Ryan Ouyang Joins Balfour Beatty US as VP, Legal for U.S. Civils West Operations
Written by Jennifer McLawhorn, Managing Editor
Ryan Ouyang
Courtesy of Balfour Beatty US
DALLAS – Balfour Beatty US has hired Ryan Ouyang for the position of Vice President, Legal for U.S. Civils West operations.
Balfour Beatty says this role is responsible for “the legal affairs of the company’s Civils operations in California, Oregon, and Washington, working in coordination with the U.S. Civils’ General Counsel.” A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Juris Doctorate from University of Notre Dame Law School, Ouyang holds brings with him 15 years of legal and ethics and compliance experience. Previously, he spent seven years as Assistant General Counsel at a multinational infrastructure consulting firm where he “supported project teams and senior management by providing counsel to manage and mitigate risk within the business, with a focus on commercial transaction, litigation, claims management and bankruptcy.”
At a heavy civil general contractor in the Los Angeles area, Ouyang served as Ethics/Compliance Officer and Contracts Manager. In this role, he worked to support the company’s “commercial and government agreements/contracts, claims and litigation, and ensured compliance with both corporate and government regulations and procedures.”
Balfour Beatty vice president, general counsel of U.S. Civils operations, Christine McAnney, said, “We’re excited to welcome Ryan to the team. . . With his extensive experience in industry-specific legal counsel, ethics and compliance and construction, contract and labor law, Ryan will be a major asset to Balfour Beatty’s Civils operations in the West. I look forward to his leadership in supporting our project teammates and future contributions to our legal leadership team.”
About Balfour Beatty US
Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company performs heavy civil, rail and a broad variety of vertical construction. The company is held by Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY), who is a global leader in international infrastructure with interests in Hong Kong, UK and US. Balfour Beatty US is ranked among the top domestic building contractors in the United States by Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit www.balfourbeattyus.com.
