Ryan Lynch represents clients across all aspects of life as a public company. He advises companies, boards of directors, and senior management across industries on strategic corporate transactions, including:

  • Mergers and acquisitions involving public and private targets
  • SPAC business combinations
  • Initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on equity offerings
  • Debt offerings
  • Post-transaction corporate governance, periodic reporting, and public company compliance

Ryan has particular experience representing foreign private issuers (FPIs) in cross-border M&A and accessing the US capital markets.

A versatile corporate lawyer, Ryan forges long-term relationships with clients to advance their business objectives and drive transformative transactions to successful close.

Ryan currently serves on the firm’s Recruiting Committee and formerly served on the firm’s Associates Committee and Pro Bono Committee.

Ryan’s representative experience includes:

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Global Infrastructure Partners in its US$3.3 billion sale of its controlling interest in EnLink Midstream
  • Enagás in its US $1.1 billion sale of interests in Tallgrass Energy
  • Enerplus Corporation in its US$11 billion merger with Chord Energy
  • Chesapeake Energy in its US$24 billion merger with Southwestern Energy Company
  • Consolidated Communications in its US$3.1 billion take-private transaction with Searchlight Capital and BCI
  • Otonomo Technologies in its merger with Urgent.ly
  • TotalEnergies in its US$1.6 billion acquisition of half of GIP’s interest in Clearway Group
  • Sprague Resource’s Conflicts Committee in its merger with Hartree Partners
  • Falcon Minerals in its US$1.9 billion merger with Desert Peak Minerals
  • Enagás S.A. in its equity investment in Tallgrass Energy
  • Shell Midstream Partners’ Conflicts Committee in a US$4 billion dropdown and simplification transaction
  • Equitrans Midstream in its US$1.8 billion acquisition of EQM Midstream Partners
  • Citizen Energy in its US$1 billion acquisition of Roan Resources
  • PAO TMK in its US$1.2 billion sale of IPSCO Tubulars to Tenaris S.A.
  • FMC Technologies in its US$13 billion merger-of-equals transaction with Technip S.A.

SPAC Business Combinations

  • Desktop Metal
  • Innoviz Technologies
  • Blaize
  • Above Food
  • Otonomo Technologies
  • Hub Cyber Security
  • Nogin
  • Kin Insurance
  • Union Square Hospitality Group

IPOs

  • Diversified Energy Company (direct listing on NYSE)
  • Enlight Renewable Energy
  • Lux Health Tech Acquisition
  • Antero Midstream GP
  • JP Energy Partners
  • VTTI Energy Partners 

Debt Offerings

  • Expand Energy
  • TotalEnergies
  • Waste Connections
  • Quanta Services
  • Arch Resources
  • Kimco Realty
  • Venator Materials
  • Bruin E&P
  • Western Midstream

Bar Qualification

  • Texas

Education

  • JD, Georgetown University Law Center
    cum laude, Dean's List
  • BA, Georgetown University
    summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa