Ryan is an Assistant Attorney General in the Vermont Office of the Attorney General’s Public Protection Division. He handles antitrust and consumer protection issues with a focus on technology and data security. Ryan has investigated several local and national security breaches, led multistate investigations, and frequently testifies before the state legislature on issues involving privacy, competition and consumer protection. He worked extensively on Vermont’s Data Broker Regulation laws. Ryan has also worked on telecom issues and patent trolling, among other areas. He is a lecturer on consumer protection law & policy and privacy issues at the University of Vermont and is on the Vermont Governor’s Cybersecurity Advisory Team and the Board of Advisors for the University of Vermont’s Center for Computer Security and Privacy. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Ryan practiced for several years in New York City, working for both corporate defense firms and class action plaintiffs’ firms, where he focused on antitrust complex litigation and commercial litigation, as well as electronic discovery and legal ethics.