Ryan G. Miest
Experience
- Practice focuses on representation of public and private companies in merger and acquisition, corporate partnering, finance, and technology transactions.
- Represents public and private buyers and sellers in taxable and tax-free mergers, tender offers and asset sales and acquisitions.
- Represents companies in intellectual property matters, including technology and content licensing and acquisitions, digital services relationships and strategic business relationships.
- Represents companies and underwriters in capital formation transactions, including venture capital financing and public and private equity and debt offerings.
Selected Transactions*
Represented publicly-traded acquirers and targets in mergers and acquisitions.
Advised national retailers regarding development and operation of online sales channels.
Advised national retailer regarding development of digital entertainment services, including online digital music offerings, and negotiated necessary strategic business relationships, digital service agreements and technology and content licenses.
Recognition
- Named a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Law & Politics (2007, 2008)**
Memberships
- Minnesota Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- University of St. Thomas, Adjunct Faculty
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif (1999), Lead Articles Editor for the Minnesota Law Review
- University of Iowa, B.B.A.
Books and Articles
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Would the Real Scienter Please Stand Up: The Effect of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act on Pleading Securities Fraud
82 Minn. L. Rev. 1103 (1998)
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Selected Speeches
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Drafting Stock Purchase Agreements
National Business Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota
(March 25, 2008)
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Successfully Executing the M&A Transaction
The Collaborative, 601 Graves, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(April 19, 2007)
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