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Ryan S. Appleby

Ryan
Appleby

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

rappleby@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 213.229.7353

FAX:+1 213.229.6353

Los Angeles

333 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197 USA

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PRACTICE

Litigation Class Actions Crisis Management FDA and Health Care Insurance and Reinsurance Law Firm Defense Media, Entertainment and Technology Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Ryan Appleby is a litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where his practice focuses on complex litigation in the trial courts and on appeal.  Mr. Appleby has represented a broad range of companies, employers, executives, and individuals in state and federal court, trial, arbitration, and mediation.  His litigation and counseling experiences includes work in the automotive, education, entertainment, insurance, legal, retail, and technology industries.  Mr. Appleby also has extensive experience in white collar defense and investigation matters.

Mr. Appleby’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.

Mr. Appleby also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing immigration clients in removal proceedings both in the immigration courts and on appeal and assisting in litigation challenging the rescission of the DACA program.

Mr. Appleby 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.  Mr. Appleby’s publications include, “Proposition 9, Marsy’s Law: An Ill-Suited Ballot Initiative and the (Predictably) Unsatisfactory Results,” 86 S. Cal. L. Rev. 321 (2013)

Mr. Appleby 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.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California - 2013 Juris Doctor

Pepperdine University - 2010 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - January 27, 2017 | U.S. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review: 2017
Client Alert - January 8, 2014 | 2013 Year-End False Claims Act Update
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