As a deal lawyer, Ryan Hanson advises clients regarding various corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, private equity deals, entity reorganizations, financings, and strategic investments, with a focus on the behavioral health, senior living, and related health care sectors. 

Ryan is known for his practical and common-sense approach when it comes to negotiating and successfully consummating complex commercial transactions.

In addition to his health care practice, Ryan provides corporate counsel and governance advice to clients in a wide range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, real estate, and financial services.

He is listed in Best Lawyers® "Ones to Watch" (2021-present), Virginia Business “Legal Elite,” Young Lawyer (2022) and Virginia Super Lawyers magazine “Rising Star” (2023).

Active in the community, Ryan serves on the board of directors of An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, Inc., the Virginia Beach Division of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Cosmopolitan Club of Norfolk.

Ryan received his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law, where he served as president of the Student Health Law Association. He also earned an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University and received his Bachelor of Arts in Commerce degree from Washington and Lee University, where he served as captain of the varsity swim team, receiving first-team all-conference distinction his senior year. 

• Represented a private equity investment firm in its acquisition of a mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider serving patients across multiple states.

 

• Represented a public company in multiple domestic and international reorganizations and consolidation transactions.

 

• Assisted a solid surfaces manufacturer with multiple capital raises from investors. 

 

• Assisted a real estate investment conglomerate with several corporate restructurings and buyouts.

 

• Represented a buyer in its cross-border acquisition of a global health care company’s medical products business.

 

• Represented a private equity-backed behavioral health treatment provider in a joint venture transaction involving the acquisition of Chapter 11 liquidation assets.

 

• Assisted a wholesaler in the sale of its logistics business to a publicly traded consumer goods company.

 

• Advised a private equity investment client in its acquisition of a majority stake in a manufacturer and distributor of medical products.

 

• Assisted a leading senior housing operator in its acquisition of over 20 nursing homes across the Southeast and Midwest.

 

• Represented a marina owner and operator in its sale to a large owner and operator.

 

• Represented commercial landlords in structuring, modifying, and terminating leasing arrangements.

 

• Represented skilled nursing facility and assisted living facility operators in the transfer of facility operations.

 

• Represented a group of privately held companies in the sale of their waste disposal business and related real estate assets.

 

• Assisted a buyer with the acquisition of stock of a broadband internet service provider.

 

• Assisted a nonstock corporation in obtaining 501(c)(3) status.

 

• Advised the special committee of client’s board of directors regarding investigation of sensitive regulatory and compliance matters.