Introduction

Ryan is a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron’s Corporate, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Energy Groups. 

His corporate and securities practice involves assisting clients with a wide range of corporate finance transactions, including all aspects of public and private offerings of securities, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Ryan has significant experience advising publicly-traded companies and their boards on SEC reporting and compliance, corporate governance, strategic acquisitions and financings. Ryan regularly advises clients on entity formation, state corporate and securities law matters, as well as broker/dealer and other FINRA issues. Ryan also has experience working with wind energy and biofuels producers on entity formation, development and financing transactions, as well as compliance and permitting issues.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2003, cum laude
• University of Nebraska, B.J., News-Editorial, 1999, cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2003

Practice Areas

• Corporate
• Corporate Governance & Investigations
• Energy
• Renewable Energy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Securities

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “E-Proxy Rules Now Effective for All Public Companies,” April 2009
• “Smaller Company Reporting Rules: Impact on 2008 Form 10-K and Proxy,” FredNEWS: Corporate & Securities, February 2008, and FredNEWS: Business, April 2008
• “NASDAQ Introduces New Market Structure,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Business Focus Newsletter, November 2006

Honors & Distinctions

• Named a Rising Star, Minnesota Law & Politics magazine, 2009 and 2010
• Minnesota Law Review, Managing Editor 2002-2003, staff member 2001-2002
• Member of 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers National Championship football team