Jeremy W. Ryan, a member of Potter Anderson's Executive Committee, is the practice group leader for the firm's General Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on complex bankruptcy issues, including the sale and acquisition of companies in bankruptcy, financing, and litigation, as well as general bankruptcy issues. Jeremy primarily concentrates his practice in the representation of debtors, but also is involved in committee and creditor representations. He is the former chair of the Delaware State Bar Association's Bankruptcy Law Section.
Jeremy works with clients in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing and retail, and guides them through the complexities of maintaining and improving business operations during the bankruptcy process. He regularly counsels debtors and creditors on the sale and acquisition of companies through bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession financing and plans of reorganization as well as general finance, contract and employment matters.
He has been involved in contesting and defending plans of reorganization, valuation issues, assumption and rejection of contracts and leases, reclamation, and other creditor issues. He has also had significant experience in litigating non-bankruptcy issues such as fraud and fiduciary duty claims, telecommunications issues, and contract disputes.
Publications
- National Law Journal, April 30, 2012
- Delaware Business Court Insider, March 7, 2012
- Delaware Business Court Insider, November 9, 2011
- Delaware Business Court Insider, June 22, 2011
News
- June 1, 2023
- November 7, 2022
- September 7, 2022
- August 18, 2022
- June 1, 2022
- January 20, 2022
- September 30, 2021
- August 19, 2021
- August 1, 2021
- May 24, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- March 29, 2021
- October 2, 2020
- August 31, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- November 5, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- July 29, 2019
- June 6, 2019
- April 25, 2019
- August 15, 2018
- May 3, 2018
Events & Speaking Engagements
- February 10, 2022
- November 2, 2017
Education
University of Pittsburgh, J.D., cum laude, 1997; Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Commerce
Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., 1994
Bar & Court Admissions
- Delaware, 2001
Pennsylvania, 1997 (inactive)
United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, 1997
United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 2001 - United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2021
Professional Activities and Honors
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring area
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy, most recently in the 2022 edition
Recognized in the inaugural list of Lawdragon's 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2020
Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a Local Litigation Star, 2020 and 2021 editions
Delaware State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association