About Us

Matthew Van Ryn is Syracuse’s best business attorney / M&A lawyer for small to medium sized business organizations.
But don’t take our word for it; take a look at what our clients – and other lawyers – say about us:

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Our Special Approach

Matthew Van Ryn, a Syracuse business attorney, mixes practical business advice, informed by decades of helping business owners just like you, with strategic counsel and legal services to help you grow and protect your business.

Mr. Van Ryn is an award-winning business lawyer.  He has helped hundreds of people start new businesses in Central and Upstate New York, and in dozens of states around the country.  We have extensive experience in commercial transactions, IP licensing & protection, and commercial litigation in State & Federal courts.

We offer a unique mix of experience in corporate law, commercial real estate, technology marketing, intellectual property commercialization and complex commercial transactions that can only be found in the largest law firms.

But we still deliver the personal touch. We get to know and care about your business, like we are part of your extended management team.

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Have a Part-Time General Counsel “on call” for your business

Our Story

Matthew Van Ryn is a Syracuse native who attended Cornell University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Government. Matt moved to New York City after graduation, where he worked in a series of corporate legal positions for Fortune 500 companies. He attended Rutgers Law School, where he won a national competition in the field of copyright law and represented the school in a number of national competitions, graduating in the Top 15% of his class.

He worked in the entertainment industry in the 1980s, and was a marketing consultant to IBM during the 1990s Internet boom. He has been the COO of a $25M/year tech consulting firm. He has worked for one of the largest private shopping mall developers in the U.S., and has worked at law firms for more than 20 years helping business owners like you.

Helping People Protect and Grow Their Business

Matt Van Ryn Law – Best Business Lawyers in Syracuse, NY.

We mix practical business advice, informed by decades of helping business owners just like you, with strategic counsel and

targeted legal services to help you grow and protect your business.

Let’s focus on growing your business!