Ryan E.

Johnson

Position: Partner
Office: Baton Rouge

Ryan Johnson is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the firm’s board of directors. He represents clients in a range of civil, administrative, and regulatory disputes.

Ryan represents clients in courts at the state and federal levels in a wide range of litigation matters, including a variety of commercial disputes. He also litigates matters before Louisiana administrative agencies and boards, and before arbitration tribunals.

Ryan has represented clients in state law "blue sky" securities claims, as well as securities brokers and brokerage houses in claims for unfair trade practices and breach of contract. He also routinely represents clients in intellectual property matters, including claims for trademark and patent infringement and misappropriation of patent rights. He also advises clients regarding creating and using state and federal political action committees.

In the area of complex litigation and products liability, Ryan has represented a number of RV manufacturers in a multi-district litigation proceeding involving more than 5,000 individual lawsuits arising from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In that litigation, he was appointed by the court as liaison counsel for a large group of defendants.

In addition, Ryan represented manufacturers in other types of product liability claims related to pipeline equipment. He has also litigated various aspects of Louisiana estate and probate proceedings.

Ryan has extensive experience in litigating class action lawsuits, including a matter in which he successfully represented a third-party healthcare administrator in a putative class action, which included 250,000 class members, obtaining dismissal of all claims brought against the third-party administrator. His experience also includes representing a national retailer in class action litigation related to expired products. Ryan has also successfully represented one of the nation’s largest RV manufacturers in defeating class certification in a case involving Washington state consumers.

In the construction industry, Ryan has represented general contractors in various disputes with subcontractors, and subcontractors in asserting public and private works act liens. He also represented a construction program manager in a large-scale public works dispute, and clients in real-properties disputes between multiple co-owners. In the area of government contracting, Ryan routinely advises clients on federal contracting issues, SBA size protests, 8(a) contract awards, and bid protests on both the state and federal level. The experience has included filing state bid protests in Louisiana involving various state agencies including the Louisiana Office of Group Benefits and the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. In addition, Ryan has extensive experience in litigation involve breach of implied and express warranty claims brought both under both state and federal law.

Prior to joining Jones Walker, Ryan clerked for Judge Frank J. Polozola, then Chief Judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.