Ryan J. Morgan

Biography

Ryan J. Morgan concentrates his practice on energy transactions and data center projects, serving as leader of the firm’s Energy Transactions Practice and Co-Chair of the firm’s Data Center Team. He represents upstream exploration and production companies, data center developers, cryptocurrency mining ventures, private equity firms and investors.

Ryan works closely with management teams that value his blend of business strategy, legal knowledge, and entrepreneurial instinct — functioning as an integrated extension of the client’s team.

Much of Ryan’s practice involves managing transactions, projects, and operations across the oil and gas and digital infrastructure sectors. He advises energy clients on acquisitions and divestitures of assets, joint ventures, participation agreements, joint operating agreements, exploration and development agreements, private equity financing transactions, and related industry contracts. He also manages large teams conducting asset diligence on significant transactions.

For data center developers, he helps develop a roadmap for successful ventures, including complex transactional agreements, joint venture operating agreements, land acquisition, site permitting and development, construction, power supply agreements and on-site behind-the-meter infrastructure, and long-term operations agreements or exit strategies.