Attorney / Ryan Boatright

BACKGROUND
Ryan Boatright is a shareholder tax attorney in the Kansas City office; he serves as special tax counsel for a wide variety of public finance and public-private partnership transactions. Mr. Boatright has advised state and local governments, non-profit organizations, and bond counsel on numerous infrastructure projects including workforce and affordable housing, economic development, healthcare, airport, sports arena, K-12 and higher educational financings. He has substantial experience practicing before the Internal Revenue Service, frequently assists both issuers and borrowers with post-issuance compliance responsibilities, and helped structure numerous tax credit transactions and secondary market securitizations.
Mr. Boatright is a member of the American College of Bond Counsel, the National Association of Bond Lawyers, and the Missouri Bar Association. He received his B.A. in Economics with Honors from the University of Missouri in 2007 and his J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Missouri in 2010, where he was Lead Articles Editor of the Missouri Law Review and inducted into the Order of the Coif. He received his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
EDUCATION
- B.A. (with honors), University of Missouri, 2007
- J.D. (magna cum laude), University of Missouri, 2010
- LL.M. in Taxation, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2013
PRACTICE AREAS
- Airport Facilities
- Athletic Facilities
- Economic Development/Public-Private Partnerships
- Higher Education
- Healthcare & Senior Living
- Housing
- Infrastructure/Municipal Facilities
- K-12 Education
- Manufacturing Facilities
- Other Nonprofit Facilities
- Public Power
- Transportation
- Water, Sewer & Gas Utilities
ROLES
- Tax Counsel
- Tax Controversy
KANSAS CITY
2405 Grand Boulevard
Suite 1100
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(816) 221-1000 MAIN
(816) 221-1018 FAX