia’s local federal court (E.D. Pa.), one of the oldest federal courts in the county, and the promotion of collegiality among the judges and lawyers who work and practice in that court.
In Depth
Patrick T. Ryan is Of Counsel in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department. Pat’s practice emphasizes commercial litigation, antitrust matters, the defense of class actions and collective actions, the defense of professional liability claims, and business litigation involving claims asserted under the federal RICO statute.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Pat served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Joseph L. McGlynn, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
He was active for many years (1985-91 and 1997-2001) in the firm's summer associate program, serving as co-chair of the summer program for several summers. From 1992 to 1994, he was one of the firm's hiring partners.
Pat graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. in History from Harvard College. As an undergraduate, he participated in the intercollegiate track and cross-country programs. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
How Patrick Helps
- Class action defense
- Appellate matters
- Complex litigation matters
- Antitrust defense
- Business disputes
- Civil rights and consumer protection defense
The Record
Credentials
Admitted to Practice
- Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Selected Representations
- Represented Microsoft Corporation in various federal and state court actions involving consumer protection and indirect-purchaser antitrust class action claims.
- Represented a major financial institution in commercial litigation matters.
- Represented two yellow pages publishers in cases involving contract, defamation and other commercial claims – including the successful defense, in a three-day jury trial, of a case alleging that a yellow pages advertisement was defamatory.
- Represented a manufacturing company in a Fair Labor Standards Act case alleging unpaid overtime compensation.
- Represented an accounting firm in auditor liability and securities litigation.
- Represented the president judge of a court of common pleas in a civil rights class action.
- Represented a suburban manufacturing company in a trade name infringement action against former company officers – culminating in a successful verdict and award of damages after a seven-day jury trial.
- Represented state officials in a Medicaid and disabilities law class action.
- Represented state officials in an individual civil rights action alleging violation of a developmentally disabled person’s constitutional right to interstate travel.
- Represented state officials in preparing and filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Safeco v. Burr, No. 06-84 & 06-100, involving the interpretation and application of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Selected Speaking Engagements
- March 2004 Speaker “Civil RICO Basics – Views from the Bench and Bar” Philadelphia Bar Association
- September 2000 Speaker “RICO Made Easy” Philadelphia Bar Association
- May 1995 Speaker “Antitrust Fundamentals” Philadelphia Bar Education Center
Selected Publications
- June 2023 Co-Author
- May 2023 Mentioned
- April 2021 Mentioned “How Montgomery McCracken Popped Pa. Liquor Control Fight” Law360 Pulse
- October 2020 Author
- November 2014 Author “FLSA Complaints Failing to ‘Connect the Dots’ Subject to Dismissal” The Legal Intelligencer
- Spring 2014 Author “Supreme Court Denies Cert. In Front-Loading Washer Cases” ABA – Products Liability Committee News
- Co-Author Chapter on “Certiorari” in the Third Circuit Appellate Practice Manual, Second Edition, PBI 2010
Professional Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
- Certified Court-Appointed Arbitrator, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Community Involvement
- Member of the Board of Trustees, Holy Family University
- Treasurer and Member of Board of Directors, Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
Law School
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Undergraduate School
- Harvard College
Insights
Shared Thinking
Talk With Patrick
Philadelphia 215-772-7563 pryan@mmwr.com