Myles L. Tobin
mtobin@fletcher-sippel.com (email)(312) 252-1502 (Phone) |
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Myles Tobin, an equity partner in the law firm of Fletcher & Sippel LLC, has over 30 years of legal expertise in mergers and acquisitions, railroad regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions. Prior to joining Fletcher & Sippel, Myles was Vice President - U.S. Legal Affairs for Canadian National Railroad, where he counseled senior executives, and directed the legal affairs for 40 U.S. subsidiaries ranging from land acquisition companies, bulk terminals, and equipment leasing companies to several large and medium-sized railroads, including Illinois Central, Grand Trunk Western, and Chicago Central & Pacific.
Prior to Canadian National Railroad’s merger with Illinois Central Railroad, Myles served for 9 years with Illinois Central, ultimately as General Counsel, where he counseled senior executives and handled all significant corporate transactions and regulatory compliance matters. Before joining Illinois Central, Myles served as counsel for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, where he handled corporate and regulatory activities.
Myles specializes in transportation company-related mergers and acquisitions, rail line sales, development of intermodal facilities, marketing and transportation agreements, equipment sales, leasing and financing transactions, as well as domestic and international construction and supply contracts. He routinely obtains Surface Transportation Board regulatory authority for major rail transactions including mergers, line sales, rail line abandonments and rights over third-party railroads.
Myles represents railroads, transportation companies, shippers, state and local governments, equipment finance companies and banks with respect to transactions and disputes throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and parts of Western Europe and Scandinavia.
Myles routinely speaks before a host of industry groups including the American Shortline and Regional Railroad Association, the National Grain and Feed Association, the Transportation Law Institute, the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers, and the Association of Transportation Law Professionals. He also serves on the executive boards of various associations including the Chicago Traffic Club and the Association for Transportation Law Professionals.
Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Juris Doctorate
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; BS in Political Science
Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court
State of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals - D.C. Circuit,
U.S. Court of Appeals - 7th Circuit,
U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, Northern Division of South Dakota, Eastern District of New York, Western District of Michigan
Associations
Association of Transportation Law Professionals, President-elect
The Traffic Club of Chicago, First Vice-President
Chicago Association of Transportation Practitioners, Past President