Profile
Ryan Ghassemi is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Law Clerk for the Hon. Lisa W. Wang at the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Concentrations
- International trade
Capabilities
Experience
- Organizing Fellow, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development, 2018
- Judicial Extern, Hon. John A. Kronstadt, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Judicial Extern, Hon. David O. Carter, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Recognition & Leadership
- Recipient, City of Los Angeles and Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr., "Certificate of Appreciation," 2018
- Recipient, Iranian American Bar Association, Orange County, "Future of the Community Award," 2025
- Treasurer, Iranian American Bar Association, 2022-2023
- National Student Director, Iranian American Bar Association, 2022-2023
- Vice President, National Iranian American Law Student Association, 2022-2023
- Researcher, Gifford’s Law Center, 2022
- Student Teacher, Saturday Academy of Law, 2021-2021
- Intake Volunteer, Afghanistan Support Project, 2021
- Expungement Volunteer, Orange County Clean Slate Clinic, 2021-2022
- Case Monitor, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 2021
Credentials
Education
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J.D., University of California, Irvine School of Law
- Notes Editor, UC Irvine Law Review
- Pro Bono 50-Hour Award
- Clinical Law Student, UCI Law Community and Economic Development Clinic
- B.A., magna cum laude, University of Southern California
Judicial Clerkships
- U.S. Court of International Trade, 2024-2025
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2024-2025
Admissions
- California
- U.S. Court of International Trade
Languages
- Farsi, Conversational