Ryne Duffy

Associate | He/Him/His

Overview

Ryne Duffy is an associate in Crowell and Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement group. Ryne’s practice focuses on representing clients in government investigations and regulatory enforcement actions.

Before joining Crowell, Ryne served as an honors attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Division of Examinations. Ryne also clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Ryne received his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as an articles editor for the Washington University Jurisprudence Review.

Career & Education

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    • Securities and Exchange Commission
      Honors Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, 2022–2024
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
      Judicial Law Clerk, 2020–2022
    • Securities and Exchange Commission
      Honors Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, 2022–2024
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
      Judicial Law Clerk, 2020–2022
    • American University, B.A., cum laude
    • Washington University in St. Louis, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • American University, B.A., cum laude
    • Washington University in St. Louis, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia

Ryne's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 02.21.25

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Back in Effect Pending Outcome of Fifth Circuit Appeals

On February 18, 2025, a District Court judge in the Eastern District of Texas entered an order staying the last remaining nationwide injunction of the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (BOI Rule) in Smith v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury.  The BOI Rule requires certain entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. (Reporting Companies) to report information about themselves and their natural-person beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department.  Following the court’s order, FinCEN issued an alert notifying Reporting Companies that the BOI Rule is back in effect with an amended deadline of March 21, 2025....

Ryne's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 02.21.25

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Back in Effect Pending Outcome of Fifth Circuit Appeals

On February 18, 2025, a District Court judge in the Eastern District of Texas entered an order staying the last remaining nationwide injunction of the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (BOI Rule) in Smith v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury.  The BOI Rule requires certain entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. (Reporting Companies) to report information about themselves and their natural-person beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department.  Following the court’s order, FinCEN issued an alert notifying Reporting Companies that the BOI Rule is back in effect with an amended deadline of March 21, 2025....