About Ryan

Ryan counsels executives, companies and investors on employee benefits and compensation matters with a focus on private equity. He frequently advises corporate clients on compensation-related issues, equity plans and employment agreements, including those that arise in connection with mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and other corporate transactions. Ryan also has extensive experience advising executives and management teams on negotiating their employment agreements and equity incentive agreements.

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Experience

Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

Vision Government Solutions Completes Recapitalization With Great Hill Partners

May 6, 2025

Cooley advised Vision Government Solutions, a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners and a leader in the appraisal, computer-assisted mass appraisal and property tax industry, on its majority recapitalization with Great Hill Partners.

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Kester Spindler
Partner, Colorado
Danielle Fortier
Partner
Nick Kenyon
Associate, Boston
Orion Armon
Partner, Colorado
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Tessa W Bell
Associate, Colorado
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Winda Fung
Associate, Santa Monica
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Breanna Qin
Associate, Palo Alto
Patrick Sharma
Associate, Santa Monica
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Loraine Torres
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Poppi Announces $1.95 Billion Sale to PepsiCo

Poppi Announces $1.95 Billion Sale to PepsiCo

March 17, 2025

Cooley advised VNGR Beverage (doing business as poppi), a fast-growing prebiotic soda brand, on its acquisition by PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) for $1.95 billion, including an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing.

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Nick Davis
Partner in Charge – Seattle, Seattle
Erin J. Kirchner
Partner, Chicago
Caitlin Breitenbruck
Associate, Seattle
Pat O'Connell
Associate, New York
Elaine Huang
Associate, Palo Alto
Colleen Badgley
Partner, Seattle
Willy Cowles
Associate, Seattle
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Keith Berets
Partner, Colorado
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Donohue
Partner, San Diego
Michelle Doolin
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Alan Hambelton
Partner, Seattle
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Kyle Wong
Partner, San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Rebecca Evanson
Special Counsel, Colorado
Peter Burns
Of Counsel, Palo Alto
Lucy Bauer
Associate, Seattle
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Auguste Humphries
Associate, Washington, DC
Katie Kaufman
Associate, Boston
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Michael Pelle
Associate, New York
Vivienne Pismarov
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Debt Finance
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Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

Machinify Announces Acquisition by New Mountain Capital

January 10, 2025

Cooley advised Machinify, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered software transforming healthcare payments, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by New Mountain Capital.

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Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
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Partner, San Francisco
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Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Nicolas Francis
Associate, San Francisco
Katie Rosati
Associate, Seattle
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Sean O'Neill
Partner, Santa Monica
Alexis Finkelberg Bortniker
Partner, San Diego
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
Mark Medearis
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Sharon Connaughton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Alexander Ellebracht
Associate, Palo Alto
Josh Himmelstern
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Li
Associate, Palo Alto
Alison L. Tong
Associate, Seattle
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado
Raquel Zepeda
Associate, San Francisco
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Melanie Yuvienco
Paralegal Specialist, Palo Alto
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Artificial Intelligence
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Life Sciences and Healthcare Regulatory
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H1 Acquires Ribbon Health

H1 Acquires Ribbon Health

January 8, 2025

Cooley advised H1, a global healthcare data technology company, on its acquisition of Ribbon Health.

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Jeff Laretto
Partner, New York
Garth Angelo Osterman
Partner, San Francisco
Nathan Baum
Special Counsel, New York
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
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Partner, Boston
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Sela Dougherty
Associate, Miami
Shaun (Tianjie) Wang
Associate, New York
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Patrick Flanagan
Partner, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Len Jacoby
Partner, New York
Kristen Mathews
Partner, New York
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Gerard O'Shea
Partner, New York
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Sharon Davidov
Associate, New York
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Michael Gladstone
Associate, New York
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Sunny J. Levine
Associate, Colorado
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Liz Paisner
Associate, New York
Katharina Schwarz
Associate, New York
Robert Warshaw
Associate, New York
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Patricia Myers
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Battery Ventures Announces Majority Growth Investment in QSR Automations

Battery Ventures Announces Majority Growth Investment in QSR Automations

December 11, 2024

Cooley advised Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, on its strategic, majority growth investment in QSR Automations, a global leader in restaurant technology.

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Alfred Browne
Partner, Boston
David Silverman
Partner, New York
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Thomas Connors
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Ben Shribman
Partner, London
Peter Crain
Special Counsel, Reston
Chris Stack
Partner, London
Heather Harrington
Special Counsel, Boston
Ryan Montgomery
Partner, Boston
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
William Corcoran
Of Counsel, Boston
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Connor Breed
Associate, Reston
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Juliana Finley
Associate, Santa Monica
Jimmy Gilligan
Associate, Boston
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Patrick Johnson
Director of Marketing – Litigation, Chicago
Nicollette R. Kirby
Associate, Washington, DC
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Arthi Naini
Associate, New York
Mo Swart
Associate, London
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
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Admissions and credentials

Massachusetts

District of Columbia

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)

Boston Bar Association

Mergers and Acquisitions Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the American Bar Association - Vice chair

Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the Boston Bar Association - Co-Chair