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Ryan Flynn is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of the Corporate Group. Ryan’s practice focuses on general corporate and securities matters for public and private companies, including mergers and acquisitions, initial and follow-on securities offerings, commercial transactions, and corporate governance.

Ryan represents clients across a wide range of industries and at various stages of their lifespan, from emerging growth companies through publicly traded companies. Ryan provides clients with the insight to navigate the disclosure rules and regulations imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, NYSE, Nasdaq, and FINRA.

Prior to joining the firm, Ryan was a member of the corporate and securities group of a New York-based law firm, where he mainly advised companies on initial public offerings, PIPEs, follow-on offerings, and the various regulatory disclosures of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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