Ryan Filson

Ryan Filson has a diverse business law practice. He acts as external general counsel, as well as a transaction specialist, for a wide variety of clients including start-ups, entrepreneurial companies, established Canadian companies and Canadian subsidiaries of US-based or multinational corporations.

In his M&A practice, Ryan represents buyers and sellers in acquisitions and divestitures in the Canadian market, as well as advising on Canadian issues present in international transactions. In his financing practice, he acts for investors or investee corporations and principals in private equity and venture capital transactions and also represents lenders and borrowers in connection with a range of domestic and cross-border commercial lending transactions including credit agreements, asset-based loans, second lien facilities and convertible debentures and notes. In addition, Ryan provides legal advice on a wide variety of other commercial transactions such as service, supply, distribution and procurement agreements and tenders, as well as on management and governance issues.

As the Co-Head of the firm’s Cannabis practice group, Ryan works with a variety of clients in the cannabis industry, including licensed producers and license applicants, and those who finance them.

Ryan regularly advises clients in a wide range of industries including the industrial products, energy efficiency, cannabis, investment banking, alternative energy, manufacturing, contract research, building products, consumer products, and information technology industries.