Ryan A.Doringo

Partner

Cleveland + 1.216.586.7273

Ryan Doringo is a litigator and trial lawyer who represents clients from diverse industries in complex commercial disputes in many forums. He has taken cases to trial in state and federal courts, in arbitrations, and in regulatory proceedings. Ryan counsels business clients before and after litigation arises, providing pragmatic advice to both resolve burgeoning disputes and to create effective strategies for when litigation and trial are the only option.

Ryan's broad experience includes representing clients in breach of contract, consumer class action, products liability, antitrust, bankruptcy, and shareholder derivative lawsuits. He has also represented clients involved in government investigations and in litigation brought by regulators, including an action filed by a federal agency in which he served as trial counsel on a team that tried the case to a complete defense verdict. Ryan also has significant experience representing electric utilities in regulatory matters before state public utilities commissions.

Experience

  • FirstEnergy reaches agreement to resolve Department of Justice investigationJones Day represented FirstEnergy Corp., an Akron, Ohio-based public utility holding company, in connection with negotiating a Deferred Prosecution Agreement ("DPA") with the DOJ to resolve the DOJ's investigation into FirstEnergy.
  • Commercial sterilization company defends against multiple personal injury lawsuitsJones Day serves as lead counsel for a commercial sterilization company in multiple personal injury cases.
  • FirstEnergy's subsidiary will emerge from bankruptcy and separate from parentJones Day represented FirstEnergy Corp. and its non-debtor affiliates (FirstEnergy) in connection with the chapter 11 cases commenced on March 31, 2018, by its subsidiary First Energy Solutions, Inc. and certain of its other unregulated subsidiaries in the Northern District of Ohio, which are some of the largest chapter 11 cases to be filed in Ohio in recent memory.
  • FirstEnergy subsidiary completes $300 million private placement of Senior NotesJones Day represented The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, an electric distribution utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., a diversified energy holding company, in connection with its private placement of $300 million of Senior Notes.
  • Weltman wins complete defense verdict in litigation brought by Consumer Financial Protection BureauJones Day client Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA ("Weltman") secured a complete defense verdict in litigation brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB").
  • Molycorp emerges from bankruptcy as Neo Performance MaterialsJones Day advised Molycorp, Inc. in the bankruptcy buyout of the company by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
  • Associated Estates defends challenge to its acquisition by Brookfield Asset ManagementJones Day represented Associated Estates Realty Corporation and its directors in action in Ohio federal court (settled) alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and disclosure violations in the company's cash out merger.
  • FirstEnergy obtains approval for third Electric Security PlanJones Day served as lead counsel for FirstEnergy Corp. before the Ohio Supreme Court, which affirmed a decision by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approving FirstEnergy's Ohio subsidiaries' proposed third Electric Security Plan.
  • Sprint Communications subsidiaries obtain $750 million secured credit facilityJones Day advised wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of Sprint Communications, Inc., a telecommunications company, in connection with a $750 million secured credit facility.
  • Sprint Communications subsidiaries obtain $250 million secured credit facilityJones Day advised wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of Sprint Communications, Inc., a telecommunications company, in connection with a $250 million secured credit facility.
  • Sprint Communications subsidiaries obtain $800 million secured credit facilityJones Day advised wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of Sprint Communications, Inc., a telecommunications company, in connection with an $800 million credit facility.