Ryann draws on her personal family farming experience and knowledge of the agricultural world to represent food systems clients in a variety of civil litigation matters.
Ryann speaks the language of the farming industry, having been surrounded by a farming community her entire life—and understands the vital role it plays across the globe. Her background and her passion for agriculture have long made the field a natural fit for her legal practice.
Ryann has litigated numerous cases in state and federal district courts across the nation. She also regularly helps clients resolve matters through alternative dispute resolution processes, understanding the practical business disruption that litigation can cause to both clients’ businesses and personal lives. Ryann has extensive experience managing complex litigation, including highly nuanced trade secret litigation, breach of contract matters or other commercial disputes that arise for food systems clients, as well as product defect and product recall claims. She is a member of the firm’s initiative focused on the protection of company trade secrets and leads these legal teams in multiple federal districts.
Ryann is also knowledgeable about the eDiscovery process and the firm’s eDiscovery tools. She understands that this can be a complex, expensive part of litigation, and she works to build an eDiscovery team from the outset of a litigation matter with the aim of making the process simpler, more efficient and less expensive for the client.
Alongside her litigation work, Ryann also provides counsel on food regulatory laws, guiding clients through reviews of their food safety plans and navigating recalls. She is particularly experienced with animal health and production matters and works frequently with clients in these industries. Ryann is PCQI certified in animal feed, allowing her to consult with clients regarding food safety plans for animal feed production.
Ryann’s personal familiarity with farming, coupled with her professional experience, allows for a truly thoughtful, business-minded approach to a client’s issues in order to tackle each case from a business perspective with a personalized strategy. Ryann approaches litigation as an exercise in strategic problem-solving, with a goal of resolving matters where possible so that clients can continue to succeed while focusing on their business.