Ryan Dean’s practice primarily focuses on government enforcement and investigations. He represents individuals and companies throughout all stages of a government investigation — including civil enforcement actions and criminal proceedings. Assisting clients across a broad range of industries, he has experience with resolving allegations of securities fraud, False Claims Act violations, Anti-Kickback Statute violations, bank fraud, wire fraud, political campaign fraud, money laundering, and criminal and civil federal tax violations.

Ryan previously served as a law clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, and as a judicial extern for a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2018

• United States Tax Court
• United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court, Western District of Texas
• United States Court of Federal Claims

Education

• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Tax LL.M., 2018, cum laude
  
• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2018, cum laude; Associate Managing Editor & Editorial Board Member, International Law Review; Phi Delta Phi; Mock Trial Team, AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 2018
• Pepperdine University Seaver College, B.S., Accounting, 2012