About Ryan P. Kelley

Ryan P. Kelley advises large and small companies on their legal needs, from early inception to global operations. He counsels venture capital funds, start-ups, emerging, growth, and established companies in the technology, government contracting, space, biotech, AI, and cybersecurity industries. Ryan is known for engaging deeply with these clients on their domestic and cross-border corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, capital raises, strategic investments and alliances, and corporate restructuring.

Concentrations

•Space, Aerospace, and Defense
•Venture capital
•Cross-Border M&A
•Emerging technology
•Blockchain taskforce
•Innovation & Artificial Intelligence

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Corporate Law, 2024-2025
•Team Member, Chambers USA Guide, Space, 2025

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 6
    • Corporate
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Venture Capital & Emerging Technology
    • Innovation & Artificial Intelligence
    • Defense, Aviation & Space
    • Space & Satellite

Practice Details

  • Languages
    French
    Conversational
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Practice Group Attorney
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Representation of H2M Group, LLC, a veteran owned provider of geospatial intelligence services to the U.S. Government, in its sale to Mantech International Corporation.
    Representation of a veteran owned small-business geospatial intelligence services provider in the sale of 100% of its membership interests to ECS Federal, LLC, a technology services company.
    Representation of Sev1Tech, LLC, a technology company providing information technology, cybersecurity, cloud,
    program management services
    solutions to U.S. government, in the sale of a controlling interest to DFW Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on lower middle-market companies.
    Representation of Higher Logic, LLC, an industry leader in cloud-based community platforms, in its $55 million investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies.
    Representation of Axios, Inc. in its sale to LGS Innovations, a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners
    CoVant, for an undisclosed sum. Virginia-based Axios is a provider of communications
    signal processing solutions
    mission support services for the Department of Defense
    Intelligence communities.
    Representation of Maryl
    -based 7 Delta, Inc. in its acquisition by Mantech International Corporation. 7 Delta, Inc. was a government contractor providing IT services systems integration, program management, software development, security architecture,
    information assurance to a number of large U.S. government clients. Such clients include Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which 7 Delta served as a prime contractor on the VA's Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) program.
    Represented Rafael SCD. USA, Inc., a leading optoelectronic technology manufacturer
    subsidiary of Israeli company Semiconductor Devices, an Elbit System-Rafael partnership, in its purchase of Quantum Imaging, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance imaging system.
    Representation of Progeny Systems Corporation in the sale of its Intelligent Systems Group, a leader in artificial intelligence-enabled analysis of satellite imagery, to AeroVironment, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
    Representation of Solers, Inc., a leading provider of software development
    systems for space situational awareness, in its sale to Peraton Corporation, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital
    provider of innovative solutions to the nation's most sensitive
    mission-critical programs
    systems.
    Representation of Progeny Systems Corporation, a leading provider of advanced software
    hardware solutions for submarine modernization, in its sale to General Dynamics Mission Systems.
    Representation of Berico Technologies, LLC, a cloud
    software development company for U.S. government clients, in its sale to Novetta, Inc. Representation of Ironclad Technology Services, LLC, an information technology support company, in its sale to Cydecor, Inc., a Virginia based computer systems & design company.
    Representation of Arena Technologies LLC, a provider of technology consulting to the intelligence
    defense communities, in its sale to Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc., a provider of management services to U.S. government clients.
    Internships: Legal Intern, Government of Liberia, Ministry of Public Works, Summer 2011
    Legal Intern, Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Summer 2010
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2012, Virginia
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Elected Member, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), 2024
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, Business Law Section, 2008-Present

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D.
    2011 Editor

    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D.
    Minnesota Law Review

    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D.
    American Constitution Society

    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D.
    cum laude

    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D.
    Volume 95

    University of Minnesota Law School
    J.D.
    President
    Other Education
    Carleton College
    Class of 2005
    B.A.
    cum laude

    Carleton College
    Class of 2005
    B.A.
    International Relations

    The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
    M.A.
    2012 Lier Fellow

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1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000McLean, VA 22102U.S.A.

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  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Ryan P. Kelley is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Ryan P. Kelley speaks French and Conversational.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Ryan P. Kelley attended University of Minnesota Law School.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.