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Ryan joined the Schinner Law Group as a summer associate in 2009.
The principal areas of Ryan’s practice are the following:
• Formation of business organizations, including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies,
with an emphasis on the special needs of real estate investors and developing internet companies
• Real estate and intellectual property licensing transactions
• Tax and estate planning
• Trust administration controversy
• Representation of taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board
Ryan obtained his undergraduate degree in business with a double specialization in finance and marketing from
American University in Washington, D.C., where he was a Presidential Scholar, served as a congressional intern on
Capitol Hill, and worked at a major global investment firm. As part of his undergraduate education, Ryan studied
at CERAM School of Business in Sophia Antipolis, France, located in the heart of Europe’s emerging technology
industry and known as “the Silicon Valley of Europe.”
Prior to attending law school, Ryan worked as a case assistant at the main office of Quinn Emanuel LLP, the
premier and largest business litigation firm in the United States. Today he utilizes the training and experience
gained while working for Fortune 500 clients at Quinn Emanuel to provide effective and efficient assistance to
clients at the Schinner Law Group.
Ryan obtained his law degree with a specialization in taxation from U.C. Hastings College of the Law in San
Francisco, where he served as a pro bono advocate for Hastings’s Homeless Legal Services program. While
at Hastings, Ryan received the prestigious Witkin Award for Academic Excellence by achieving the top grade
in his Bankruptcy, Business Planning Seminar, Sales and Leases of Goods (UCC Article 2), Estate Drafting, and
Constitutional Law II courses.
During the summer following his 1L year, Ryan interned at the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel,
allowing him to gain a deeper understanding of tax consequences associated with many transactions and the
pitfalls that frequently result in tax controversy. At the Schinner Law Group, Ryan utilizes his knowledge and
experience to provide quality legal services and individualized attention on a cost-effective basis in the manner
only available at a small firm comprised of dynamic attorneys.
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