Ryan Naftulin > Cooley (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Cooley (UK) LLP Offices
22 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2N 4BQ
England
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Ryan Naftulin
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)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’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Venture capital London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > TMT
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)