Ryan Montecucco

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Ryan serves as managing member of Impact Law Group PLLC in Seattle.  His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, joint ventures, and general business representation of emerging and established companies.  He also serves as outside general counsel to a number of companies.  Ryan has advised both public and private companies in a broad range of industries, including alternative energy, e-commerce, software and technology, broadband services, leisure and travel, healthcare, commercial aviation, retail, and manufacturing.  Prior to Impact Law Group, Ryan was a senior associate in the corporate securities group of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP (now K&L Gates).  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Washington, and received his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented one of the world's largest software companies in multiple acquisitions ranging in values from less than $10 million to more than $1 billion. 
• Represented a U.S. software company in its sale to a Japanese public company.
• Represented certain owners of an athletic facility holding company in their sale of company ownership.
• Represented a Bulgarian outsourcing company in its sale to a publicly traded U.S. company.
• Represented a multi-million dollar waste treatment and recycling company in multiple acquisitions and divestitures, including transactions with a federally recognized Native American tribe.
• Represented a foreign corporation in its purchase of stock in a privately held United States corporation.
• Represented a well known bicycle component manufacturer in its purchase of a division of another component manufacturing company.
• Represented a leading regional broadband service provider in acquiring a competitor company, and its subsequent sale to a publicly traded company.
• Represented a nationwide car sharing company in its recapitalization and sale to a privately held company.
• Represented a passenger cruise line in a shareholder buy-out.
• Represented a technology and defense company in its combination with a publicly traded company.

Financings

• Represented an alternative energy company in securing at least $27,000,000 in debt and equity financing from both a private equity firm and a strategic investor.
• Represented multiple venture funds in their investments in preferred securities of various companies.
• Represented multiple emerging ventures in securing angel financing.
• Represented a leading regional broadband service provider in its issuance of three rounds of equity financing over the course of five years, and the extension of its Series D Preferred Stock offering to one of the world's largest computer chip manufacturers.
• Represented a privately held multi million dollar waste treatment and recycling company in the sale of preferred equity securities and convertible notes.
• Represented a nationwide car sharing company in its issuance of three rounds of preferred stock over the course of four years.
• Represented one of the world's largest software companies in its investment in senior secured convertible debt.
• Represented a defense contractor company in a Series C Preferred stock rights offering.
• Represented a passenger cruise line in connection with three separate debt financings.
• Represented multiple technology start-up companies in their formations and offerings of common stock and Series A Preferred stock.
• Represented multiple start-up companies in securing traditional debt financing.

Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances

• Represented an alternative energy company in the negotiation and creation of a joint venture holding company. 
• Represented a management services company in forming a strategic alliance with a Chinese company to perform Chinese government projects.
• Represented a nationwide car sharing company in forming a strategic alliance with one of the world's largest car manufacturers.
• Represented a commercial fishing company in its strategic alliance with a holding company and the joint acquisition of fishing rights and vessels.
• Represented a real estate investment company in its joint venture with a similar company for the purchase of real estate and management of construction.

In addition to the representative transactions listed above, Ryan has represented a multitude of clients in various mergers, reorganizations, asset transactions, equity and debt financings (both investors and issuers), and corporate governance issues.  Ryan has negotiated and prepared all sorts of commercial contracts and other binding arrangements.  Ryan also serves as outside general counsel for certain companies. 

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Volunteer, The Madhouse Project (2009-2010)
Editor, Washington State Bar Association Partnership Law and Practice Deskbook, Chapter 26 (2007-2009)
Board of Trustees, Northwest Chamber Orchestra (2004-2006)
Volunteer Associate, Corporate Council for the Arts/Arts fund (2002-2005)

AWARDS

2009 Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics magazine

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Bar Admissions: Washington
J.D., magna cum laude, Seattle University School of Law, 2000, National Order of Barristers
B.A., University of Washington, 1994 (Business Administration, concentration in Finance)