Bryar W. Brandvold

Bryar is a deal and regulatory attorney in Taft’s Transactional practice group. He advises publicly and privately-held companies, funds and other entities on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and finance and lending transactions. He also advises entities regarding Securities Exchange Commission reporting and compliance, as well as providing financial regulatory guidance, particularly to fintech firms.

Bryar served as a judicial intern at the U.S. Court of International Trade for the Honorable Judge Restani. He earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, where he was a senior editor of the Washington University in St. Louis Law Review. Bryar received his bachelor’s degree in history, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Occidental College.

• “A ‘Host’ of Problems: Airbnbs in Cincinnati, Ohio,” Washington University in St. Louis Law Review Blog (Feb. 2018)
• “Chew on That: Defining Food under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,” Washington University in St. Louis Law Review Blog (Nov. 2017)