Ryan Blanch is the founder and Managing Partner of The Blanch Law Firm. His team's skill in defending clients in all manner of criminal charges and government probes has helped make Mr. Blanch and the Firm highly sought-after throughout New York and the business community. The New York Times, The NY Post, FOX News Live, The Wall Street Journal, Slate Magazine and the BBC have chronicled Mr. Blanch’s cases and sought him out for his insight into legal matters.

Legal Background

While in law school, Mr. Blanch worked as an intern with both the Los Angeles and San Francisco District Attorneys’ Offices, where his passion for criminal law ignited. He prosecuted hundreds of felonies at probable cause hearings in criminal court under the supervision of the District Attorney’s Office. Upon graduation, he began his legal career working as an attorney at the New York office of a large, nationally recognized law firm. He and his legal team have since defended over a thousand clients from numerous charges and investigations while maintaining a low-volume practice that allows for maximum attention to each client's matter.

Areas of Practice

• Investment Fraud
• Securities Crimes
• Computer Crimes
• Antitrust Crimes
• Conspiracy
• Money Laundering
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Tax Evasion
• White Collar Crimes
• Organized Crime
• Bank Fraud
• Embezzlement
• Insurance Fraud
• Medicare/Medicaid
• Financial Crimes

Education

Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1999, Juris Doctorate

• Honors: Member, Outstanding Service Award
• Honors: Criminal Law Moot Court National Champion
• Honors: Best Speaker and Best Brief
• Honors: Awarded for Superb Dedication
• Law Review, Member
• Law Review: Son of Sam Laws, Winner for Article Submission

University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1995, B.A.

• Honors: Dean's List
• Honors: Rowing Crew
• Honors: With Honors
• Honors: Daily Bruin Op-Ed Journalist
• Major: English

Published Works

• Model Brief Regarding Constitutional Standing and Ripeness, 15 PACENVLR 913, 1998
• UCLA columnist for article regarding drug program

Public Speaking & Press Engagements

• Extension of Fourth Amendment Rights to Dwellings of Homeless, Washington, D.C., 1999
• 
  
• FOX NEWS LIVE: Duke Rape Case: Legal Commentator
• 
  
• BBC Live News: Daimler Chrysler Bribery Case (FCPA) Legal Commentator
• 
  
• FOX NEWS LIVE: Natalie Halloway Investigation, Legal Commentator
• 
  
• Slate Magazine: IMF Case-- Strauss-Kahn
• 
  
• Reuters Strauss-Kahn IMF Indictment and Bail Strategy

Honors and Awards

Top 100 Trial Lawyers by special invitation of the National Trial Lawyers' Association
10.0 "Superb" AVVO Rated

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Defenders Association - Member
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
• New York State Bar Association - Member
• New York City Lawyers Association - Member
• New York County Bar Association - Member