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Ryan Kemrite

Associate
Dallas
About

Ryan Kemrite focuses his practice on artificial intelligence, data analytics, and technology-driven legal matters, drawing on his prior experience as a trial lawyer to help clients address complex technical and business issues.

Ryan's litigation background gives him a practical understanding of how data is collected, analyzed, challenged, and communicated. He uses that perspective to help clients evaluate legal risk, translate technical information into clear business terms, and make informed decisions involving AI and other emerging technologies.

Before practicing law, Ryan worked as a forensic accountant, developing financial models and analyzing complex business and family disputes. This combination of legal, financial, and analytical experience allows him to examine matters from multiple angles and communicate effectively with legal, business, and technical stakeholders.

Areas of FocusArtificial Intelligence and Data AnalyticsRegulatory and Government AffairsCorporateEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalTechnologyPrivate EquityMergers and Acquisitions
Bar admissionsTexas
CourtsUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Education

  • J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law, 2022
    magna cum laude

  • M.B.A., Liberty University, 2018
  • B.A., Finance, Liberty University, 2016
  • B.A., International Business, Liberty University, 2016

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented large food manufacturer in arbitration related to construction of a nine-figure food processing facility
  • Trial counsel for defendant in defamation case involving celebrity individual
  • Represented private equity company in multi-state litigation involving its medical operating subsidiaries

Publications and media

  • Author, "Misappropriating the Misappropriation Theory: How the Shadow Insider Theory Allows the SEC to Use Rule 10b5 2 to Impermissibly Expand Its Own Enforcement Power," Securities Regulation Law Journal, Winter 2025
  • Co-author, "Energy Contracts for the Next 100 Years," 19 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 2, 2024

Clerk Experience

  • Clerk for the Honorable David Counts of the Western District of Texas, Midland/Odessa and Pecos Divisions

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Ryan practiced as a trial lawyer, representing clients in complex commercial disputes. He previously served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge David Counts in the Western District of Texas and worked as a forensic accountant, conducting financial modeling and analysis in high-value family and complex business disputes.

Connect

Phone

+1 214 743 4546
(Work, Dallas)
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