Ryan Nielsen
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Real Estate
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Band 4
About
Provided by Ryan Nielsen
Practice Areas
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.
Career
University of Western Ontario, LL.B.
University of Western Ontario, B.A. (Hons.) (with distinction)
Bar Admission: Ontario, 2009
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Law Society of Ontario
Chambers Review
Canada
Ryan Nielsen is developing a solid reputation for his able handling of commercial real estate transactions and financing mandates. Nielsen's clients include REITs and other investors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Quite simply, he is excellent counsel and provides advice that is highly valued by me and my team."
"Quite simply, he is excellent counsel and provides advice that is highly valued by me and my team."