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Ryan provides comprehensive corporate advisory and transactional services to a diverse range of domestic and international clients, including those in the entertainment, financial services, venture capital, private equity, energy, insurance, consumer products, and retail sectors. With a background as vice president at Nomura, he brings a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape, offering clients advice on legal and compliance matters and product development. This includes corporate governance, contractual matters, mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions, fund formation, SEC filings, and more.

Days before President Biden leaves the White House, the U.S. government has delivered a major blow against Russia. On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced its most comprehensive sanctions to-date against Russia’s energy sector. OFAC’s sanctions were complemented by another sweeping sanctions action by the U.S. Department of State (State Department) on the same day.