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Ryan Robski

Partner

Email

ryan.robski@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 416 360 2961

+1 212 848 5140

Offices

Toronto

New York

V-CARD
Ryan advises companies and investment banks on a broad range of capital markets transactions, as well as SEC reporting, compliance and corporate governance matters.  

Ryan has extensive experience advising U.S. and multinational companies and investment banks on a wide array of securities offerings, including investment grade and high-yield debt offerings, initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings and private placements, as well as acquisition financing, liability management and other financing transactions. He also advises public companies and institutional investors on SEC reporting, securities law and stock exchange compliance and corporate governance matters. 

Ryan regularly represents syndicates of investment banks in connection with registered and unregistered U.S. and global debt issuance programs. He also has particular expertise in cross-border transactions and the multijurisdictional disclosure system (MJDS) for Canadian issuers.

Ryan works with companies across a variety of industries, including financial services, mining & metals, energy, technology, media & telecommunications, healthcare and industrials.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Paramount Global in connection various corporate, SEC reporting and capital markets matters, including a $1 billion hybrid securities offering and a $1 billion waterfall debt tender offer.
  • Qualtrics in connection with its $8 billion initial public offering and Nasdaq listing and certain other corporate and securities law matters.
  • Valvoline in connection with various high-yield bond offerings, equity and debt tender offers and SEC reporting matters.
  • SNDL in connection with its initial public offering and Nasdaq listing, various financings, acquisitions and strategic transactions, and SEC reporting matters.
  • The underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of Triple Flag Precious Metals.
  • Capstone Copper in connection various securities offerings, including a CAD $375 million follow-on offering of its common shares.
  • The underwriters in connection with follow-on offerings by Axonics, Inozyme Pharma, Paragon 28 and Tidewater.
  • The underwriters in connection with numerous registered senior and subordinated notes and regulatory capital securities offerings by Bank of Montreal.
  • The dealers in connection with the establishment of global debt offering programs and numerous senior notes offerings thereunder by financing subsidiaries of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with certain registered senior and subordinated notes and regulatory capital securities offerings.
  • The Province of Ontario, Province of British Columbia and Province of New Brunswick in connection with several U.S. public bond offerings.
  • The underwriters in connection with various registered (MJDS) offerings of senior notes by Canadian Natural Resources, Cenovus Energy, Magna International and Methanex.
  • The initial purchasers in connection with various Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of investment grade senior notes by CGI Inc., Kinross Gold Corporation and Teck Resources.
  • Albemarle Corporation in connection with certain Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of U.S. dollar and euro-denominated senior notes.
  • Dycom Industries, Leeward Renewable Energy and Mattamy Homes in connection with various high-yield bond offerings.
  • The initial purchasers or underwriters in connection with various high-yield notes offerings by Coronado Global Resources, Dana Incorporated, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Lindblad Expeditions, Sealed Air Corporation and SS&C Technologies.
  • The Dow Chemical Company in connection with its waterfall cash tender offer.
  • The dealer managers in connection with several cash tender offers by Cenovus Energy, Dana Incorporated, Sealed Air Corporation and Teck Resources.
  • Stelco in connection with its acquisition by Cleveland-Cliffs for $2.5 billion (CAD $3.4 billion).
  • Chesapeake Utilities Corporation in its acquisition of Florida City Gas from NextEra Energy for $923 million.
  • Fairfax Financial in connection with its $4.9 billion acquisition of Allied World and various other public company investments, SEC reporting and compliance matters.
  • A multinational conglomerate in the restructuring and divestment of its ownership interests in Baker Hughes Company.

Published Work

  • Robski, R., et al. (2023) “SEC Rulemaking Roundup”, Shearman & Sterling’s 21st Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey
  • Robski, R., et al. (2023) “The SEC’s Regulation of Foreign Private Issuers”, Shearman & Sterling’s 21st Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey
  • Robski, R., et al. (2022) “After Years of Debate, Climate Change Impact Reporting Gets Real”, Shearman & Sterling’s 20th Annual Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, International Bar Association

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 2017

Academic

B.Sc. (Hons), summa cum laude, Mount Allison University, 2010
M.Sc., Dalhousie University, 2013
J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, 2016

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.