Ryan Malhan focuses his practice on litigating employment matters, including individual discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims as well as wage and hour collective, representative, and class actions. He has successfully compelled arbitration, assisted in advancing high-stakes litigation, and negotiated favorable outcomes of single-plaintiff matters. In addition to his litigation practice, Ryan provides tailored and proactive advice on day-to-day employee relations and human resources issues, conducts internal investigations, and counsels clients on termination decisions and disciplinary and performance issues.
While in law school, Ryan served as a judicial extern to Senior District Judge Susan Illston of the US District Court for the Northern District of California. He also served as the executive diversity, equity, and inclusion editor for the University of California Law Journal and vice president of the Sikh Law Students Association.