Ryan H. Jones

Associate Intellectual Property

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3498

Ryan H. Jones

Overview

Ryan Jones is an IP litigation associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Prior to joining the Firm, Ryan was a mechanical engineer at General Motors. This work gave him extensive experience in electric vehicle systems, hybrid systems, semi-autonomous Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS) and other dynamic control systems. This background also provides him with both a technical understanding of autonomous vehicles and a working knowledge of the legal and regulatory topics associated with them. He is also acquainted with other emerging technology, such as generative artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics.

Mechanical Engineer, General Motors

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Thought Leadership

Note, “Tort Liability, Privacy, and Regulatory Considerations for Level 3 Autonomous Vehicles,” Michigan Technology Law Review, 2024

Co-Author, “A Comparative Look at Various Countries’ Legal Regimes Governing Automated Vehicles,” Michigan Journal of Law and Mobility, 2023

Author, “Potential Solutions to the First Mile/Last Mile Problem,” Michigan Journal of Law and Mobility, 2022

Co-Author, “Development of a Catalytic Converter Cool-Down Model to Investigation Intermittent Engine operation in HEVs,” SAE International Journal of Alternative Powertrains, 2018

Co-Author, “Effect of an Electric Vehicle Mode in a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle,” International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 2016

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2025District of Columbia

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.2024
    Managing Articles Editor, Michigan Technology Law Review
  • University of AlabamaM.S., Mechanical Engineering2016
  • University of AlabamaB.S., Mechanical Engineeringmagna cum laude2014