April 21, 2014
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Murr is joining the firm as a partner. Previously a corporate partner in Ropes & Gray’s San Francisco office, he will serve as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Life Sciences Practice Group and will continue to represent technology and life sciences companies, as well as investors in these industries, on their corporate law matters.
“Ryan is a great addition to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “He is an accomplished corporate attorney with substantial experience representing leading public and private companies, investors and underwriters in the life sciences and technology sectors. Ryan’s practice will be a wonderful complement to the firm’s existing strengths in these areas.”
“We are delighted to have Ryan join us,” said Mary Murphy, Partner in Charge of the San Francisco office. “He is a strategic thinker who is very well regarded for blending his deep knowledge of his clients’ businesses and the industries in which they operate with legal acumen to offer incisive and creative solutions. Ryan will be a great asset to our corporate clients and bring additional breadth and depth to our corporate practice.”
“I am excited to return to Gibson Dunn, where I started my career as an associate,” said Murr. “The firm’s preeminent corporate platform, significant global presence and collegial culture combined to provide an opportunity that was too good to pass up. I look forward to once again working closely with my friends and colleagues at Gibson Dunn and being able to offer clients best-in-class advice and support.”
About Ryan Murr
Murr has a broad corporate and securities practice, representing leading public and private companies, investors and underwriters in the biotechnology, technology and medical device industries in connection with securities offerings and business combinations transactions. In addition, Murr regularly serves as principal outside counsel for publicly traded companies and private venture-backed companies, advising management teams and boards of directors on corporate law matters, SEC reporting, corporate governance and mergers & acquisitions.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Murr was the managing partner of Ropes & Gray’s San Francisco office, where he practiced since 2011. He also previously practiced with Goodwin Procter and Heller Ehrman and was an associate at Gibson Dunn’s Orange County office from 1998 to 2000.
He graduated magna cum laude in 1998 from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was Order of the Coif and lead articles editor of San Diego Law Review.