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Ryan was a member of the firm’s team on the following transportation matters:
- Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Inc. (MLMP) in its level of service complaint against Canadian National Railway Company (CN) culminating in Canadian Transportation Agency Letter Decision No. CONF-R-2023, including successful defense of CN’s motion for leave to appeal that decision, and the Agency’s determination of expenses payable to MLMP due to CN’s service failures in Agency Decision-CONF-R-9-2023 (2023)
- Teck Resources Limited, supported by the Western Grain Elevator Association and the Canadian Canola Growers Association, before the Canadian Transportation Agency in connection with its Consultation on Cost of Capital (2020) and General Purpose Debt (2021)
- Gibraltar Mines (NYSE/LSE/TSX: TKO) 2020 final offer arbitration vs. Canadian National Railway and 2020 judicial review (amount undisclosed)
- Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC in connection with its sale of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway to Canadian Pacific Railway (2019)
- Gibraltar Mines (NYSE/LSE/TSX: TKO) 2018 final offer arbitration vs. Canadian National Railway and 2019 judicial review (amount undisclosed)
- Teck Coal Limited in connection with a five year rail agreement for shipping of steelmaking coal from Teck’s four B.C. operations from Kamloops to Neptune Terminals and other west coast ports (2019)
- Teck Resources Limited, supported by the Western Grain Elevator Association, the Canadian Canola Growers Association, the Mining Association of Canada and the Western Canadian Shippers Coalition before the Canadian Transportation Agency in connection with its Consultations on its Regulatory Modernization Initiative (2018) and Approach to Setting Regulated Interswitching Rates (2019)
- Teck Resources Limited, supported by the Western Grain Elevator Association, the Canadian Canola Growers Association and the Western Canadian Shippers Coalition, before the Canadian Transportation Agency in connection with its Consultation on the Agency Regulatory Costing Model (2017)
- Teck Resources Limited, supported by the Western Grain Elevator Association and the Canadian Canola Growers Association, before the Canadian Transportation Agency in connection with its Consultation on Capital Structure and Cost of Capital Methodology (2016)
- Fortress Investment Group (NYSE:FIG) in connection with the formation of Central Maine & Québec Railway and purchase of the assets of bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic railway, following derailment at Lac-Mégantic, Québec (July 6, 2013)
- Teck Resources Limited, agreement with Westshore Terminals Limited (2012)
- Teck Resources Limited and affiliates before the Federal Rail Freight Service Review, Transport Canada (2010-2013)
- Teck Coal vs. Canadian Pacific Railway, final offer arbitrations (May and June 2009)
- Canpotex Limited and related entities in rail transportation services with Canadian National Railway Company
- Canpotex Limited and related entities in rail transportation services with Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canpotex Limited and related entities in rail transportation services with Union Pacific Railroad
- (Not Publicly Disclosed) Numerous negotiations and final offer arbitrations on behalf of bulk shippers (forestry, mining, automotive, mineral and agricultural products) with Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, and others; numerous negotiations with export and domestic cargo terminals
Ryan was also a member of the firm’s regulatory team on the following recent transactions:
- Paper Excellence in the acquisition of Domtar (NYSE/LSE/TSX:UFS) (US$3 billion) (2021)
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. In its acquisition of Norbord for approximately C$4 billion (2020/21)
- Paper Excellence in the acquisition of Catalyst Paper Corporation (amount undisclosed) (2018/19)
- Aurora Cannabis in acquisition of MedReleaf (C$3.2 billion) (2018)
- Aurora Cannabis in acquisition of an interest in Alcanna/Liquor Stores NA (C$103 million) (2018)
- Great Canadian Gaming and Clairvest Equity Partners in acquisition of Ontario Lottery & Gaming West GTA Bundle (C$134 million) (2018)
- Aurora Cannabis in acquisition of CanniMed (C$1.2 billion) (2017/18)
- Great Canadian Gaming and Brookfield Business Partners in acquisition of Ontario Lottery & Gaming GTA Bundle (C$170 million) (2017)
- Waterous Energy Fund (oil & gas) in acquisition of Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. (C$244 million) (2017)
- Thoma Bravo, LLC, in its acquisition of TRADER Corporation (autoTRADER) (C$1.575 billion) (2016)
- Tahoe Resources Inc. in its business combination with Lake Shore Gold Corp. (C$945 million) (2016)
- Great Canadian Gaming in acquisition of Ontario Lottery & Gaming East Bundle (C$51 million) (2015/16)
- Plentyoffish Media Inc. in its acquisition by The Match.com Group (US$575 million) (2015)
- The WhiteWave Foods Company acquisition of Sequel Naturals Ltd. (US$550 million) (2015)
