Ryan Casteix is a partner in the firm’s construction group. He regularly represents local and national clients across the construction industry, including contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, owners, and material suppliers. His litigation practice focuses on design and professional liability, construction defect, breach of contract, and disaster mitigation across a wide variety of projects, including high rise buildings, airports, hospitals, single and multifamily housing, sewer and street improvements, universities, schools, and commercial retail space.
Beyond litigation, his transactional and commercial practice includes contract drafting and negotiation, pre-claim disputes, contractor licensing, collections, and lien claims arising under the Louisiana Private and Public Works Act.
In addition to Ryan’s construction and commercial litigation practices, he also defends general and premise liability matters, most commonly involving commercial and multifamily residential properties.
He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts of Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, as well as all Louisiana State Courts
Ryan joined the firm in 2008, after receiving his J.D. and civil law certificate from Tulane University Law School. He also studied Intercultural Negotiation and Mediation at Institue für Anwaltsrecht of Humbolt University Law School in Berlin, Germany in 2007.
Personal
Ryan is a native and lifelong resident of New Orleans and is the proud father of two sons with his wife, Bre. Ryan is an avid sports fan and enjoys coaching his sons’ baseball, flag football, and soccer teams.
Community Involvement
- New Orleans Mission, Volunteer
- Carrollton Boosters, Volunteer Coach
- New Orleans Magazine, “Top Lawyers”
- 2021-2024 | Construction Law
- Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars”
- 2016 – 2018 | Construction Litigation
- Construction Lawyers Society of America, “Fellow”
- 2017 – 2023
