Ryan K. Cummings

Ryan is the Litigation Practice Area Leader. One of the Firm’s experienced trial attorneys, he has been lead trial counsel in jury and bench trials in both federal and state courts throughout the country. He has also arbitrated numerous matters before the American Arbitration Association, JAMS and various international arbitration tribunals.

Ryan represents clients in complex, high-stakes litigation regarding, among other things, shareholder/member interest valuation, construction disputes, products liability claims, manufacturing disputes, allegations of false advertising, enforcement of limitation of liability and force majeure clauses, First Amendment, and insurance disputes. 

In addition to his courtroom experience, Ryan devotes significant time to counseling clients on risk mitigation strategies when they enter a new market, release a new product, or enter into contracts for a new project.  He works with construction clients before, during, and after their project to identify risks associated with the project, to ensure parties are meeting their contractual and legal obligations, and to enforce post-completion warranties.  He has almost two decades of experience representing developers, general contractors, construction managers, and EPC contractors in the negotiation and enforcement of their project contracts.

Manufacturing clients come to Ryan for pre-sale review of their packaging, advertising, care and use manuals, and warranty language.  They also seek out Ryan to review the limitation of liability and force majeure clauses in their potential contracts, and to ensure they, and their customers, are meeting their contractual insurance requirements. 

Additionally, Ryan regularly writes and speaks about Media and First Amendment issues. Constitutional issues around freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly routinely come up in the context of governmental and educational actions.  

Ryan was the firm’s Hiring Partner for six years and remains a member of the Recruiting Committee.

Services

Education

Bucknell University, B.A.

University of Iowa College of Law, J.D.

Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
• Pro hac vice admissions: Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, District of Columbia