Ryan is a partner at McLeod Law with a practice in corporate and securities law, with a focus in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, divestures, derivatives, private equity and venture capital transactions, and corporate organizations and reorganizations. He also advises clients on environmental regulatory matters, intellectual property licensing, technology, privacy and franchise matters.

Ryan has also developed substantial expertise in blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital asset matters, having acted for numerous businesses and entrepreneurs operating in this growing and evolving industry. Through his practice, he has developed a wide range of industry related experience in this area, including cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoins, mining, DeFi platforms (decentralized financing platforms), NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations).

Ryan has been lead counsel on projects across a broad range of industries and business sectors, including the technology, energy, mining, entertainment, marijuana, land development, banking and fintech, mortgage investment and investment fund sectors. He is often engaged to assist clients with securities and derivatives regulatory and compliance matters, dealer registration, contract negotiation and drafting, corporate governance, organizational structuring and restructuring, acquisitions and divestures, complex deal structuring and environmental compliance. He has advised clients in connection with a variety of transactions, including acquisitions and divestures of private and public businesses, financings and private placements, corporate freezes, amalgamations, reverse takeovers, syndicates, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, shareholder agreements, service agreements and strategic alliances.