Ryan W. Rutledge is a counsel in O’Melveny’s Newport Beach office and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice. His practice focuses on the litigation and arbitration of a broad range of employment and labor disputes, including claims involving employment discrimination and wrongful discharge claims, wage and hour class actions, employment contract and union disputes, trade secret misappropriation and non-competition agreements, and mass layoffs. Ryan focuses on drafting briefs at the appellate and trial levels. Ryan frequently represents employers in the fields of entertainment and technology, and has represented employers in a variety of industries including airline, automotive, banking, construction, education, hospitality, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, media, private equity, professional services, retail, and utilities.