RYAN DAVID WILLIAMS
Ashbury’s founder cares deeply about creating experiences that are authentic, honest and mutually beneficial And that starts with his client relationships.
Ryan is motivated by his desire to help people, their business, and their challenges. He’s genuinely interested in where cleints are coming from and where they’d like to go.
When not lawyering, Ryan is an aspiring chef who enjoys traveling the world with his wife in search of new flavors, cultures and experiences.
THE BACK STORY
Ryan’s legal career started on Wall Street, at the global law firm MoFo, where he helped companies with their IPOs. He then joined the Silicon Valley powerhouse Orrick to focus on earlier-stage companies.
After two years as a non-lawyer at a technology startup, Ryan founded Ashbury Legal to apply the human-centered design skills he learned as an entrepreneur to the often-outdated practice of law.
AT ASHBURY LEGAL
Advised Ripple’s Xpring on the legal implications of decentralized finance product design
Sold PupBox to Petco in one of Shark Tank’s first exits
Advised Binance on the securities law issues affecting the Binance Coin
Represent multiple token issuers in SEC investigations
Designed the compliance roadmap for IDEX’s decentralized digital asset exchange
Series A financing for music licensing startup out of Nashville
$35M financing for Constellation’s blockchain-based data security protocol
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Before Ashbury Legal
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Morrison & Foerster LLP
Education
JD, NYU School of Law
BA, UCLA
Bar Admissions
California
New York
“Ryan is extremely knowledgeable in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and the potentially tricky legalities surrounding this sector. Ashbury Legal gets everything done fast and at competitive rates. We definitely recommend these guys and we will continue to work with them.”
NIALL DONNELLY, LANTERN, FOUNDER & CEO
Honesty, trust
and integrity.
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