News
- MergermarketOctober 6, 2020
Events
- Angel Venture Fair | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ESTFebruary 25, 2021
Publications
- Corporate and Securities AlertFebruary 9, 2021
Cases & Deals
Blog
Ryan J. Udell Partner
udellr@whiteandwilliams.com
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Ryan Udell concentrates his practice on equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and transactions, and general corporate issues, with special emphasis on technology focused industries, such as software, healthcare IT, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, and those that support such industries.
Employing scalability, Ryan offers creative and efficient solutions – be they simple or complex – tailored to suit his clients’ particular needs. Whether it’s an emerging growth firm or a multinational company, or an angel, venture or private equity investor, Ryan’s clients appreciate his willingness to leverage his extensive business and professional network in helping them achieve their business and financial goals, from formation to capital raising to procurement and operations to cross-border transactions.
Prior to joining White and Williams, Ryan was a law clerk to the Honorable Vincent A. Cirillo of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
Ryan is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and serves on the new member committee. He is also an adjunct professor at Lehigh University's Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation.
Representative Matters
- Led the representation of Boathouse Capital in its investment in Finch, a Salt Lake City-based paid digital media automation platform for marketing professionals
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Represented Progress Physical Therapy in a multimillion dollar membership interest purchase agreement with Ivy Rehab, a network of more than 175 outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics in 10 states
- Represented a life sciences revenue analytics software company in its merger with a life sciences commercial data and analytics company, creating an updated "best-in-class" data and analytics solutions company
- Represented a Philadelphia-based private equity firm in its investment in a leading information and advisory services firm
- Represented an industry-leading provider of pharmacy benefit management services in its sale to a technology, connectivity and information solutions provider
- Represented provider of business and technology solutions in its sale to a strategic buyer
- Represented manufacturing company in its sale to a privately-held, diversified manufacturing company
- Represented national healthcare platform in round of equity funding
- Represented premier provider of business and technology solutions in acquisition of engineering firm
- Represented a multinational automotive supplier in the sale of its business to a Hong Kong based private equity firm
- Represented a multinational firm in the sale of its automotive leather wrapping business to Johnson Controls
- Represented a laboratory business in the sale of its bio-analytic lab division to Laboratory Corporation of America
- Represented a multi-national pharmaceutical manufacturing and development company in the sale of its European distribution business to a European-based pharmaceutical marketing firm
- Represented a privately held technology company in a $30 million venture capital investment
- Represented a venture partner in a joint venture between a large privately held distributor of consumer electronics and appliances and a fulfillment services provider
- Represented a publicly held venture partner in several joint ventures with Canadian venture partners for work on nuclear power reactors in Canada
- Represented a foreign manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and medical devices in the domestic license and distribution of its products to a U.S. based pharmaceutical company
- Assisting national dental care provider in developing and implementing trademark strategy
- Assisting world’s largest creative competitions firm in procuring and maintaining its intellectual property portfolio
- Represented a specialty pharmaceutical firm in obtaining a trademark license from a multi-national pharmaceutical company
- Represented a clothing manufacturer in obtaining trademark licenses from large, publicly traded automotive manufacturers
- Represented a privately held medical device development firm in the license of a patent-pending drug delivery instrument from a publicly traded pharmaceutical company
- Represented specialty software developer in license of its software to a national healthcare company
- Represented specialty software firm in license of its software to several large pharmaceutical companies
Recognition & Involvement
In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011, Ryan was named in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Rising Star" attorney by Law & Politics Magazine. In 2010 and 2011, Ryan was also named as one of Philadelphia’s Legal Elite, by Philadelphia SmartCEO Magazine.
Ryan sits on the Board of Directors of Federation Learning Services, a 100 year-old non-profit organization which operates early childhood education centers in the Philadelphia region. He is also a member of FELS’ Executive, Operations and Investments Committees.
