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William E. Ryan
Law Offices of Ryan & Ryan
33 North Dearborn Street, Suite 1530
Chicago, IL 60602
Tel:(312) 236-1386 | Fax:(312) 236-2556
Email | www.ryanryanlaw.com

Education:
Xavier University, B.A., 1971, DePaul Law School, J.D., 1975

Practice Areas:
Eminent Domain; Condemnation

Membership:
Illinois State and American Bar Associations

Admissions:
1975, Illinois

Professional Experience:

Bill Ryan has been a partner at Ryan and Ryan since 1980. Mr. Ryan has authored the chapter on inverse condemnation in Eminent Domain, for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He has lectured on eminent domain and tax increment financing redevelopment projects before numerous legal and appraisal organizations.

Mr. Ryan has represented private property owners throughout metropolitan Chicago and the state of Illinois, including Alter Group, ProLogis, Trammell Crow, Hamilton Partners, Hiffman Shaffer, Plote Construction, Meyer Material Co., Hawthorn Realty, Pasquinelli Builders, Town & Country Homes, Bigelow Homes, Corporetum Development Co., J.M.B. Realty, Walsh Higgins, Imperial Realty, Kennedy Homes, Pritzker family, Butler family, Philip Klutznick, Gallagher & Henry, Venator, Plitt Theaters (Chicago Theater), R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Target, Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, McDonalds, National Car Rental, Fifth Third Bank, LaSalle National Bank, Lakeside Bank, IHOP Corp., Home Run Inn, Yum Brands Inc., Bank of America, and Institute for Basic Life Principles.

Mr. Ryan has also acted as municipal counsel for the Village of Rosemont in all of the village's tax increment projects including planning, adoption acquisition and through redevelopment agreements. As municipal counsel, Mr. Ryan has acquired all property for the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont Exposition Center and Rosemont Theater and completed redevelopment agreements for over 3,000,000 square feet of new office development and eight new hotels.