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Ryan McCarthy focuses his practice on defending medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies in all phases of product liability litigation. He has wide-ranging civil litigation experience, representing clients across industries such as medical device and pharmaceuticals, toxic torts, sports equipment manufacturing, industrial equipment, heavy machinery, and automotive and recreational vehicles. Through his experience defending clients in complex and high-profile product-liability litigation, Ryan has developed a focus on the application of federal preemption and other legal doctrines to FDA-regulated cases.

Ryan’s practice involves overseeing and assisting all phases of litigation, from discovery to dispositive motion practice, through trial. He has represented leading manufacturers of medical devices and drugs in state and federal courts across the country, striving to resolve disputes efficiently and effectively. Ryan is also committed to serving the legal profession and the community. He is passionate about advancing human rights, diversity, and education.

Concentrations

  • Litigation
  • Products liability and mass torts
  • Investigations
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

主要执业方向

荣誉和领导力

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch"
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Defendants, 2024
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2024
  • Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
  • Advisory Council, Center for Human Rights, American Bar Association, 2023
  • Advisory Committee, Rules of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, Minnesota Supreme Court, 2023
  • Board of Directors, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2023-Present
    • Board Member, Hennepin County Bar Foundation, 2020-Present
  • Associate Member, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, 2019-Present
  • Member, National Native American Bar Association, 2021-Present
    • Young Lawyer Committee, 2021-Present
  • Contributing Editor, Litigation News, ABA Litigation Section 2023-Present
  • Board of Directors, DARTS, 2019-Present
  • Board of Directors, Minnesota Alliance with Youth, 2018-Present
  • Member, Warren Burger Inns of Court, 2018-Present
  • Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2020
  • Chair of New Lawyers Section, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2018-2019
  • Executive Council Member, Minnesota State Bar Association Executive Council, 2018-2019
  • Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline College of Law, 2018-2020

资历

教育
  • J.D., magna cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law
  • B.A., Hamline University
获准执业地区
  • Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota