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DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Transportation: Rail & Road

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DLA Piper Canada’s Transportation Law practice has extensive experience ‎advising and representing clients in all ‎aspects of law relating to ‎the transportation industry. The group advises both foreign and domestic ‎clients ‎regarding transportation law, including purchases, sales, ‎leasing or financing of aircraft or transport ‎equipment, border ‎security compliance requirements, and tax, customs and export ‎controls issues as ‎they relate to the aviation and transport ‎sectors.‎ They have advised extensively on mergers and acquisitions in the transport sector and ‎have a proven ‎track record of successfully obtaining pre-merger clearances under ‎Canada's competition, foreign ‎investment and transportation legislation.‎

Among our clients are air carriers, leasing companies, financiers, underwriters, ‎international air and ocean ‎freight forwarders and highway carriers, as well as ‎warehouse and logistics services providers. We also ‎advise manufacturers, producers, ‎resource sector stakeholders, and exporters and importers of goods ‎moving globally, ‎whether by air, ocean vessel, rail, truck or inter-modally.‎

 

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Transportation: Rail & Road - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper is a well-established global firm with a strong footprint in the transportation industry in Canada. Lauded for its extensive experience in the rail sector, the transportation team regularly represents shippers in disputes against railway companies, notably in rail level-of-service arbitrations and final offer arbitrations. It possesses further expertise in rail rate reasonableness cases. The firm is also highly regarded for its expertise in the aviation sector, advising domestic and international air carriers on regulatory and litigation matters, including defence against class actions. Its lawyers also provide transactional and commercial advice for players in the aviation industry, and it is active in aircraft finance.

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Work Highlights

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  • DLA Piper (Canada) advised Alto on the High Speed Rail Project, including on de-risking strategies, technical issues and negotiating contractual documentation.

Strengths

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  • The firm gives really good legal and practical advice.

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  • The firm has the necessary expertise required to advise on very specific areas of the law.

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  • The transportation group is strong, and its handling of cases is well executed and well communicated.

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  • The DLA Piper team consistently demonstrates a strong understanding of complex regulatory and operational issues and is able to provide clear, practical and precise advice on highly technical questions.

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  • DLA Piper practices rail transportation law at the highest level.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Catherine Pawluch
    Catherine Pawluch

    Catherine Pawluch

    Catherine Pawluch advises domestic and international airlines on all aspects of regulatory aviation law. She has experience advising on the transportation of passengers and cargo, as well as representing clients before aviation regulatory authorities. She is co-chair of the aviation group and is based in Toronto.

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  • John Landry
    John Landry

    John Landry

    John Landry is instructed by shippers from a range of industries in rate reasonableness cases alongside other service complaints before the Canadian Transportation Agency. He has additional expertise in final offer arbitrations.

    • John is everything one would want in a litigator and serves his clients well.

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    • John Landry is very practical.

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    • He has an extensive amount of relevant experience.

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  • Alex Hudson
    Alex Hudson

    Alex Hudson

    Alex Hudson is based in DLA Piper's Vancouver office. He has significant experience representing clients in regulatory proceedings before the Canadian Transportation Agency concerning tariff and level-of-service complaints.

    • We value the knowledge and guidance we receive from Alex. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

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    • Alex is one of the smartest people I have met.

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  • Prasad Taksal
    Prasad Taksal

    Prasad Taksal

    Prasad Taksal is regularly engaged on regulatory matters in the aviation space, including for an impressive array of international clients.

    • Prasad is to be praised highly for his in-depth knowledge of the aviation industry and the practicality he brings to the transactions he works on.
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  • Taryn Urquhart
    Taryn Urquhart

    Taryn Urquhart

    Taryn Urquhart of DLA Piper has a burgeoning practice in transportation law with particular strengths on rail matters.

    • Taryn is awesome. She's super responsive and gives great practical advice.

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    • I have full confidence in Taryn's depth and breadth of commercial awareness.

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    • Taryn is an absolute superstar in the field of railway law. The depth of research and analysis supporting her legal advice are exceptional.

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