News
- MergermarketOctober 6, 2020
- August 14, 2020
- February 25, 2020
- April 22, 2019
- September 19, 2017
- Money Matters TVApril 24, 2017
- The Philadelphia InquirerAugust 5, 2016
- February 28, 2014
- February 21, 2014
- October 8, 2012
- November 28, 2011
- October 26, 2011
- May 25, 2011
- 2011
Events
- Angel Venture Fair | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ESTFebruary 25, 2021
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ESTJanuary 22, 2021
- Virtual ExperienceOctober 26-28, 2020
- Opus Connect WebinarSeptember 22, 2020
- WebinarMay 28, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- CIANJ WebinarMay 18, 2020
- WebinarMay 7, 2020 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM
- WebinarApril 13, 2020
- WebinarApril 9, 2020
- Life Sciences Collaborative (Philadelphia, PA)March 3, 2020
- The Private Investor's Forum (Philadelphia, PA)December 12, 2019
- White and Williams LLP (Philadelphia, PA)October 2, 2019
- CBI's Finance & Accounting for Bioscience Companies (Cambridge, MA)September 24, 2019
- Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)February 22, 2019
- 21st Annual Angel Venture Fair Education Day (Philadelphia, PA)February 7, 2019
- Finance and Accounting for Bioscience Companies (Boston, MA)September 25, 2018
- Angel Venture Fair Education Day (Philadelphia, PA)February 15, 2018
- Finance & Accounting for Bioscience Companies (New Brunswick, NJ)September 27, 2017
- University of the Sciences (Philadelphia, PA)March 7, 2017
- Philadelphia Country Club (Gladwynne, PA)November 29, 2016
- Licensing Executives Society, Philadelphia ChapterSeptember 27, 2016
- 2016 Angel Capital Association Summit (Philadelphia, PA)May 10, 2016
- Life Sciences Collaborative (Philadelphia, PA)March 8, 2016
- University of the Sciences (Philadelphia, PA)March 3, 2015
- Kreischer Miller (Horsham, PA)September 24, 2014
- Life Sciences Collaborative, University of the Sciences (Philadelphia, PA)March 6, 2014
- April 2, 2013
- 2013 Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum (Orlando, FL)February 27, 2013
- Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PAJuly 24, 2012
Publications
- Corporate and Securities AlertFebruary 9, 2021
- Corporate and Securities AlertJanuary 13, 2021
- Taking Care of BusinessDecember 8, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertNovember 19, 2020
- Tax and Estates AlertNovember 19, 2020
- Taking Care of BusinessOctober 19, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertAugust 19, 2020
- Labor and Employment AlertJuly 17, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertJuly 9, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertJune 24, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertJune 23, 2020
- Taking Care of BusinessJune 18, 2020
- Finance AlertJune 17, 2020
- Finance AlertJune 11, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertJune 5, 2020
- Finance AlertJune 4, 2020
- Finance AlertJune 2, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMay 27, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMay 18, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMay 14, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMay 5, 2020
- May 4, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 28, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 24, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 20, 2020
- Finance AlertApril 10, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 8, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 3, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 2, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 2, 2020
- Taking Care of BusinessMarch 31, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 26, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 25, 2020
- General Commercial Litigation AlertMarch 23, 2020
- Labor and Employment AlertMarch 20, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 19, 2020
- Taking Care of BusinessMarch 19, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 18, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 16, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 13, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 13, 2020
- Taking Care of BusinessMarch 2, 2020
- Taking Care of BusinessJanuary 24, 2020
- Corporate and Securities AlertNovember 21, 2019
- Taking Care of BusinessSeptember 27, 2019
- Law360August 12, 2019
- Taking Care of BusinessJuly 26, 2019
- Taking Care of BusinessJuly 25, 2019
- Taking Care of BusinessJune 18, 2019
- Taking Care of BusinessMay 31, 2019
- Taking Care of BusinessSeptember 24, 2018
- Taking Care of BusinessAugust 27, 2018
- Taking Care of BusinessApril 25, 2018
- Corporate and Securities AlertApril 13, 2018
- Taking Care of BusinessApril 10, 2018
- Directors and Officers AlertApril 10, 2018
- Taking Care of BusinessApril 9, 2018
- Taking Care of BusinessMarch 6, 2018
- Healthcare AlertJanuary 30, 2018
- Corporate and Securities AlertOctober 18, 2017
- Corporate and Securities AlertSeptember 5, 2017
- Corporate and Securities AlertJune 16, 2017
- Corporate and Securities AlertJune 15, 2017
- Healthcare AlertApril 21, 2017
- Private Equity AlertSeptember 13, 2016
- Corporate and Securities AlertAugust 23, 2016
- Corporate and Securities AlertMay 19, 2016
- Corporate and Securities AlertMay 2, 2016
- Corporate and Securities AlertMarch 11, 2016
- Corporate and Securities AlertFebruary 19, 2016
- Corporate and Securities AlertNovember 19, 2015
- Corporate and Securities AlertNovember 13, 2015
- Corporate and Securities AlertNovember 6, 2015
- Tax and M&A AlertJune 3, 2015
Cases & Deals
- November 9, 2020
- December 3, 2019
- November 5, 2019
- October 31, 2019
- August 5, 2019
- May 14, 2019
- April 1, 2019
- March 6, 2019
- February 26, 2019
- February 21, 2019
- November 16, 2018
- August 7, 2018
- February 23, 2018
- January 19, 2018
- January 4, 2018
- October 1, 2017
- June 1, 2017
- May 4, 2017
- May 4, 2017
- May 4, 2017
- January 31, 2017
- July 25, 2016
- January 5, 2016
- January 1, 2016
- November 2, 2015
- October 31, 2015
- August 10, 2015
- September 23, 2014
- July 28, 2014
- March 21, 2014
- November 8, 2013
- September 27, 2013
- August 8, 2012
- June 1, 2012
- March 8, 2012
- March 7, 2012
- August 31, 2011
- November 2008
Practice areas
Bar and Court Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Education
Temple University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 1996
Emory University, BA, 1993
Memberships
Association for Corporate Growth
Life Sciences Collaborative
Pennsylvania Alliance for Capital and Technologies
Pennsylvania BIO
Pharmaceutical Consulting Consortium International