Casey Ryan

Practice Areas

Casey is Reed Smith’s global managing partner and Executive Committee chair. In her previous role as global head of legal personnel, Casey led the firm’s compensation, promotion and hiring processes.

A member of the firm's Labor & Employment Group, Casey represents employers in a wide variety of employment-related disputes, including harassment, retaliation, discrimination, wrongful discharge, equal pay and breach of contract litigation.

She has successfully litigated in federal and state courts throughout the United States and has routinely appeared before both federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and various state human relations commissions. She has successfully defended employers in employment class actions and in litigation brought by the EEOC. Casey is an accomplished trial lawyer who has secured defense verdicts in federal court jury trials and has extensive trial experience in the arbitration context.

Casey advises on issues of hiring, disciplining and firing in both unionized and non-unionized workplaces. She authors employment policies, executive contracts, separation agreements and employee handbooks. She has conducted numerous internal investigations into matters including fraud, embezzlement, theft, discrimination and harassment. She also trains human resource professionals on conducting internal investigations.

Casey routinely represents colleges and universities on employment issues.