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Frank Ryan

Global Chair and Co-CEO, Dla Piper

Search every verified Frank Ryan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Frank Ryan, Global Chair and Co-CEO of DLA Piper, discussed leadership, resilience, and his personal background in a March 2025 podcast appearance. He described his journey from a childhood in Phoenix and wrestling at Syracuse University to leading a law firm he characterized as one of the world's largest. Ryan emphasized the value of mental toughness, citing figures such as Anwar Sadat and Viktor Frankl, and said that at the end of his life he would want to be remembered as "just a good person." In an October 2024 address to the Black Student Athlete Summit, Ryan spoke about the transferability of athletic skills to legal careers. He noted that athletes are accustomed to focusing on their weaknesses and being around greatness, and he encouraged students to view those traits as "super powers." Ryan also highlighted DLA Piper's Legal Elite Athletic Pipeline Scholarship Program, which he founded to support student athletes pursuing legal careers. In a 2022 interview, he discussed the firm's shift to a "high performance flexible workplace" following the pandemic and expressed openness to returning to legal practice after his leadership terms.

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