Ryan Purpura

Practice Areas

Ryan represents oil and gas companies, private equity and hedge funds and other financial institutions in mergers and acquisitions, project finance and development, and other transactions related to the energy industry.

His experience includes joint ventures and other strategic combinations for oil and gas development; acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas assets and businesses; and financing transactions, including volumetric production payments, net profits interests and mineral royalty funds.

Ryan has served as in-house counsel to two publicly traded natural gas companies (including the first-ever exploration and production master limited partnership), where he advised on a range of commercial and operations issues, including oil and gas marketing arrangements, land acquisition and development, employment matters, and litigation.

Ryan frequently lectures on topics related to oil and gas and has served as an adjunct professor teaching Energy Law at Duquesne University’s School of Law.

Ryan also serves as outside general counsel to several E&P and midstream companies, advising them on all aspects of their operations.