Ryan York concentrates on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law for public and private clients. He has helped clients raise more than $2 billion in matters including debt and equity offerings, venture capital financings and public securities offerings, and regularly assists in the formation, governance and structuring of business entities. Ryan is a frequent speaker on venture financing, startups and emerging business, securities law and regulation, securities market rules, and corporate governance issues.
Ryan represents clients such as wireless communications, gaming, bioinformatics, financial institutions, manufacturers and emerging businesses.
Practice Highlights- Public and private securities offerings for U.S. and Canadian issuers, including debt and equity offerings under the Securities Exchange Act and venture capital financings for emerging companies
- Public company Securities Exchange Act compliance for a wide range of businesses, including financial institutions, mining, technology, biotechnology, wineries and manufacturing
- "Going private" transactions under the Securities Exchange Act
- Domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, acting for acquiring and target companies in both friendly deals and hostile takeovers
- Formation, governance and structuring of business entities
- General business issues and commercial transactions