Patrick M. Ryan Named Fellow Of Litigation Counsel Of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Francisco attorney Patrick M. Ryan, of the law firm Bartko Pavia LLP, has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Patrick is one of the most highly regarded Commercial & IP trial lawyers in the United States. He handles cases throughout the country, involving a cross section of complex commercial litigation, antitrust, trade secrets, intellectual property, class action, false advertising, and constitutional matters.

Over the last 25 years, Patrick has successfully litigated numerous matters on both the plaintiff and defense side for major corporate clients across a wide range of industries. Before joining Bartko, he was a partner at major global law firms, where he handled high-stakes commercial litigation and antitrust matters. Patrick also maintains an extensive antitrust counseling practice, drawing on his deep experience in antitrust, intellectual property, and complex technical disputes to develop practical, strategic solutions for clients' most challenging legal and business issues.

Patrick is known for simplifying complex legal issues and delivering results in high-stakes litigation. He has served as lead counsel in major antitrust matters on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Most recently, he secured a $222.7 million jury verdict in Zest Labs v. Walmart (2025), the largest jury verdict in Arkansas history. He also obtained an $845 million trade secrets judgment for ASML, which was recognized by the National Law Journal as the third-largest verdict in the nation.

His recent accolades include multiple recognitions by the Daily Journal, including three consecutive selections as a Leading Commercial Litigator (2024–2026), as well as honors as a Top Antitrust Lawyer, Top 100 California Lawyer, and Top Intellectual Property Lawyer. He was also recognized as Litigator of the Week – Runner-Up by Law.com and was named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers list in 2025 and 2026.

The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation. The LCA is aggressively diverse in its composition. Established as a trial and appellate lawyer honorary society reflecting the American bar in the twenty-first century, the LCA represents the best in law among its membership. The number of Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively, with recognition of excellence in litigation across all segments of the bar. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level, or are independent practitioners with recognized experience and accomplishment. In addition, the LCA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy, professionalism and ethical standards among its Fellows.