Anna K. Ryon

Anna K. Ryon joined Cohen Milstein as an Associate in 2008 and is a member of the Securities and Employee Benefits groups.

Ms. Ryon’s current work includes securities cases against Fannie Mae, Inphonic, and Allied Capital and ERISA cases against BellSouth and AT&T.

During law school, Ms. Ryon worked as a law clerk for Roxanne Conlin & Associates, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Comes v. Microsoft, a class action antitrust suit resulting in a $180 million settlement providing unprecedented cash rebates to purchasers of Microsoft products. Ms. Ryon also volunteered during law school at the Legal Hotline for Older Iowans, providing free legal advice on consumer law questions. In November 2007, Ms. Ryon gave a presentation on exotic mortgages at the National Consumer Law Center’s 16th Annual Consumer Litigation Conference, marking the first time a student was invited to give a presentation at that conference.

Ms. Ryon holds a B.A. with honors in French from Grinnell College and an M.A. in French literature from the University of Virginia. She earned a J.D. with high honors and a Public Service Certificate from Drake University, where she was Note Editor of the Drake Law Review. Ms. Ryon participated in the Iowa Supreme Court Day Moot Court Competition, in which she won the Gene M. Blackburn Award for Best Brief and was one of four finalists to argue before the Iowa Supreme Court. She was also selected as the 2007-2008 Iowa Supreme Court Scholar, co-authoring a scholarly article with Iowa Supreme Court Justice Brent Appel. In 2008, Drake awarded her the National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Law Student Award for contributing to the advancement of women in society and promoting women's issues in the legal profession. Before attending law school, Ms. Ryon taught French, Spanish, and English as a Second Language in public schools in Virginia, and taught high school English in France.

Ms. Ryon is admitted to practice in the State of Maryland.

aryon@cohenmilstein.com