Ryan T. Nelson

Ryan Nelson represents clients in complex litigation, including trade secrets matters, nationwide tort litigation, and class actions. He has experience in federal and state courts at all stages of litigation from discovery through post-trial advocacy.

Ryan has represented global companies in the metals, coatings, and food and beverage industries in high-stakes litigation across the country. He has assisted clients in navigating expedited trade secrets and preliminary injunction matters as well as nationwide products liability and public nuisance litigations. Ryan has also represented an international metals company and its executives in a securities class action and insider trading matter. Ryan has experience formulating legal strategy, developing key facts, drafting dispositive and other motions, working with experts, and handling appeals.

Ryan is active in the Firm's pro bono Border Project, representing a client with an asylum claim. Ryan is also a member of the Emerging Leaders Council for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and previously served as an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law co-teaching a constitutional law class focusing on the First Amendment religion clauses.