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Ryan Laidlaw
Ryan J. Laidlaw
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Regina
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306-565-5167
306-359-0785
rlaidlaw@mcdougallgauley.com
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Commercial Real Estate & Development
Business & Corporate
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Ryan Laidlaw is a real estate and commercial law lawyer with a primary focus on commercial lending and the financing, leasing and purchase/sale of commercial real estate. His clients include owners, tenants, developers, financial institutions, private lenders and investors.

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Ryan J. Laidlaw
Partner
Office
Regina
Contact
306-565-5167
306-359-0785
rlaidlaw@mcdougallgauley.com
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance
Commercial Real Estate & Development
Business & Corporate
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Download

Ryan Laidlaw is a real estate and commercial law lawyer with a primary focus on commercial lending and the financing, leasing and purchase/sale of commercial real estate. His clients include owners, tenants, developers, financial institutions, private lenders and investors.

Overview

Ryan focuses on delivering cost-effective, practical and useful advice to his clients. He strives to find business solutions rather than legal obstacles. 

His practice includes a wide range of commercial law matters, focusing in the areas of lending, commercial real estate, and agricultural law.

Ryan represents a number of financial institutions, developers, landlords and tenants, farm enterprises, and agricultural businesses. 

Ryan has complementary experience in corporate reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions.

Representative Work
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Counsel for the lender in the financing of the Cornwall Centre shopping centre in Regina
Counsel for the lender in the financing of the Confederation Mall shopping centre in Saskatoon
Counsel for conventional and non-conventional lenders and for borrowers for multi-family construction loans and CMHC take-out term loans
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  • Saskatchewan, 2001
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  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Saskatchewan, 2000
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  • Law Society of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Legal Education Society Inc. Award of Excellence for Highest Bar Course Mark
  • "Best Lawyers in Canada"
    • "Lawyer of the Year", Corporate Law (Regina), 2024
    • "Lawyer of the Year", Real Estate Law (Regina), 2023
    • "Lawyer of the Year", Banking and Finance Law (Regina), 2019, 2022, 2025
    • Commercial Leasing Law, 2024-presnt
    • Asset-Based Lending Practice, 2021-present
    • Equipment Finance Law, 2021-present
    • Real Estate Law, 2021-present
    • Banking and Finance Law, 2018-present
    • Corporate Law, 2018-present 
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
    • A leading practitioner in Asset Equipment Finance / Leasing, Banking and Financial Institutions, Project Finance, and Property Leasing 
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Memberships & Associations
  • Canadian Bar Association 
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan 
  • Regina Bar Association
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  • Volunteer with local minor sport including Hockey Regina Inc., NFL flag football, Kiwanis Little League Baseball and Regina Minor Football

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