About Ryan Snyder

Ryan Snyder is an associate professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law. His research focuses on administrative law and statutory interpretation. Professor Snyder’s most recent article, Trading Nonenforcement, was published in the Georgia State University Law Review. The article examines how federal agencies use nonenforcement as a bargaining chip—promising not to enforce a legal requirement in exchange for a regulated party’s promise to do something that the law doesn’t require.

Before joining Mizzou Law, Professor Snyder served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Raymond M. Kethledge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He also practiced law as a Bristow Fellow in the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office and as an associate at Jones Day, where he focused on administrative law and appellate litigation. Immediately before joining the faculty, he was a fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center. Professor Snyder graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School, where he received the Hoynes Prize for graduating first in his class.

Areas of Expertise

• Administrative Law
• Constitutional Law
• Statutory Interpretation

Educational Background

• BA, Miami University, 2007
• JD, Notre Dame Law School, 2012