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Ryan A. Kane, Partner

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group

Ryan Kane represents clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes, including antitrust litigation, securities litigation, insurance and reinsurance matters, and internal investigations.

Ryan currently is representing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Signature Bank in several matters arising from the failure of Signature Bank. Ryan also is representing Commerzbank AG, Pacific Life Insurance Co., and other institutional investors in hundreds of millions of dollars of claims concerning structured products arising out of the Financial Crisis. Ryan also has represented clients in complex antitrust matters, including his current representation of Hildene Capital Management and a putative class of plaintiffs in antitrust claims against Factset Research Systems Inc., Inc. and other defendants in connection with the financial instruments identifier use market.

Ryan has served as an expert on New York and U.S. law in foreign legal proceedings, including providing expert reports and testimony, before courts in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.

EDUCATION

  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • J.D. - 2002
    • Honors: cum laude
  • Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
    • B.A. - 1999
    • Honors: summa cum laude
    • Major: History
    • Major: Philosophy

Admissions

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • United States District Court Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court District of New Jersey
  • United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York
  • United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Fixed Income & Structured Products
  • Insurance & Reinsurance Litigation
  • White Collar Litigation & Investigations

ILLUSTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Representations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Signature Bank in several matters arising out of the failure of Signature Bank.
  • Representation of Vulpes Testudo Fund and Vulpes Innovative Technologies Investments Company in fraud, breach of fiduciary, and related claims in connection with their investment in Blue Ocean Technologies.
  • Representation of bondholder petitioners in an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding brought against Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
  • Representation of The Topps Company, Inc. in a successful motion to dismiss a class action concerning the labels for certain of its sports trading cards.
  • Representation of Hildene Capital Management and a putative class in an antitrust class action against the American Bankers Association, FactSet Research Systems and S&P Global for engaging in anticompetitive conduct in the market for the use of CUSIP numbers, a financial identifier for financial instruments.
  • Representation of London Market Insurers in claims against Honeywell International, Inc. regarding breach of Honeywell’s obligations to provide asbestos claims data in connection with the settlement of underlying insurance coverage dispute.
  • Representation of Commerzbank AG in five lawsuits against trustees covering over 200 RMBS trusts.
  • Representation of Pacific Life Insurance Company in RMBS litigation against Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of America, and U.S. Bank.
  • Representation of Fir Tree Partners, Inc. and affiliated entities in a lawsuit against HSBC Bank USA for breach of its duties as trustee for RMBS trusts.
  • Representation of a company in successful pre-litigation resolution of dispute in connection with the sale of a major professional sports team.
  • Representation of Western & Southern Life Insurance and its affiliates in cases against sponsors, underwriters, and trustees of RMBS.
  • Representation of Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts in civil antitrust class action alleging collusion among private equity firms in connection with leveraged buyouts.

Awards and Recognition

  • Awarded Commitment to Justice Team Award by in Motion, a non-profit organization offering free legal services to disadvantaged women.

  • Formerly with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (2002-2013)