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Ryan Nowick

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Ryan Nowicki is a senior counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Tax Group in Los Angeles. He advises businesses and nonprofit organizations on domestic and international tax planning, business structuring, and complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, sales, and tax-deferred real estate transactions. He also represents clients in tax audits, appeals, and litigation, and serves as outside general counsel to businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Los Angeles region.

Before joining Crowell, Ryan was a partner at a full-service business law firm, where he advised businesses and nonprofit organizations on tax planning and complex business transactions.

Since the start of his legal career, Ryan has served in government and on the boards of civic and charitable organizations, including as past president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Exempt Organizations Committee. In addition, he founded the South Bay Friends Foundation, which provides much-needed funding to local and national charities, and is a current member of the Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach.

Career & Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., with distinction, 2004
    • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2000
    • SUNY Buffalo, B.A., cum laude, 1997
    • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., with distinction, 2004
    • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2000
    • SUNY Buffalo, B.A., cum laude, 1997

    • California
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Tax Court
    • California
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Tax Court

  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Exempt Organizations Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
    • California Lawyers Association, Taxation Section
    • ProVisors (Tax Masters and Nonprofit Organizations Affinity Groups)
    • South Bay Friends Foundation, founder and president
    • Leadership Hermosa Beach, three-term past president
    • Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach
    • Hermosa Beach Police Department, Community Police Advisory Board
    • Hermosa Beach City School District, Facilities Planning Advisory Committee

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Exempt Organizations Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
    • California Lawyers Association, Taxation Section
    • ProVisors (Tax Masters and Nonprofit Organizations Affinity Groups)
    • South Bay Friends Foundation, founder and president
    • Leadership Hermosa Beach, three-term past president
    • Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach
    • Hermosa Beach Police Department, Community Police Advisory Board
    • Hermosa Beach City School District, Facilities Planning Advisory Committee

Ryan's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 11.11.26

Ryan Nowicki Joins Crowell & Moring’s Tax Group in Los Angeles

Los Angeles – November 11, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added senior counsel Ryan Nowicki to its Tax Group in Los Angeles. Nowicki will advise clients on the tax considerations of complex business transactions and help lead the firm’s work for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations....

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Representative Matters

  • Represented COMQUEST in its sale to TrueLearn.
  • Represented Little Sleepies, LLC, in a transaction with Cortec Group.
  • Represented Advanced Veterinary Specialists in its acquisition by SAGE Veterinary Centers.
  • Represented BQE Software in a growth investment from Serent Capital.
  • Represented CURLS Beauty Brands in forming a strategic partnership with Beauty by Imagination.
  • Represented Evolution Physical Therapy & Fitness and True Sports Physical Therapy in a partnership with O2 Investment Partners.
  • Represented GammaTime in $14 million in seed funding.
  • Represented a large nonprofit health care organization in an IRS audit regarding Affordable Care Act penalties.
  • Successfully defended a world-famous rock band in a California Franchise Tax Board audit concerning state taxation of its music catalog sale.
  • Represented a residential addiction treatment provider with multiple California locations in IRS and California Franchise Tax Board audits and appeals.
  • Represented multiple high-net-worth individuals in California Franchise Tax Board audits concerning their state tax residency.
  • Represented a large private operating foundation concerning a naming rights agreement with a state university.
  • Represented a large private foundation in a California Attorney General/U.S. Department of Justice audit of its operations.
  • Represented a highly visible charitable foundation in litigation with Los Angeles County.
  • Formed multiple nonprofit organizations to raise funds for the benefit of local police and fire departments.

Ryan's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 11.11.26

Ryan Nowicki Joins Crowell & Moring’s Tax Group in Los Angeles

Los Angeles – November 11, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added senior counsel Ryan Nowicki to its Tax Group in Los Angeles. Nowicki will advise clients on the tax considerations of complex business transactions and help lead the firm’s work for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations....

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Practices

Ryan's Insights

Firm News | 2 min read | 11.11.26

Ryan Nowicki Joins Crowell & Moring’s Tax Group in Los Angeles

Los Angeles – November 11, 2026: Crowell & Moring has added senior counsel Ryan Nowicki to its Tax Group in Los Angeles. Nowicki will advise clients on the tax considerations of complex business transactions and help lead the firm’s work for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations....

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