Paul T. Wrycha

Paul T. Wrycha is a business lawyer and partner at Foley & Lardner LLP whose corporate practice covers Mergers & Acquisitions, Transactions, Venture & Growth Capital, Opportunity Zones, and related business matters. Working from the firm’s Madison and Chicago offices, he advises entrepreneurs, management teams, investors, and financial advisers. His work includes acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, securities matters, financing, and strategic business transactions.

Wrycha earned a J.D. from Marquette University Law School, where he served as Executive Editor of the Marquette Law Review. He received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His legal and economics training supports his ability to analyze transaction structures, capital needs, securities issues, and business risk when advising companies and investors on complex corporate matters.

Wrycha’s transactional experience includes domestic and international acquisitions and divestitures for public and private companies, securities offerings and compliance, venture financing, and outside general counsel work. He previously practiced at Skadden and worked at Netscape. That background gives him experience across emerging companies, mature businesses, investors, and strategic transactions where legal structure and commercial objectives must be considered together.

Paul T. Wrycha has received recognition from Chambers USA and Best Lawyers for work connected to corporate and transactional practice. He has served in leadership roles at Foley, including as managing partner of the Madison office and in growth capital practice leadership. His combination of transactional experience, firm leadership, and business-focused advice supports clients navigating financing, acquisitions, growth initiatives, and other significant corporate decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Wisconsin
• California
• Illinois

Education

• Marquette University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin – Madison
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics

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