David B. Ryan

Partner/Retired

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David B. Ryan

Partner/Retired

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Practice Areas

Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984)
    • University of Illinois Law Forum
    • Order of the Coif
  • Coe College (1981)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

  • Wisconsin

David B. Ryan has extensive experience in asset-backed securitization financings and in revenue bond financings, including as issuer’s counsel, bond counsel, underwriter’s or purchaser’s counsel, and borrower’s counsel. David is a partner in the firm’s Finance, Financial Institutions, and Public Finance Practices.

David has served as lead issuer’s counsel on over US$30 billion of asset-backed debt issuances for receivables financings. He currently serves as primary bond counsel for the State of Wisconsin’s general obligation, state revolving fund revenue bonds, and master lease credits. He has also worked on new markets tax credit-enhanced revenue bonds for hospitality, housing, and industrial projects. David also frequently represents financial institutions in providing credit and liquidity facilities for taxable and tax-exempt debt financings.

Awards and Recognition

  • Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers (2016-2018)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 for his work in structured finance (2010-2012)
  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of:
    • Securitization and Structured Finance Law (2011-2024)
    • Non-Profit / Charities Law (2018-2024)
    • Public Finance Law (2018-2024)
  • Named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee in the fields of:
    • Securitization and Structured Finance Law (2017, 2023)
    • Public Finance Law (2014)

Affiliations

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers

Thought Leadership

David has more than 30 years of experience in student loan finance, including Federal Family Education Loan (FFELP) and private loan program development, warehouse financings and term securitizations, and portfolio purchases and sales. He has been a frequent panelist at Education Finance Council and National Council of Higher Education Loan Program conferences and seminars and played a major role in the development of the first common form of FFELP promissory note.

07 December 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Milwaukee Brewers in Landmark $500M Stadium Financing Package

Foley congratulates its long-time client, the Milwaukee Brewers, on the successful passage of a landmark $500 million stadium financing packet that will keep the team in its home ballpark at American Family Field through 2050.
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
18 August 2022 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
20 December 2021 Newsletters

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: January 1, 2022, Brings Opportunities with Two Types of Tax Exempt Bonds and Program Expansion

Specific to tax-exempt bonds, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act modifies section 142(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) by adding two new categories of qualified private activity bonds. The Act applies to obligations issued after December 31, 2021.
19 August 2021 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 46 lawyers from 13 offices were included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s attorneys received the special designation of “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region.
20 August 2020 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 List

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 of its attorneys earned Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas. In addition, 243 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021. Another 51 of the firm’s attorneys from 14 offices have been named to the new category of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
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