Ryan Roberts Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Litigation Associate serving clients in our Consumer Products, Manufacturing & Retail Industry Group.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Ryan is a litigator with three years of experience defending clients in complex litigation matters; primarily in the construction, product liability, casualty defense, toxic tort and commercial litigation practice areas. He has substantial experience as a case managing associate actively directing the day-to-day operations for dozens of cases in state and federal court throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon

•Developing strategies for defending a potentially responsible party from incurring an undue share of liability levied by the EPA under CERCLA for the cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site•Documenting cleanup milestones and drafting status reports of the events for supervisors & the client•Engaging in intensive factual development determining the historical and current industrial activities in Portland Harbor that may have contributed to the contamination of the Willamette River•Drafting memorandums applying legal analyses of precedential CERCLA case law to client activities dating back eighty years ago as they related to expert-sourced scientific data from the present day•Assisting with a 120,000+ document review arising from litigation concerning construction defect during a multi-million-dollar apartment complex sale•Developing memorandums and briefing materials concerning the defendant's overuse of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine for plaintiffs seeking compensation in a U.S.C. Sec. 1983 suit

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

•Advanced the Institute’s goal of decarbonizing Oregon’s energy grid by engaging in legal and policy research at the local, state, and regional levels in response to recent state legislative and executive action•Analyzed the legal authority and extent of the executive orders signed by the Oregon governor, Kate Brown requiring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by state agencies absent direct legislative approval•Drafted legal and policy memoranda addressing the characteristics statutory and regulatory framework of Oregon’s utilities regulation practices, offering impartial assessment and recommendations for future regulation optimizing renewable energy development and installation

Portland, Oregon, United States

•Empowered classmates by educating and assisting in their legal research needs using proven Lexis Advance strategies, tips, and tools to optimize their use of the database•Elevated the Lexis Advance database above other legal databases, like Westlaw and Bloomberg, as the preferred research database for Lewis & Clark Law School using social media and on-campus promotions

Tualatin, Oregon

•Updated Lam’s global sales contract templates to incorporate changes to governing laws, data ownership terms, and business strategies to strengthen the protective clauses for Lam’s propriety technologies•Engaged in substantive strategy collaborations with international legal counsel to address shifting geopolitical climates; analyzed all legal effects on the company’s global marketing and sales initiatives

Greater Seattle Area

•Recognized for contributions made in compiling vital documentation before settlement negotiations in a multi-million-dollar boundary dispute between rival beverage industry distribution companies•Coordinated casework and document production during the pre-trial phase of cases

Wenatchee Washington

• Located and assessed water rights within the Spokane city limits adding $40 million in water right assets to a multi-million-dollar water bank operating in the Columbia River basin• Constructed a feasibility study on the viability to use government water infrastructure to transport private irrigation water for a multi-million-dollar agricultural expansion in northern Washington

Juris Doctor Candidate, Law

Activities and Societies: Lewis & Clark Law Review: Associate Editor Natural Resources Law Association: President Student Angling Law.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science (Political Economy Option), Economics

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon Washington Beta Chapter, Standards Board Senior Marshal, University of Washington Pre-Law.