Patrick M. Ryan Earns Repeat Recognition as 2025 Top 100 Lawyer

Bartko Pavia is proud to announce that Patrick M. Ryan, Co-Managing Partner and Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice, has been named once again to the prestigious Top 100 Lawyers list by the Daily Journal.

This recognition highlights Patrick’s reputation as a thought leader known for defying conventional strategies. Reflecting on what drives him he says, "I love taking the hardcases, the ones that other lawyers think are unwinnable, because that makes winning all the sweeter."

Patrick has over two decades of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex antitrust, IP, trade secret, and commercial litigation across industries including healthcare, technology, and manufacturing. Most recently, Patrick obtained a $222M milestone verdict on behalf of client Zest Labs, Inc. against Walmart, which is considered among the largest trade secret verdicts in the state of Arkansas. The verdict has received wide media coverage, including a feature in ALM’s “Litigator of the Week” as the top runner-up. 

Patrick has established himself as a trailblazer in the legal industry, known for simplifying complex legal issues and delivering outstanding results in high stakes litigation.

Read the full 2025 Daily Journal Top 100 Lawyers article (PDF) here.