Ryan Watson is a partner at Jones Day in Washington, D.C. He has more than 15 years of experience focusing on appellate litigation and high-stakes cases that challenge regulatory actions. Ryan has successfully argued in the Supreme Court of the United States and also has argued in the U.S. Courts of Appeals and in federal district courts. His cases often involve constitutional law, statutory interpretation, and administrative law. Ryan frequently works on litigation involving federal regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and he also develops creative legal strategies and comment submissions to regulatory agencies. Ryan has handled numerous oral arguments in a challenge to FDA's rule that would require large graphic warnings with disturbing images on cigarette packages. Ryan speaks about the Supreme Court, moots advocates for Supreme Court cases, serves on the Messiah University Law Professionals Council, and previously served as an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School.
