Blog Post 10.20.25
Areas of Focus
Ryan has experience assisting clients in all aspects of compensation, including advising on the design, implementation and administration of companies’ equity and equity-based incentive programs, cash incentive plans, Section 409A compliance and other tax considerations related to executive compensation arrangements. Ryan has worked with a variety of clients, from early-stage startup companies to large public companies.
Representative Experience
- Advised Reservoir Communications Group in advancing a new investment partnership with Chicago-based private equity firm Periscope Equity.
- Provided legal counsel to Softrams in connection with its recent acquisition by premier middle-market technology and advisory services provider, Tria Federal.
- Advised BRANDED in its recent acquisition of digital brand creation pioneer Heyday to form a new company, Essor.
Professional Highlights
- During law school, Ryan was a member of the University of Cincinnati College of Law Law Review, and while in his LL.M. program, he was independently published by the Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law.
Education
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    J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law B.A., Saint Louis University 
Admissions
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    California 
Ryan's Insights
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Alert 01.31.25
IRS Proposes New Rules to Implement the Expanded $1 Million Limit on Deductible Pay for Publicly Held Corporations
New proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code would further limit deductibility of executive compensation paid by a publicly held corporation.
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