Atty. Ryan F. Helmrich
Ryan Helmrich advises investment managers, broker-dealers, fund sponsors, custodial banks, transfer agents and other regulated financial organizations on a broad range of regulatory and transactional matters. He also counsels asset managers on a range of regulatory issues, including registration, interpretive guidance, new product development, regulatory examinations, and enforcement actions.
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Ryan F. Helmrich is an Of Counsel based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on business. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania District of Columbia (2004) and New York (2011). Educated at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 2004) and American University (B.A., 1999). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, American Bar Association. Serands clients in Philadelphia, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ryan Helmrich advises investment managers, broker-dealers, fund sponsors, custodial banks, transfer agents and other regulated financial organizations on a broad range of regulatory and transactional matters
- He also counsels asset managers on a range of regulatory issues, including registration, interpretive guidance, new product development, regulatory examinations, and enforcement actions
- His work increasingly focuses on the deployment of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and digital-asset-related initiatives, including the development and operation of blockchain enabled platforms for transfer agency and recordkeeping
- In addition to his broad experience in asset management, Ryan regularly represents financial institutions in lift-out transactions, master servicing arrangements, derivatives-trading arrangements, as well as other matters affecting their domestic and global asset-servicing activities (custody, administrative, sub-accounting, and transfer agency)
- Ryan also advises sponsors and managers of private and registered funds, including ETFs, pursuing cryptocurrency-related and digital-asset investment strategies on product development, distribution, disclosure, custody, valuation, and regulatory risk considerations
- He works with state sponsors, private program managers and other providers of retirement savings (SECURE Act) products, Section 529 college savings programs, Section 529A (ABLE) disability savings programs, and regularly represents investment advisers, broker-dealers, and program administrators
- Ryan has deep private sector experience, having served as Director and Assistant General Counsel with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he advised the Chief Investment Office and global wealth management division, focusing on new product development and augmentation, cross-product issues, performance reporting and advertising, product supervision, risk management, internal audit, and compliance
- He also led a legal team in the transition of legacy Merrill Lynch investment platforms, which included registered funds, 529 Plans and alternative investments, and supported the Wealth Management and U.S
- Trust advisory platforms with new product origination, distribution, client and third-party relationships, and trading issues
- Before joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Ryan was a member of the Investment Management practice in a nationally recognized law firm, where he represented private, open- and closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), their advisers and listing markets in regulatory and transactional matters, including formation, reorganization, trading and distribution, advertising, ongoing board reporting and SEC regulatory compliance
- The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership
- Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Pennsylvania
Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Philadelphia are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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