Matthew Van Ryn 195 Mason Drive Syracuse, NY 13219 mvanryn@twcny.rr.com SUMMARY Corporate attorney with extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of commercial contracts, including intellectual property (trademark, copyright), software, telecom, UCC sales, secured leasing, licensing and entertainment law matters. Additional expertise in commercial real estate, regulatory compliance, general corporate practice and business operations. Experienced in both large corporate legal departments and with smaller, entrepreneurial start-ups. Management experience (small legal dept, plus 20 non-legal staff). Outstanding communications skills, with additional expertise in presentations, technical writing and speech writing. Admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. EXPERIENCE Law Offices of Matthew Van Ryn Hackensack, New Jersey Solo Practicioner, 2002 – present Private practice attorney focusing on commercial law, dispute resolution, drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts, including real estate leases, franchise agreements, corporate establishment and organization of small businesses, commercial litigation. Please see web site, www.matthewvanryn.com, for additional information. TSI Communications (Interpublic Group) New York, New York Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel 1999-2001 Vice President & General Counsel, 1994 - 1999 Handled all legal matters for award winning high-tech media relations and marketing firm. Drafted and negotiated all contracts, including several multi-million dollar deals. Subject matter included professional services and consulting agreements, non-disclosure, telecom services, UCC Sales, equipment leases and secured transactions, software licenses, hardware purchases and numerous other forms of commercial agreements. Spearheaded dispute resolution; negotiated, drafted and executed various types of settlement agreements. Negotiated accounts receivable status of delinquent clients, restructuring of debt, filing of claims in client/debtor bankruptcy proceedings and managed commercial collections and other litigation. Managed the legal aspects of employee relations, including employment contracts, terminations, litigation and employee handbook. Directed outside counsel for commercial litigation. Oversaw corporate reorganization (articles of incorporation, state and foreign registrations to do business), prosecuted trademark filings, established foreign offices in London, and handled numerous real estate leasing and brokerage matters, architect, design, and construction agreements for offices in New York, Boston, Washington DC, San Jose, San Francisco and San Diego. Informally advised smaller high-tech clients about IPO, trademark and Internet law issues. Law Offices of Jonathan Schafrann, Esq. New York, New York Associate, 1992 - 1994 Negotiated music recording contracts at entertainment and intellectual property law firm. Assisted in negotiation of pay-per-view broadcast of concert films, including Reggae Sunsplash. Researched and advised clients regarding broadcast, copyright and other IP rights issues. Conducted trademark searches, copyright application filings and researched infringement issues. Prepared articles of incorporation, corporate minutes, resolved business organization "housekeeping" issues and conflicts. Provided strategic counsel to start-up videocassette production business, including establishment of corporate entities. Helped structure and negotiated international distribution agreement for company's videocassettes. Metromedia Communications Corporation East Rutherford, New Jersey Manager, Contract Administration, 1991 - 1992 Monitored key performance dates for all contracts (over 100 per month) for a long distance telecommunications company. Developed forms and drafted 95% of all agreements for the company's agent marketing/reseller program, which generated $1,000,000 per month in new revenue within nine months of launch. Drafted commercial real estate and brokerage agreements, reviewed titles, surveys, title insurance and abstracted lease terms for over 300 properties. Researched and developed federal and state environmental regulatory compliance program for underground fuel tanks located nationwide. RCA Records, Bertelsmann Music Group New York, New York Manager, Contract Administration, 1988 - 1991 Researched and approved the licensing of songs for use in films, television programs, and commercials, providing royalty account information for resulting revenue (roughly $250-300,000 per month). Reviewed contracts and approved the reissue or compilation of old recordings on compact disc. Administered contracts for approximately 40 active recording artists, monitoring product delivery and compliance with contractual deadlines, execution of options. Authorized and issued advance payments to artists for recording projects with average budgets of $150-$200,000. Worked with copyright clerks on registration for new products, licensing of intellectual property. CBS Songs New York, New York, Manager, Business Affairs, 1986 - 1988 Drafted and negotiated all song collaboration contracts between staff writers and outside writers. Tracked song delivery by approximately 150 songwriters to New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Toronto offices in fulfillment of contract commitments. Authorized and made payments to songwriters; prepared analyses of songwriter performance to determine contract renewal status. M&A due diligence support in multi-million dollar transaction (digesting all contracts for historical revenue, options and future commitments) when CBS spun off its music publishing business to private investors (SBK Entertainment, which later became EMI Music Publishing). Time Warner Cable New York, New York Paralegal, 1983 - 1986 Researched and drafted legal forms for use in litigation with landlords who denied access to wire their apartment buildings for service. Drafted revisions to programming contracts. Worked on regulatory compliance reports to city board of franchises and state regulatory agency. Case manager for theft of service litigation. Drafted complaints, interrogatories, motions for summary judgment. Haight, Gardner, Poor, and Havens New York, New York Paralegal, 1982 - 1983 Document review and preparation of cases for trial in aviation and maritime law firm. Monitored and digested depositions. Subpoenaed and reviewed medical records. Drafted responses to interrogatories. Maintained pleading files for defense of air crash litigation and MGM Grand Hotel Fire litigation. Document review for Falcon Jet antitrust litigation. Prepared and issued quarterly billing statements to all aviation clients. EDUCATION Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey J.D., 1993 (3.4 GPA) · Winning Paper ASCAP's Nathan Burkan Memorial Copyright Law Competition, June 1992 · American Bar Association, National Negotiations Competition 5th place, Regionals - Albany, NY, Fall 1991 - Student Bar Association - Class Representative, 1989-1990 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York B.A., Government, 1982. (3.3 GPA)