After years as a Shareholder in one of the world's largest law firms, Ryan founded Chaintegrity, an innovative social entrepreneurship venture seeking to eradicate human trafficking in contractor supply chains. He now serves as Chaintegrity's CEO while also maintaining a sophisticated law practice as a founding partner of Ward & Berry PLLC.

Ryan is an accomplished trial lawyer recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. He has successfully handled significant cases for clients in the national security, technology, and sports/entertainment sectors. In addition to his active litigation practice, Ryan is also a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP). He assists companies in developing and improving their compliance and ethics programs, conducts internal investigations, and provides periodic training to clients on critical compliance topics. Ryan is experienced in handling international disputes and investigations for government contractors and multi-national corporations. His work in this area has been particularly focused on the False Claims Act (FCA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and personal injury claims brought by foreign citizens against U.S. contractors. Ryan has skillfully guided clients through investigations brought by federal agency IGs, Congressional investigations, suspensions and proposed debarments.

Ryan graduated from the Washington & Lee University School of Law. Prior to practicing law, he was a management consultant for the Department of Defense, and earlier served as an active duty military officer. Ryan earned his bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy.

Mr. Sarria represents government contractors in high-stakes contract disputes, bid protests, False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits, and complex civil litigation. He has successfully litigated numerous multi-million-dollar cases for both traditional and non-traditional contractors across a range of industries, including aerospace and defense, nuclear energy, engineering and construction, transportation and logistics, oil and gas, high-tech manufacturing, information technology, and pharmaceuticals. His litigation experience includes matters arising from major weapon system programs, military operations, nuclear energy contracts, and environmental remediation projects.

Leading government contractors also turn to Mr. Sarria to investigate allegations of procurement fraud, prepare mandatory disclosures, and defend against government investigations and audits. In his counseling practice, he advises clients on an array of procurement matters including Buy American Act (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance, intellectual property and data rights, supply chain (section 889, secure software development) and cybersecurity regulations, Other Transaction agreements (OTs), contract terminations, cost allowability and cost accounting, defective pricing, subcontract pricing and flowdowns, commercial items and federal supply schedule contracting, organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs), and business ethics and conduct requirements.

Mr. Sarria also is recognized for his unique experience helping companies identify and mitigate their exposure to civil and tort liability. He has helped clients secure liability protection and indemnification from the government under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act, Public Law 85-804, the Price Anderson Act (PAA), the Defense Base Act (DBA), and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.228-7 (Insurance-Liability to Third Persons).