Ryan Arney
PARTNER
(303) 903-4431
Expertise:
Business Structuring, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Public Companies, Intellectual Property & Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital
Education:
University of Colorado, J.D., 2000
Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1996
Admitted in:
Colorado
Ryan Arney represents operating companies of all sizes, individual entrepreneurs, family offices, start-ups, private companies, public companies, private equity funds, and other investors. He counsels each client throughout its individual lifecycle, whether it is a business, investment, or project. This may include initial structuring or start-up, including corporate formation and structuring, equity and debt financings and securities compliance, general corporate and commercial counseling, intellectual property and technology matters project development, securities compliance, and mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings.
Additionally, in the intellectual property and technology context, Mr. Arney represents clients in the development, protection, and commercialization of their intellectual property assets. He assists clients with the protection of trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and counsels clients on the development, licensing, and commercialization of software and other technology.
Mr. Arney serves clients in a range of industries, including software, information technology, clean technology, other technologies, renewable and conventional energy, business and financial services, and private equity, venture capital and mezzanine finance.
Mr. Arney regularly speaks on intellectual property, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions topics, and guest lectures at the University of Colorado Law School.
He is a member of the Planning Committee of the Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Institute and is a member of the Silicon Flatirons Advisory Board, which is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Colorado Law School.
Mr. Arney was a founding member of the Board of Directors of The Young Fund of The Children’s Hospital Foundation and has served on the Associate Board of the Metro Denver Sports Commission.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Arney was a policy analyst with World Vision.