Overview
Ryan Swan is a partner in the Investment Funds & Private Capital practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago office.
Ryan’s practice focuses on the regulatory and compliance matters relevant to the asset management space, with an emphasis on private investment fund sponsors. His clients include a wide range of asset managers, from emerging and start-up managers to some of the largest and most sophisticated global asset management firms, as well as investment advisers, private investment funds, family offices, banks, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions. He counsels clients on regulatory issues in connection with launches of new investment fund products, GP stake purchases or sales, minority investments, secondaries, and other fund transactions.
Bringing deep knowledge on the U.S. regulatory landscape, Ryan advises on Investment Company Act status and structuring issues, Investment Advisers Act, Securities Act, Securities Exchange Act, and other compliance. Ryan routinely helps asset managers navigate SEC examinations and inquiries and assists clients with investment adviser registration.
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2012
- Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review
- Evangel University, B.A., English (summa cum laude), 2006
Representations
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
- Thoma Bravo.
- Summit Partners.
- Pritzker Private Capital.
- Valor Equity Partners.
- AE Industrial Partners.
- Starwood Capital.
- EIG Global Energy Partners.
- Sun Capital.
insights
- SEC Division of Examinations: 2025 Examination Priorities - November 11th, 2024
- SEC Examination Priorities Signal Capital Markets Enforcement - November 7th, 2024
- SEC Decides Not to Seek Supreme Court Review of Decision Vacating Private Fund Rules - September 10th, 2024
- FinCEN Throws Another Curveball: Beneficial Ownership Reporting for Dissolved Companies - July 11th, 2024
- SEC Adopts Amendments to Regulation S-P - June 5th, 2024
- The Fifth Circuit Vacates the SEC’s Private Fund Rules - June 5th, 2024
- SEC Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert on Marketing Rule Deficiencies - April 29th, 2024
- SEC Enforcement Continues Thematic Focus on Hypothetical Performance - April 17th, 2024
- Credit Funds: The Year of the Regulator - March 8th, 2024
- Regulatory Update: Impacts the SEC’s Private Funds Rules Will Have On Sponsors Specializing in Real Estate Assets - March 5th, 2024
- FinCEN Proposes AML and SAR Filing Obligations for RIAs and ERAs - February 23rd, 2024
- SEC Updates for Private Funds: Private Fund Rule Litigation and Marketing Rule FAQ - February 12th, 2024
- Updated FinCEN CTA Guidance Impacts Private Equity Funds - January 25th, 2024
- Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: SEC Announces 2024 Examination Priorities - October 24th, 2023
- Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Version of Private Fund Rules (Part 2 of 2) - September 14th, 2023
- Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: SEC Charges Nine Investment Advisers for Advertising Hypothetical Performance to the General Public Without Adopting Policies and Procedures - September 13th, 2023
- Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: Selection and Scope of SEC-Registered Investment Adviser Examinations - September 11th, 2023
- Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: Industry Groups Challenge Over Private Funds Rule - September 5th, 2023
- Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Version of Private Fund Rules (Part 1 of 2) - August 24th, 2023
- SEC Charges FinTech Adviser for Misrepresenting Hypothetical Crypto Performance Resulting in Million Dollar “Marketing Rule” Enforcement - August 23rd, 2023