Ryan is a business attorney with significant experience advising private equity, family offices, private and public businesses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, general commercial transactions, contract negotiations, and debt and equity financing matters.
Ryan routinely acts in an outside general counsel role providing day-to-day business counseling on commercial and contract matters.
Ryan is also a member of the Cannabis Industry Group and regularly advises cannabis businesses and cannabis applicants on corporate matters in the ever-changing area of cannabis law.
Representative Experience
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Represented California cannabis company The Parent Co. its acquisition of dispensary and delivery company Coastal Holding Company for stock consideration.
- Represented multi-state cannabis operators on equity and debt structures.
- Represented cannabis applicants in various states in connection with their formation, management, equity and debt structures.
- Represented private investment fund that focuses on investing in BIPOC owned cannabis businesses.
- Represented Werner Co. in its acquisition of Daws Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of truck boxes that included cross-border elements.
- Represented Werner Co. in its acquisition of Daws Manufacturing from the Daws family. Daws is a leading manufacturer of truck boxes and integrates well with Werner's global manufacture of access products, storage systems, fall protection, ladders, and light-duty construction equipment.
