Ryan Nielsen

Ryan’s practice involves all aspects of commercial property transactions, including the acquisition (including by sale-leaseback and ground lease), disposition, leasing (landlord and tenant), development, financing (including by private placement, syndicated facility, securitization, construction financing, mezzanine and equity financing, project financing and traditional mortgage financing, for lenders and borrowers), joint ventures, co-ownerships, and asset and property management of commercial real estate in the office, industrial, mixed-use, hotel, multi-family, self-storage, seniors housing and retail classes.

Ryan advises a broad range of domestic and cross-border clients including real estate investment trusts, pension funds, private equity firms, developers, financial institutions, asset and property managers, government agencies, emerging companies and telecommunication companies.

Ryan also regularly advises on real property matters as part of corporate acquisitions and dispositions (including for large M&A transactions and for emerging and high growth clients), reorganizations, gaming matters, equity offerings, mortgage enforcement, mortgage acquisitions and insolvency matters.


Awards and Recognition

  • Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Real Estate (Ontario)
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Real Estate Law

Credentials

Education

  • University of Western Ontario, LL.B.
  • University of Western Ontario, B.A. (Hons.) (with distinction)

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Law Society of Ontario