Ryan Naftulin > Cooley (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Cooley (UK) LLP
22 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
England

Living Wage

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Work Department

Emerging Companies
Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions
Life Sciences
Technology
Fintech

Position

Ryan Naftulin is partner and vice chair of Cooley’s business department. He represents companies and investors who are forming and financing disruptive high-growth companies, particularly in the technology and life sciences sectors. He assists clients with equity financings, M&A, strategic relationships, board governance and general corporate matters. With his experience in Silicon Valley, the East Coast of the United States, and London, Ryan is able to help companies navigate major corporate transactions across the US and UK.

Ryan served on the inaugural committee of the National Venture Capital Association for model venture capital financing documents and has also moderated a webcast for that group regarding venture capital deal structures. He has served on a panel entitled “Beyond the Series A Financing – Issues to Consider in Subsequent Financings” at the American Bar Association’s Section of Business Law annual spring meeting.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School
    JD, 1998, magna cum laude
  • University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
    MBA, 1998
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    BA, 1994, Economics

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital

(Leading individuals)

Ryan NaftulinCooley (UK) LLP

No longer overshadowed by its more well-established US offering, Cooley (UK) LLP provides a compelling offering to clients forming, scaling and investing in high-growth often disruptive companies through a company’s life cycle. As well as its transactional prowess, which includes a considerable amount of transatlantic work, the ‘hard working and pragmatic team contributes to thought leadership in the sector’, including its continued involvement for the BVCA on revisions on Series A funding round model documents. ‘An incredibly experienced high-growth company advisor‘, US-qualified team head Ryan Naftulin  has ‘unparalleled understanding of UK and US venture’.  Aaron Archer  is ‘a real powerhouse’ and ‘always keeps the commercial interests of all parties top of mind’.