Ryan Bledsoe is a senior associate in the firm's litigation department. Ryan has a wide-ranging trial practice representing individuals and companies of all sizes. Ryan's experience includes working on numerous cases in both federal and state courts involving a broad range of issues including antitrust, securities, environmental, fiduciary duties, intellectual property, trusts, and contract law. 
 
Representative experiences include:

• Helped clients successfully navigate antitrust litigation in both state and federal courts. Advised numerous clients about antitrust law.
• Relied on the Oregon Securities Law to aid numerous clients recover their retirement assets that were stolen by a broker-dealer.
• Helped clients protect their valuable intellectual property by vigorously pursuing claims for trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and cybersquatting. 
• Obtained summary judgment for a small business owner in two related cases. In the first case, two insurers alleged that the business owner breached contracts and converted clients' property, among other things. After prevailing on summary judgment, Ryan helped the client recover a substantial amount of attorney fees from the two insurers for discovery abuses. In the second case, Ryan helped the client recover all of its damages, including attorney fees incurred in both cases, from its insurer based on the insurer's failure to defend the first action.
• Prevailed in an arbitration involving a Uniform Trade Practices Act claim, which allowed the client to recover his losses and attorney fees.
• Represented a group of companies and their owner in multi-jurisdiction litigation spanning numerous areas of law including environmental, contract, and fiduciary duties.
• Counseled numerous clients about the Oregon Uniform Trust Code.

Ryan is the Chair Elect of the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar's Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section. He is also a member of the Forest Park Conservancy's Board, and he sits on the organization's Executive Committee and is the Board's Secretary.

Ryan also serves on the firm's Managing Board as its associate representative.

Super Lawyers identified Ryan as an Oregon "Rising Star" in its 2010 and 2011 publications.

Ryan earned his J.D. from the Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, where he served as an articles editor and a member of the Managing Board of the Arizona Law Review.

Prior to entering law school, Ryan worked as a financial analyst for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. As an undergraduate, Ryan was selected to the GTE Academic All-America First Team for his accomplishments both on and off the soccer field.

Forest Park Conservancy

Ryan donates his time, energy and professional expertise to the Forest Park Conservancy, the organization which supports responsible stewardship of Portland's much-admired Forest Park through trail maintenance, habitat restoration, education and advocacy. One of the country's largest urban forest reserves, Forest Park includes 5,157 acres of land that have been preserved for the past 60 years by Oregonians.

An avid hiker and runner, Bledsoe is Secretary of the Conservancy's board of directors and spends time every week enjoying the park and the Wildwood Trail. Along with his wife and son, Bledsoe participated in the 2011 Forest Park Conservancy All Trails Challenge, walking approximately 80 miles of trails while raising awareness and funds for the Conservancy.
 

Oregon State Bar Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section

Ryan serves as the Chair-Elect of the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section. The Section provides bar members interested in competition law and trade regulation with opportunities to develop and improve related skills. The Section hosts CLEs, monitors legislation, and keeps members apprised of recent developments in the law.
 

Multnomah Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee

Ryan serves as a member of Multnomah Bar Association's CLE Committee. This committee develops topics and recruits speakers for all CLE seminars presented by the Multnomah Bar Association. CLE classes are designed to address the varied areas of law in which Oregon lawyers practice.
 

Personal Interests

Ryan has enjoyed hiking, backpacking, and climbing in national parks in the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Chile. Closer to home, Ryan enjoys hiking and running on the Wildwood Trail, especially with his wife and son.