Ryan C. Wilkins

Ryan represents many of the firm’s public company and investment banking clients and focuses on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, SEC and FINRA compliance, and corporate governance matters. Ryan has assisted public companies, investment banks and institutional investors in numerous corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings, follow-on public offerings, secondary offerings and private placements. He has also assisted public and private companies in a myriad of merger, divestiture and recapitalization transactions. Ryan also has considerable experience working with public companies on matters relating to SEC compliance, stock exchange listing and compliance, corporate governance, executive compensation and government investigations.

Ryan earned three varsity letters in football from UCLA and was a member of two PAC-10 championship teams. He earned the Jackie Robinson Memorial Award for Overall Excellence (2000) and played in the Rose Bowl (1999), the Cotton Bowl (1998) and the Sun Bowl (2000).

Ryan was named a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine in 2015 and 2016. He also received the "Champion's Award for Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year" by ACG New York in 2011.

Recent Speaking Engagements

  • "Business Disruption: Regulation and Corporate Governance", 16th Annual SEC "Hot Topics" Conference (September 2017)
  • “Startup, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship”, UCLA Law and Entrepreneurship Association (March 2016)
  • “Legal’s Voice in the Boardroom – Assessing and Communicating Regulatory Change,” Association of Corporate Counsel (June 21, 2012)
  • “Best Practices in Disclosure: The Role of Legal in Proxy Solicitation and Financial Reporting,” Association of Corporate Counsel (March 28, 2012)

Experience

Represented Deckers Brands, a designer of casual and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories, in the sale of its Sanuk brand, known for its outdoor lifestyle footwear, to Canadian activewear company Lolë Brands. This acquisition is part of Lolë’s strategy to strengthen its position in the North American market, particularly in the U.S. where Sanuk has a well-established presence. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 
Represented Marathon Digital Holding (NAS: MARA) in its $1.5 billion at-the-market offering, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, acting as sales agent.
Represented the underwriters in the IPO of GEN Restaurant Group (NAS: GENK), owner of GEN Korean BBQ, a fast-growing experiential Asian dining concept with over 30 locations in seven states.
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Credentials

Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., Corporate Law Specialization, 2005
  • University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A., Emphasis in Finance, 2005
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Business and Economics, summa cum laude, 2000
  • American Bar Association
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Providence Speech and Hearing (board member)
  • California

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