Practice areas

Education

  • Harvard Law School (J.D., 2011); Digest Executive Editor and Article Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology
  • University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Government and Philosophy, 2007), with highest honors; Phi Beta Kappa

Ryan Ward is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s litigation and IP litigation practice groups.

Mr. Ward earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2011.  While in law school, he authored Discovering Facebook: Social Network Subpoenas and the Stored Communications Act, 24 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 563 (2011).  Mr. Ward was also the research and litigation assistant for Professor William W. Fisher on a high profile copyright fair use case.  He earned his B.A. in Government and Philosophy, with highest honors, from the University of Texas at Austin. 

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Publications

Discovering Facebook: Social Network Subpoenas and the Stored Communications Act, 24 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 563 (2011) 

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Bar & Court Admissions

  • 2011, California