Ryan Thompson concentrates his practice on equipment finance, commercial lending, floorplan finance, asset-based lending, and creditors’ rights. He has over a decade of experience that spans outside and in-house counsel roles, giving him valuable insight into the operational and cultural mores of financial institutions.
Before joining Womble, Ryan was senior counsel at one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, where he was lead counsel for the dealer floorplan business, aviation finance, and commercial and corporate banking in the Northeastern United States. He was also the primary legal support for Aviation Finance.
In addition to being primary support for those businesses, Ryan was the legal department’s expert on Article 9 and Article 2A issues under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), inventory finance, leasing, municipal lease finance, and motor vehicle titling law issues. He was also involved in state and federal compliance efforts.
Ryan also has experience supporting vendor finance business from his time working for the U.S. subsidiary of a European bank’s equipment finance business. This gave Ryan additional exposure to the workings of a foreign financial institution operating in the United States.
