Waller

Ryan Cochran leads Waller's Finance & Restructuring practice. In his role as Practice Group Leader, Ryan oversees strategic initiatives, including client service and case management for the firm's Finance & Restructuring practice. Ryan has substantial experience representing creditors and debtors in commercial law matters, workouts, corporate reorganizations, and bankruptcy litigation. Ryan's clients include lenders, indenture trustees, and other creditors and debtors. He has experience working on insolvency and receivership proceedings involving municipalities, healthcare facilities, utilities, real estate ventures, and other businesses. Utilizing both his transactional and litigation experience, Ryan helps clients navigate through the complexities caused by financially distressed parties and projects, both in the structuring of corporate and credit transactions and in connection with bankruptcy proceedings.

Ryan takes a sincere interest in understanding his clients' businesses, and in learning what makes them successful and profitable.

Bar Admissions

Tennessee
Alabama

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 2000
B.S., Auburn University, 1997