Ryan Appleby is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Ryan focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and trial advocacy.  He has helped clients navigate disputes in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation in a variety of industries, including automotive, education, energy, entertainment, healthcare, insurance, and technology.  Ryan has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Insurance Law (2023-2024).

Ryan’s representative matters include:

• Representing leading insurer as national coordinating counsel for all sex abuse exposures. This includes representing the insurer in complex litigation involving dozens of insurance policies spanning several decades.
• Representing self-insured university in coverage litigation resulting from dozens of lawsuits filed in state and federal court alleging sexual abuse by university doctor.
• Represented multinational automotive manufacturer in putative class action involving alien tort and RICO claims and successfully secured a complete dismissal following oral argument and published decision. (You v. Japan (N.D. Cal. 2015) 150 F.Supp.3d 1140.)
• Defended leading technology company in data privacy class action alleging violations of Wiretap Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act, and other statutes, and successfully secured rejection of all class claims for statutory damages.
• Represented world-famous musicians and entertainers in variety of litigation and counseling matters involving allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, emotional distress, and wage and hour claims.
• Representing major American retailer in false advertising litigation brought by group of government prosecutors and private attorneys.

Ryan maintains an active pro bono practice, including assisting in litigation challenging the rescission of the DACA program and in the Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Response.  He has also worked on a variety of immigration, veteran, and criminal justice cases.

Ryan received his law degree from the University of Southern California, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, served as the executive notes editor on the Southern California Law Review, and was a member of the Post-Conviction Justice Project.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Pepperdine University.  His publications include, “Proposition 9, Marsy’s Law: An Ill-Suited Ballot Initiative and the (Predictably) Unsatisfactory Results,” 86 S. Cal. L. Rev. 321 (2013).

Ryan is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.