Ryan Spengler

Associate

Phone: +1 215 979 1544
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA

Ryan Spengler practices in the area of business reorganization and financial restructuring. Ryan represents a variety of bankruptcy-related parties, including creditors, trustees, insurance companies, and other individuals and entities in Chapter 7, 11, and 13, as well as Subchapter V cases. Ryan’s work often lies at the intersection of bankruptcy and commercial foreclosures, workouts, and other bankruptcy alternatives. Ryan recently published articles in The Legal Intelligencer and Law360 focusing on developments in cannabis and bankruptcy law, and participated in a webinar series hosted by the firm’s Cannabis Industry Group.

Prior to joining Duane Morris, Ryan served as law clerk to the Hon. Jerrold N. Poslusny, Jr. of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Ryan is a 2022 graduate of Rutgers Law School, where he was business editor of the Business Law Review. Ryan graduated from Villanova University in 2018.

Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy
Commercial Transactions and Litigation
Banking
Cannabis

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Education

Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2022
Villanova University, B.S., 2018

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2023-present
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Jerrold N. Poslusny, Jr., 2022-2023

Professional Activities

Philadelphia Bar Association, Member
Young Lawyer Division, Executive Committee Member
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member

Civic and Charitable Activities

Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation
Canine Partners for Life (CPL)

Selected Publications

Co-author, “What Rescheduling Could Mean For Cannabis Bankruptcies,” The Temple 10-Q, July 15, 2024
Quoted, "Marijuana Bankruptcy Reform Could be Inching Closer for US Operators," MJBizDaily, April 29, 2024
Co-author, "What Rescheduling Could Mean For Cannabis Bankruptcies," Law360, March 27, 2024
Co-author, "Will Bankruptcy Relief Reach Struggling Cannabis Businesses?" Cannabis Business Times, March 18, 2024
Co-author, "Mere Presence of Cannabis Near a Bankruptcy Case Does Not Automatically Preclude Relief," The Legal Intelligencer, February 2, 2024
Co-author, "Bankruptcy Court Sides With Cannabis Business (Twice) in Reorg Plan," The Legal Intelligencer, November 2, 2023

Selected Speaking Engagements

Presenter, "Mainstreaming Cannabis: Bankruptcy, Receiverships and Reorganization," Duane Morris Cannabis Webinar, February 7, 2024