Christopher
Ryan

Partner
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Overview

Christopher Ryan is a partner in the Finance & Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office. 

Christopher represents various lending clients, including national banks, local and regional banks, publicly traded companies, debt funds, life insurance companies and other lenders in all aspects of real estate finance, with an emphasis on construction lending, syndicated loan transactions, bridge lending, and distressed real estate workouts. His experience includes the financing, foreclosure and restructuring of permanent, construction, acquisition and bridge loans secured by all types of real estate assets, including office, hospitality, retail, condominium, multi-family, industrial and land development projects, mixed-use projects and shopping centers. Christopher has also spent time as in-house counsel for an S&P 500 publicly traded REIT, providing him an insider's perspective on the challenges his clients face.

Credentials
Clerkships

Judicial extern to Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor of the Ohio Supreme Court

Education

J.D., Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, 2013, cum laude

B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2009, with honors

Admissions

California

Memberships

Urban Land Institute (ULI), Young Leaders Program and Mentorship Program

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Young Professionals Steering Committee