RYAN SIMKIN

Ryan is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Fortis Advisors.  He co-leads Fortis Advisors’ professional, operational and administrative teams on all aspects of client engagements. Ryan’s primary responsibilities include management of client engagements from initial inquiry through the post-closing period, including post-closing indemnification claims and earnout disputes.

Prior to forming Fortis, Ryan was a senior attorney at DLA Piper and Foley & Lardner. Ryan’s practice focused primarily on sell-side representation of venture-backed companies in M&A transactions in a range of industries, including medical devices, healthcare services, biopharmaceutical, digital media, communications, alternative energy and information technology. Ryan’s experience involved working closely with management teams, boards of directors and investors in structuring, negotiating and executing all aspects of their M&A transactions, including managing the resolution of post-closing issues that arose therefrom.

Ryan received his J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law.