Introduction

Ryan is a shareholder of Fredrikson & Byron and a member of the firm’s Health Law, Food, Drug & Medical Device Regulation, Medical Technology, and Corporate Groups. He serves as “outside general counsel” for many of his clients. Ryan’s experience includes the following:

• representation of medical device and life science companies, health information technology companies, health care providers, and other businesses in a variety of corporate and regulatory matters
• structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances
• representation of clients in civil and criminal investigations
• advising corporate boards on a variety of corporate governance matters

Ryan is a member of the firm’s ethics and risk management committee.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Minnesota Law Review, Articles Editor
• Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., Political Science/Philosophy, summa cum laude
• Oxford University

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota

Practice Areas

• Health Law
• Food, Drug & Medical Device Regulation
• Medical Technology
• Health Care Fraud and Compliance
• Corporate
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Privacy
• Aging & Disability Providers

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “HITECH and HIPAA: What Hospitals, Clinics, and Medical Professionals Need to Know About the New Health Information Technology Law and Changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules,” Fredrikson & Byron Health Law Webinar Series, May 13, 2009
• “Life Sciences and the Stimulus Act - Part I: Promotion of Health Information Technology,” co-authored with Ann Ladd and Katherine Douglas, FredALERT: Life Sciences, March 5, 2009
• “Life Sciences and the Stimulus Act - Part II: Changes to HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards,” co-authored with Ann Ladd and Katherine Douglas, FredALERT: Life Sciences, March 5, 2009
• “Convenience Care Clinics: Legal Considerations,” co-authored with Katherine Douglas, Minnesota Physician, October 2008
• “Shared Savings/Gainsharing: What Can Hospitals and Clinics Do Together?,” Health Law Webinar Series, August 13, 2008
• “Build in Compliance from the Outset to Prepare for Increased Regulations and Oversight,” Retail Based Health Clinic Summit, November 28, 2007
• “Proposed Stark Revisions,” Fredrikson & Byron Health Law Webinar Series, August 22, 2007
• “Buying & Selling Physician Practices,” Fredrikson & Byron Health Law Webinar Series, May 9, 2007
• “Electronic Medical Records,” Fredrikson & Byron Health Law Webinar Series, February 14, 2007
• “Revenue Ruling 2004-51: Joint Ventures Between 501(c)(3) and For-Profit Organizations,” American Health Lawyers Association Tax & Finance Practice Group Newsletter, Summer 2004
• “The New, Final HIPAA Privacy Regulations,” Fredrikson & Byron Health Law Seminar, October 2002
• “Negotiating a Purchase/Sale Agreement for Non-Public Businesses,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September 10, 2002
• “ERISA Doctor in the House: The Duty to Disclose Physician Incentives to Limit Health Care,” 82 Minnesota Law Review 1631, 1998

Professional Activities

• American Health Lawyers Association, Life Sciences Practice Group, Leadership Committee
• University of Minnesota Joint Degree Program in Law, Health and the Life Sciences, Advisory Board
• University of Minnesota Law School, Adjunct Professor, Health Care Transactions
• University of St. Thomas, MBA in Medical Management, Adjunct Professor, Health Law and Bioethics
• Minnesota State Bar Association, Health Law and Business Law Sections
• American Bar Association, Health Law and Business Law Sections
• Gustavus Adolphus College, Visiting Instructor, “Biomedical Research, Ethics and Law”

Judicial Clerkship

• Honorable Frank J. Magill, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1999-2000

Honors & Distinctions

• Consistently named a Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine
• Recipient of the 2004 Amigos de Latino Economic Development Center Award

Community Involvement

• IFP Minnesota, President and Board Member