Areas of Expertise & Capabilites
Mr. Baker has extensive experience involving a broad range of real estate and operating companies in special and troubled circumstances. Over the past 15 years, he has tackled complex cases involving small and large real property and operating companies alike, with each facing their own unique challenges.
Mr. Baker has been appointed on or served as lead agent on 200+ Receiver, Provisional Director, Trustee, Partition Referee matters and regulatory receivership assignments originating from national and regional banks, private equity funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, among many others.
RYAN C. BAKER
PRESIDENT & CEO
EDUCATION
B.S. Economics
New York University
M.B.A.
University of Southern California
AFFILIATIONS
California Receivers
Forum (CRF), Director
National Association of
Federal Equity Receivers
(NAFER), Member
California Bankruptcy Forum
(CBF), Los Angeles County
Chapter, Member
California Bankruptcy Forum
(CBF), Orange County
Chapter, Member
Participates in Receiver and Insolvency Education courses sponsored by the Forum and Loyola Law School
EQUITY RECEIVERSHIPS
Mr. Baker has directly managed the operations and provided financial oversight for companies involved with partnership disputes, allegations of fraud, defaulted loans, turnaround consulting as well as those in need of orderly liquidation. His experience in solving complex problems needed to maximize the value of assets has extended from overseeing the operations of a private equity management company, to a construction company, to operating a chain of 15 restaurants, to operating a plastic injection mold company—just to name a few.
Real Estate & Construction
With extensive receivership experience involving a broad range of real estate and operating companies in special and troubled circumstances, Verax Business Group and its staff are well versed in the real estate asset management and development process including construction management, entitlements, asset preservation, property management, as well as compliance work with local agencies and municipalities. In the real estate arena, Mr. Baker has managed projects over a wide variety of multi-family, commercial, retail, and industrial properties
Provisional Director
Management of operations and provide financial oversight for companies involved with partnership disputes. Mr. Baker has served on numerous boards and brings with his expertise a rational and pragmatic approach to contentious and complex situations.
Rents & Profits
Ranging from the simple to the complex, and involving small and large industrial, commercial and residential properties, Mr. Baker is highly experienced in tasks ranging from the simple collection of rents, budgeting and payment of operating expenses to the more involved litigation, forensic accounting and oversight of ground lease and sale negotiations.
Regulatory Receiverships
Mr. Baker has extensive experience with regulatory receiverships, helping to lead numerous cases originating from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with investments totaling nearly $2B.
Cannabis-Related Receiverships
Mr. Baker has significant experience with cannabis-related receiverships having been appointed on 30+ licenses ranging from cultivation, retail, distribution, manufacturing and delivery licenses.