Ryan Saba
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Ryan Donald Saba | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Loyola High School |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego (BA) University of San Diego School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Trial lawyer Civil litigator |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 3 |
Ryan Donald Saba (born 1972) is an American civil litigation and trial lawyer based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] He is a founding partner of the law firm Rosen Saba, LLP.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Saba was born in 1972 and was raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1990. He went on to study at the University of California, San Diego, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology in 1994. Saba received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1997.[5][6] He was admitted to the State Bar of California later that year and has been an active member since 1997.[7]
Career
[edit]Saba began his legal career working alongside attorney James Rosen.[3] In 1999, he joined Rosen in a new practice, and the two eventually co-founded the civil litigation firm Rosen Saba, LLP, where Saba has been a partner for over two decades.[8][3] Based in the Los Angeles area, the firm was recognized in 2016 by the Daily Journal as one of California’s major law firms.[9]
Earlier in his career, Saba also helped establish legal precedent in employment law. He was counsel in Futrell v. Payday California (2010), a California Court of Appeal case that clarified the definition of an “employer” for wage-and-hour claims.[10]
In 2020, Saba secured a $25.6 million jury verdict on behalf of a family in a wrongful death case, which was the largest personal injury verdict in California that year.[3][6] In 2023, he led a team to win a $62 million jury verdict in a federal trial involving a breach of confidentiality and trade secrets, one of the largest verdicts of that year.[11] On the defense side, Saba has achieved defense verdicts in high-stakes trials; for example, in 2020 he successfully defeated a $50 million business lawsuit related to a contract dispute and in 2023 he won a jury trial for a landowner facing over $10 million in claimed damages.[4][3] He is also credited for helping negotiate a $100 million gender-discrimination settlement and defending clients in “bet-the-company” class actions.[11]
In May 2023, USC’s first men’s basketball NIL collective, the 3400 Club which was founded by him, was merged with the multisport collective House of Victory.[12] Saba subsequently joined the group's Alumni Advisory Council as legal advisor and alumni liaison.[13] Following the merger, On3 ranked House of Victory seventh among its "20 most ambitious" collectives.[14]
Saba is an associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. In 2025 he was appointed to the Standing Committee on Discipline of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Saba is married and has three children. He served on the Board of Directors of the United States Youth Volleyball League from 2006 to 2009 and was an honorary board member of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities between 2015 and 2020.[16]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Saba has appeared each year since 2014 in Super Lawyers magazine and, since 2018, in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation, employment law, and personal injury practice.[15] The Daily Journal has listed him among California’s leading plaintiffs-side lawyers every year since 2022.[15][better source needed] He is also featured in the American Lawyer Magazine and America’s Top 100.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/12/03/riot-games-pay-million-female-employees-discrimination-lawsuit-settlement/
- ^ Shanley, Patrick (August 22, 2019). "Riot Games Settles Lawsuit Over Discrimination, Sexual Harassment". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b c d e "Ryan Saba Talks Ethics and Empathy on Both Sides of the V". Lawdragon. September 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ryan Saba". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Top Rated El Segundo, CA Business Litigation Attorney | Ryan Saba | Super Lawyers". SuperLawyers.com.
- ^ a b "Top Plaintiff's Verdict by Dollar". www.sandiego.edu.
- ^ "Ryan Donald Saba # 192370 - Attorney Licensee Search". apps.calbar.ca.gov.
- ^ "Ryan D. Saba". www.dailyjournal.com.
- ^ "Sisterhood Rules" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-02.
- ^ "JOHN FUTRELL v. PAYDAY CALIFORNIA INC (2010)". Findlaw.
- ^ a b "Ryan D. Saba". www.dailyjournal.com.
- ^ "House of Victory Merges with 3400 Club". House of Victory.
- ^ "Executive Board". House of Victory.
- ^ Nakos, Pete (June 29, 2023). "On3's top 20 most ambitious NIL collectives". On3.
- ^ a b c d "Rosen Saba, LLP". chambers.com.
- ^ "Ryan D. Saba".