Ryan Naftulin, is a partner in the the Cooley Godward Business department. He joined the Firm in 1998 in the Firm’s Silicon Valley offices, and moved to the firm's metro-DC offices in 2002.
Mr. Naftulin's practice focuses on the representation of issuers and investors in the formation and financing of emerging technology and life sciences companies, as well as counseling emerging companies with respect to mergers and acquisitions, strategic relationships, recapitalizations, public offerings and general corporate matters. He has taught seminars on venture capital transactions at the University of Michigan Business School and University of Michigan Law School, and for the University of Virginia Darden School of Business's "Venture Boot Camp." Mr. Naftulin serves on the National Venture Capital Association committee for model venture capital financing documents and has also moderated a webcast for that group regarding venture capital deal structures. Mr. Naftulin has served on a panel entitled "Beyond the Series A Financing — Issues to Consider on Subsequent Financings" at the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law annual spring meeting. In October of 2007, Mr. Naftulin was selected for the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers of America.
Mr. Naftulin received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998. He received his M.B.A from the University of Michigan Business School and his B.A in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Mr. Naftulin is a member of the State Bar of California and the Virginia State Bar.
