Ryan R. Bradley is a distinguished and highly-rated attorney at Heyl Royster, serving clients from the firm’s Champaign office and throughout Central Illinois. With nearly two decades of legal experience, Mr. Bradley focuses his practice on the complex interplay of Business and Financial Litigation, strategic Commercial Transactions, and sophisticated Wealth and Succession Planning.
As an entrepreneur and former business owner, he brings an uncommon depth of knowledge and a pragmatic approach to every case, advising businesses, individuals, and institutions to anticipate problems and find effective solutions. Mr. Bradley has been a pivotal player in multi-million-dollar transactions and a tenacious advocate in both the boardroom and the courtroom.
Practice Areas
Mr. Bradley handles a diverse caseload, specializing in areas critical to businesses and high-net-worth individuals:
- Business & Commercial Litigation: Complex contract disputes, shareholder litigation, consumer fraud defense, and securities litigation.
- Business Organizations & Transactions: Advising companies from formation to exit, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, and complex structuring.
- Real Estate & Agricultural Law (Agribusiness): Handling transactions and disputes related to real estate, land use, and the agricultural industry.
- Estate Planning, Wealth & Succession Planning: Comprehensive planning for wealth preservation and business continuity for individuals and entrepreneurs.
- Venture Capital & Startups: Providing counsel to financial institutions, venture capital funds, and early-stage companies.
- Civil Litigation & Torts: Representing clients in matters involving professional liability, medical malpractice, products liability, and general civil litigation.
- Mediation Services & Alternative Dispute Resolution: Utilizing negotiation and arbitration to achieve favorable settlements.
Experience, Results, and Approach
Mr. Bradley has extensive experience litigating in state and federal courts across the United States. He has successfully argued before the Illinois State Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His litigation practice includes matters before the Multidistrict Litigation Panel (MDL) and national class actions.
Notable Results:
- Conflict Resolution: Highly skilled in achieving negotiated resolutions, Mr. Bradley has successfully settled multiple seven-figure cases through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
- Defense Verdict: Successfully obtained a defense verdict for a jailor in an Illinois State Law Battery claim brought by the family of a former inmate (McGee v. Macon County Sheriff's Dept, et al).
- Transactional Counsel: Served as a trusted advisor, guiding numerous businesses through all stages, from initial formation to major multi-million-dollar transactions and successful exits.
Mr. Bradley’s philosophy is to take an assertive yet balanced approach, focusing on early problem identification to avoid litigation wherever possible, while being fully prepared to take a case to verdict when necessary.
