Ryan Brady
Biography
Overview
Ryan is a partner in our Global International Trade group and is a member of the Firm's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Reviews & US National Security/CFIUS practice.
A former government official, Ryan most recently served as Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where his responsibilities included managing significant oversight and investigations matters and providing legal and strategic counsel on a wide variety of issues pertaining to international affairs (including CFIUS), enforcement and intelligence (including sanctions and AML), and other matters. Ryan also previously held other senior-level positions in the federal government, including Associate Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel's Office and Executive Secretary at the Treasury Department.
Earlier in his career, Ryan was an associate at White & Case, where his practice focused on government and internal investigations, corporate compliance matters, and complex civil litigation. His experience includes representation of domestic and foreign clients in matters involving allegations of corruption, money laundering, and fraud.
Immediately following graduation from law school, Ryan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Claude M. Hilton of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Ryan has been recognized as a "Rising Star" for CFIUS in the Legal 500 and named to the "40 Under 40" list for foreign investment control in the Global Competition Review.
Experience
"High Stakes, Time Sensitive Decisions: The Biggest 'What Ifs' Affecting the Fate of Short, Medium and Long Term Transactions", April 25, 2025: National Conference on CFIUS, American Conference Institute, Washington, DC (panelist)
"CFIUS and Non-Notified Transactions", March 12, 2025: Strafford (speaker)
"Navigating the Shifting CFIUS Landscape: New CFIUS Guidance Ends the Use of Springing Rights for Mandatory Filings and Other Recent Developments", July 25, 2023: Strafford (speaker)
"Getting CFIUS Approval for Investments From and Deals With Foreign Businesses", January 19, 2023: Strafford (speaker)
"CFIUS and Non-Notified Transactions", November 17, 2021: Strafford (speaker)
Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective, White & Case, 2025
Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective, White & Case, 2024
Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective, White & Case, 2023
Foreign direct investment reviews 2021: A global perspective, White & Case, 2021
Foreign direct investment reviews 2020: A global perspective, White & Case, 2020
Featured in Global Competition Review's 2023 FIC 40 under 40 survey of CFIUS practitioners.
Rising Star by Legal 500 US – International Trade: CFIUS, 2023