Ryan J. Whalen has been the General Counsel of EF Hutton since January of 2023, previously serving as Deputy General Counsel – Head of Litigation at EF Hutton since he joined the firm in November of 2021.

Prior to joining EF Hutton, Ryan spent over two decades as a litigator representing clients faced with complex business disputes on a national scale. His experience includes handling securities litigation, financial disputes, corporate governance / director and officer litigation, breaches of fiduciary duty, fraud, professional malpractice, employment law, and whistle-blower claims. Ryan also has experience in the financial services industry representing investment banks, hedge funds, public companies, and investors. Most recently, Ryan was a Partner at Gusrae Kaplan Nusbaum PLLC. Law, and prior to that he was a Partner at Brown & Whalen, P.C.

Ryan holds his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island.