Barncastle represents sophisticated businesses, real estate companies, family offices, entrepreneurs and investors in complex transactional matters. His corporate practice includes advising clients with respect to strategic entity formation, debt financings, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, equity compensation, corporate governance, joint venture arrangements and extraordinary corporate deals. Specific to real estate, Barncastle works with institutions, investment companies, lenders, developers, brokers, operators and property management firms in connection with financing, syndication, acquisition, disposition and leasing matters.
“Ryan has an impressive track record representing clients ranging from startups to fast growing and mid-market companies to mature global enterprises, all of which operate in hyper-competitive industries,” said David Gotlieb, chair of Barnes & Thornburg’s Corporate Department. “Moreover, his cross-section of experience in the finance, real estate and corporate realms enables him to provide clients with unique insights on how to successfully grow and scale their businesses.”
Barncastle received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law and earned an M.A. and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from 14 offices in Atlanta, California, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, Texas and Washington, D.C.