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Ryan Flynn

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Overview

Ryan Flynn is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s New York office and a member of both the Corporate and Transportation Groups. Ryan’s practice centers on mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate and securities matters for public and private companies across a broad range of industries and business stages.

Ryan has significant experience advising clients on complex M&A transactions, including buy-side and sell-side acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments. He brings particular depth to clients operating in the government contracting sector, where he counsels on transactions and a full range of corporate matters unique to that industry. Ryan also maintains an active practice in the transportation sector, advising clients on corporate transactions, commercial contracting, and other business-critical matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Ryan was a member of the corporate and securities group of a New York-based law firm, where he mainly advised companies on general corporate governance matters, initial public offerings, PIPEs, follow-on offerings, and the various regulatory disclosures of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Career & Education

    • Siena College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2018
    • Albany Law School, Accelerated J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • Siena College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2018
    • Albany Law School, Accelerated J.D., cum laude, 2020

    • New York
    • New York

Ryan's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 08.11.26

Crowell & Moring Represents Orla Mining as U.S. Deal Counsel in Merger With Equinox Gold Valued at $18.5 Billion

August 11, 2026: Crowell & Moring represented Vancouver-based Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA; NYSE American: ORLA) as lead U.S. deal counsel in the closing of its public company merger with Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX), creating a new North American senior gold producer with an implied market capitalization of approximately $18.5 billion at announcement....

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Representative Matters

  • Represented Kanders & Company in a complex carveout acquisition of the biosecurity business of publicly traded Ginkgo Bioworks, resulting in the formation of Perimeter Systems and the closing of an investment of growth capital financing.
  • Represented leading global apparel and footwear brands in connection with commercial contracting matters related to their respective international supply chains.
  • Represented Parsons Corporation in its $89 million acquisition of Chesapeake Technology International, a defense technology firm with advanced capabilities supporting all-domain operations and the Indo-Pacific Command.
  • Represented the founders of Aerial Armor in the sale of the company to Dedrone Holdings Inc., a leader in smart airport security, navigating a complex transaction spanning government contracting, tax, and employment matters.
  • Represented Firefly Aerospace in connection with its $75 million Series B preferred equity issuance and the secondary sale of equity to AE Industrial Partners LLP, transactions constituting a change of control of the company.
  • Represented a leading global investment bank in numerous transactions related to the purchase of tax credits.
  • Represented a family shareholder in the acquisition of a pet food company through three integrated transactions—a stock purchase triggered by a contested right of first refusal, a tax-efficient real estate acquisition, and a partnership and financing arrangement—all closed within a compressed ROFR timeframe.
  • Served as lead U.S. deal counsel in two significant cross-border precious metals transactions: (1) represented a Canadian copper and gold exploration company (CA$4 billion market cap) in a complex spinout distributing royalties on its Argentina and Chile copper and gold projects to a newly formed royalty company; and (2) represented a leading precious metals royalty streaming company in its pending $3.6 billion all-stock acquisition by a Denver-based precious metals royalty company—among the largest such transactions in history—including a related cross-border sale of an affiliated publicly traded copper company valued at approximately CA$195 million.
  • Represented Aptible, a provider of secure cloud infrastructure solutions, in its strategic combination with Opti9, a cloud solutions provider, to expand Aptible's managed cloud offerings and accelerate product innovation.
  • Represented Atomic Alchemy, Inc. in its $25 million acquisition by Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, to establish a domestic supply chain for high-value radioisotopes critical to healthcare, research, and defense sectors.
  • Represented Rekor Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: REKR), a global AI technology company, in its $28.75 million firm-commitment underwritten public offering of common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
  • Represented a leading health insurance and healthcare services company in the acquisition of numerous orthopedic practices.
  • Serves as outside general counsel to Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:REKR) an AI technology company with a mission to provide data-driven insights that build safer, smarter and more efficient cities through intelligent infrastructure, including in connection with M&A transactions, fundraisings and other matters.

Ryan's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 08.11.26

Crowell & Moring Represents Orla Mining as U.S. Deal Counsel in Merger With Equinox Gold Valued at $18.5 Billion

August 11, 2026: Crowell & Moring represented Vancouver-based Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA; NYSE American: ORLA) as lead U.S. deal counsel in the closing of its public company merger with Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX), creating a new North American senior gold producer with an implied market capitalization of approximately $18.5 billion at announcement....

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Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 08.11.26

Crowell & Moring Represents Orla Mining as U.S. Deal Counsel in Merger With Equinox Gold Valued at $18.5 Billion

Firm News | 2 min read | 05.22.26

Crowell & Moring Represents Kanders & Company in Acquisition of Ginkgo Bioworks’ Biosecurity Business

Firm News | 7 min read | 01.09.26

Crowell & Moring Elects 15 New Partners, Promotes One to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel

Firm News | 1 min read | 11.24.25

Crowell & Moring Represents Aptible in Strategic Combination With Opti9

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Ryan's Insights

Firm News | 1 min read | 08.11.26

Crowell & Moring Represents Orla Mining as U.S. Deal Counsel in Merger With Equinox Gold Valued at $18.5 Billion

August 11, 2026: Crowell & Moring represented Vancouver-based Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA; NYSE American: ORLA) as lead U.S. deal counsel in the closing of its public company merger with Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX), creating a new North American senior gold producer with an implied market capitalization of approximately $18.5 billion at announcement....

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