Ryan Dobens

Ryan is joining KBF Advisory as a Director, focusing on partnership taxation based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the firm, Ryan spent his time advising multinational businesses, the asset management industry, and venture capital funds on the flexibility of partnership taxation. Through his work with venture capital and private equity funds, Ryan has also developed extensive knowledge as to the qualification of small business stock under Section 1202 of the Code, which allows relevant investors the possibility of a multimillion-dollar tax exclusion upon the investment’s sale.

Ryan is the primary author of Bloomberg BNA’s Portfolio 716 (dealing with the taxation of partnership current and liquidating distributions) and is in the process of re-writing Bloomberg BNA’s Portfolio 760 (dealing with qualified small business stock and other similar incentives), which will likely be published in early 2027.

Education

Plymouth State University – BS, Accounting

Northeastern University – Master of Science, Taxation

Northeastern University – Doctor of Law