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Andria Lure Ryan

Attorney at Law and Deputy General Counsel
Co-Chair Hospitality Practice Group

Fisher & Phillips LLP

Andria Ryan is a partner in the Atlanta office of Fisher Phillips LLP. She serves as the co-chair of the firm's Hospitality Industry Practice Group. She spends much of her time counseling employers in day-to-day employment and labor decisions and educating employers about prevention and practical solutions to workplace problems. A significant part of her practice is training Human Resources professionals, managers and in-house counsel about best practices and risk avoidance strategies, how to avoid and respond to harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims.

In 2005, Ms. Ryan served as Chair of the State Bar of Georgia’s Labor and Employment Law Section. Ms. Ryan has served as a guest lecturer at the Hospitality Programs at Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University. She has been honored by the Colorado, South Carolina and Washington Hospitality Associations for her contributions to those organizations. In 2023, Ms. Ryan was awarded the Anthony Marshall Hospitality Lawyer of the Year award. She is a frequent speaker to hospitality organizations and has authored numerous articles on employment law topics. Ms. Ryan is "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

In 2023 Ms. Ryan was recognized as Volunteer of the Year by the Atlanta Pro Bono Partnership Association.

Barry Shuster

Executive Editor, RestaurantOwner Insights

Former editor of Restaurant Startup & Growth magazine for two decades, Barry Shuster is now responsible for RestaurantOwner.com Insights, our members-only digital bimonthly restaurant management publication.

Barry began his journalism career covering the Salinas Valley agricultural and food industry after graduating UC-Davis with a degree in English-Writing. He went on to earn an MBA (Pepperdine University) and J.D. (North Carolina Central University), and is admitted to appear before all North Carolina state and U.S. district courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Barry is past interim chair and associate professor of hospitality finance and hospitality law in the Department of Hospitality & Tourism Administration at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Business, where he is currently clinical professor of business law and ethics and RJR Nabisco Endowed Distinguished Fellow.

Barry has earned the AHLEI Certified Hospitality Educator designation, is a trustee of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association Hospitality Education Foundation, and volunteers as a ProStart judge. He is a co-editor and contributor to the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association Guide to Hospitality Law and co-editor of the National Restaurant Association’s Uniform System of Accounts, Eighth Edition.