Award Winning Business Lawyer in Syracuse, NY

Buying, Selling, or Starting a Business?

Award winning attorney Matt Van Ryn has helped hundreds of people like you take control of their financial future.

Experience makes all the difference in you getting the best result.

Matthew Van Ryn – Business Attorney Syracuse, NY

Top Rated Business Attorney

At MattVanRynLaw.com, our award winning Syracuse business attorney has helped hundreds of people buy, sell, or start new businesses, creating thousands of jobs here in Central New York.

We provide exceptional services to small business owners and mid-market companies to help them grow their businesses in a variety of ways. We assist you for the entire “life cycle” of a business – from entity formation, partnership agreements, investment documents and buy-sells, to a wide range of services to assist you in your business operations.

Business Law Services

Best Business Lawyers, Top 5% Nationally

Starting a Business

Our firm has helped literally hundreds of people start new small businesses in Central and Upstate New York over the last 20 years. Our services are informed by decades of experience, whether you are a buyer, a seller, someone buying a franchise, or starting a new business entity from scratch.

Mergers & Acquisitions

We help you negotiate the best terms on commercial loans and perform business valuations and due diligence when someone buys or sells a business. We have helped dozens of people buy new businesses to change their economic future, and we have also helped dozens more people cash out on a lifetime’s work to fund their comfortable retirement.

Private Placements

At MattVanRynLaw.com, we help you secure investment, and draw up partnership and investor agreements.

Mr. Van Ryn has helped private investors license university research for commercialization from Cornell University, Syracuse University, the United States Army, and SUNY Upstate Medical Research to launch new ventures.

Your Outside Counsel

We have decades of experience to leverage to help you develop form contracts that make it easier for you to close new business and deliver a consistent customer on-boarding experience. We can serve as your “Outside General Counsel”, to provide advice, support and training to your staff on ways to limit your risk in business transactions, and ensure appropriate regulatory compliance and record keeping. We advise businesses as their outside counsel on an “as needed” or subscription basis.

What Our Clients Say

What I was most impressed by was that before he began dispensing legal advice he listened and probed to understand the business / legal matter that required solving

Matt has a knack for translating incomprehensible legal jargon into plain English and gives amazing legal advice

Matt is that rare lawyer who also has a keen sense of business issues, particularly the challenges faced by first time entrepreneurs. I have seen him successfully coach many entrepreneurs (young and old) and prepare them for the long and challenging journey ahead.

Matt provided quality legal strategy and counsel at a time my company was growing more than 100% a year. His fast-paced work was flawless and made it easier for us to be prepared for an eventual acquisition.

Top Transactional Attorney in Syracuse, NY: Our Qualifications

Matthew Van Ryn has been an attorney for over 30 years. He has been named a Top 100 Corporate Attorney in New York and has had a “Platinum” Client Service rating from Lawyers.com every year since 2016.

He is rated “Highly Ethical” and as possessing “Superior Legal Skills” in the Martindale Hubbell directory by his peers.

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