Our Team
Mark Ryan, AIA
General Counsel
Mark Ryan is a co-founder of Ad Hoc and serves as General Counsel. Ryan is a Registered Patent Attorney by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a licensed attorney in Nebraska and Iowa, and a licensed Architect in Wisconsin.
His two decades of experience have been gained in the areas of:
- teleservices operations and regulatory compliance
- patent prosecution and litigation
- intellectual property valuation and licensing
- mergers and acquisitions
- environmental study, remediation, and litigation
- corporate governance
- construction management and contracts
- government contracts
Ryan gained his experience during tenures with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bovis Lend Lease, West Corporation, and while interning as a Clerk for the Honorable Joseph Bataillon in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Mark received a B.A. in Architecture with distinction from Iowa State University, and a Juris Doctor summa cum laude from Creighton University. Ryan is a member of the American Bar Association, the Omaha Bar Association, the Nebraska Bar, the Iowa Bar, and the American Institute of Architects. He has served as Chairman of the Council Bluffs, Iowa City Development Commission, Trustee of S.I.D. #142 in Douglas County, Nebraska, and President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer of the Southwest Iowa Section of the American Institute of Architects.