January 25, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
D. Patrick Healy Joins Ryan as a Director; Will Lead the Firm’s Unclaimed Property Practice.
Dallas, Texas -- Ryan, the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest
transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada, today announced that D. Patrick Healy
has been hired as a Director to lead the Firm’s national Unclaimed Property Practice. Mr. Healy
is a recognized industry expert and a frequent national speaker at major trade associations and
industry forums across the country. He will assist Ryan clients with navigating the maze of
state unclaimed property laws and regulations to effectively apply them to their businesses,
and will be based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Over the past three years, Mr. Healy built and managed the unclaimed property division of a
national accounting and tax consulting firm servicing Fortune 1000 companies throughout the
United States. Widely recognized as a veteran of the unclaimed property compliance industry,
Mr. Healy has also worked in the unclaimed property areas of two of the Big 4 Accounting Firms,
was an auditor with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Inspector General’s Office, and also founded
his own unclaimed property consulting business. He was a founding member of the Unclaimed Property
Professionals Organization (UPPO), an organization dedicated to educating businesses about
unclaimed property laws and best practices. Mr. Healy has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Business Administration from the University of Baltimore, and a Master of Business
Administration degree from Mount Saint Mary’s University.
“Mr. Healy is a seasoned unclaimed property professional and a solid addition to Ryan,” said
G. Brint Ryan, Managing Principal of Ryan. “His extensive leadership experience and wealth of
knowledge in the intricacies of unclaimed property compliance will support and guide the continued
growth of Ryan’s Unclaimed Property Practice, and provide our clients significant value and savings
to their bottom line.”
“Unclaimed property has become a revenue-generating target for state governments, and the states
are aggressively enforcing their laws,” said Mr. Healy. “I am tremendously honored to join an
industry-leading Firm like Ryan to help their clients identify and quantify unclaimed properties
that are potentially reducing their profitability. I look forward to supporting the rapid growth
of both the Unclaimed Property Practice and the Firm as a whole.”
About Ryan
Ryan is the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest transaction tax practice
in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Firm provides a comprehensive
range of state, local, federal, and international tax advisory and consulting services on a
multi-jurisdictional basis, including audit defense, tax recovery, credits and incentives,
tax process improvement and automation, tax appeals, and strategic planning. With a
multi-disciplinary team of more than 725 professionals and associates, Ryan serves many
of the world’s most prominent Fortune 1000 companies.
PRESS INFORMATION CONTACT:
G. Brint Ryan
Managing Principal
Ryan
972.934.0022
brint.ryan@ryanco.com
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