Ryan David Williams

Ryan David Williams

Attorney at Law

San Francisco
California
Licensed in
CA, NY
New York University School of Law
5.0 5
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines
out of 2 reviews
About
Ryan’s legal career started on Wall Street, at the global law firm Morrison & Foerster, 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Ryan founded Ashbury Legal to apply the human-centered design skills he learned as an entrepreneur to the often-outdated practice of law.
5
Years
experience
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Representative Clients

Practice Areas

Main Areas of Focus
Outside General Counsel
Outside General Counsel
  • Outside General Counsel
Business Formation & Structure
Business Formation & Structure
  • Advisory Agreement
  • Business Formation Consults
  • Business Licenses & Industry Regulations
  • Buyout Agreement
  • Bylaws
  • Corporate Dissolution
  • Corporate Formation
  • Corporate Restructure
  • Delaware Incorporation
  • Founders Agreement
  • Franchise Formation
  • Joint Venture Formation
  • LLC
  • Operating Agreement
  • Partnership Formation
  • Shareholder Agreement
  • Other Business Formation Matter
Securities & Finance
Securities & Finance
  • Commercial Loan
  • Convertible Debt
  • Convertible Note
  • Equity Financing
  • Fund Formation
  • SAFE Document
  • SEC Documents
  • Securities Regulations
  • Seed Financing
  • Series Financing
  • Stock Purchase Agreement
  • Subscription Agreement
  • Term Sheet
  • Venture Debt
  • Other Securities & Finance Matter
Other Practice Areas
Commercial Contracts
Commercial Contracts
  • Affiliate Agreement
  • Business Consulting Agreement
  • Distribution Agreement
  • Equipment Lease
  • Licensing Agreement
  • Lien
  • Loan Agreement
  • Manufacturing Agreement
  • Marketing Agreement
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement (Commercial)
  • Privacy Policy
  • Profit Share Agreement
  • Publishing Agreement
  • Release of Liability
  • SaaS Agreement
  • Sales Agreement
  • Service Agreement
  • Terms of Service
  • User Agreement
  • Vendor Agreement
  • Other Commercial Contract Matter
Labor & Employment
Labor & Employment
  • Benefits & Compensation
  • Contractor Agreement
  • Contractor Termination
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Stock Option Plan
  • Employee Termination
  • Employee Termination Consults
  • Employment Agreement
  • Equity Compensation
  • Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement
  • Non-Compete Agreement
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement (Employment)
  • Severance Agreement
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Asset Purchase
  • Asset Purchase Agreement
  • Merger
  • Reverse Merger
  • Spin-offs
  • Stock Purchase
  • Other Mergers & Acquisitions Matter
Other Legal Services
Other Legal Services
  • General Advice
Trademarks & Copyrights
Trademarks & Copyrights
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Copyright Registration
  • Response to USPTO Office Action (Trademark)
  • Trademark Infringement
  • Trademark Infringement Consults
  • Trademark Registration
  • Trademark Search
  • Other Trademark & Copyright Matter

Client Reviews

5.0
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines
out of 2 reviews
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

"It is rare to find a law firm that has both the knowledge and the personality to suit the rapidly-evolving needs of a startup. Ashbury has worked with us on everything from the small and mundane through the acquisition of our company. I would recommend Ashbury Legal to any startup looking for a firm that gets it."

Acquisition of PupBox by Petco
Non-UpCounsel Client
Clear Communication
Response Time
Knowledgeable
Meets Deadlines

"As a startup itself, Ashbury Legal understands the various pressures that our business is under and how legal is just one of many issues to consider."

Compliance design for decentralized crypto exchange
Non-UpCounsel Client

Work History

Ashbury Legal

Founder

Dec 2020 - Present

Ashbury Legal (formerly Experience Legal) is a San Francisco-based law firm rethinking how entrepreneurs experience legal services. While we work with innovative companies of all stripes, we have a particular fondness for paradigm-shifting blockchain technologies, where we represent industry leaders like Binance, Ripple and IDEX.

Dec 2020 - Present

Orrick Herrington

Emerging Comanies

Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

Represented technology companies and venture capital firms in a variety of legal and business matters from incorporation through exit, including venture capital financings, IPOs and acquisitions.

Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

Morrison & Foerster

Securities & Capital Markets

Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

Helped companies obtain funding in the capital markets, including through initial public offerings. Pro-bono work included work with entrepreneurs in the social enterprise and impact investing space.

Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

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