Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Governance Practice

Solomon Sananes practises corporate finance and securities (including both private placements and public financings), mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. In corporate financing, he acts in numerous Canadian and Canadian/US cross-border offerings of debt, equity and derivative instruments on behalf of issuers, selling shareholders and underwriters. In mergers and acquisitions, he participates in a variety of significant transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers of public...

Harj is one of the founding partners of Sangra Moller LLP. Harj received his LL.B. from the University of British Columbia in 1984 and was admitted to the British Columbia Bar in 1985. Harj has been recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as one of the "repeatedly recommended" corporate finance and securities lawyers in British Columbia. He is also included in The Best Lawyers in Canada in the categories of Corporate Law (Finance) and Mergers & Acquisitions Law (Timber). Harj p...

Jon Conlin is one of Vancouver’s top venture capital and emerging technology lawyers. As the National Co-Lead of Fasken’s Emerging Technology & Venture Capital Group, Jon advises high-growth technology companies, founders, and venture capital funds on complex transactions across Canada’s innovation economy. He is also a key member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. Jon’s practice focuses on early-stage and venture capital fina...

Stewart Muglich is Associate Counsel at Lindsay Kenney LLP where is focuses on Business Law including Corporate Finance and Securities. Since 2016, Stewart has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in Canada for his work in corporate law. Stewart has been advising clients in corporate finance and securities matters, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and going private transactions for almost three decades. He has represented clients across various business sectors including t...

Steven Lukas, Associate Counsel, is co-chair of Harper Grey's Business Law Group. Known for his innovative and “out of the box” thinking and client focused solutions, Steven works closely with many entrepreneurs and corporations of all sizes and maturity, providing general legal advice on a broad range of corporate matters. He provides strategic counsel in the complex aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including divestitures and negotiated acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic...

Kirk Litvenenko's core practice areas include: corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalization and reorganization transactions and public and private offerings of debt and equity. Kirk is focused on providing elite client service. Kirk builds high-performance internal working teams that are specifically designed to collaboratively service each client's specific and unique needs. Excellent service builds client loyalty and strong relationships, as such, many of the clients for...

Ron is a senior business and litigation lawyer, with a broad range of experience. He has been involved as counsel in many significant and noteworthy matters on behalf of his clients. Ron is practical, easy to work with, and focused on results. Ron has been recognized locally and nationally for his practice in both litigation and business matters. He acts regularly for a variety of financial institutions, including chartered banks, insurance and trust companies, as well as local, national and ...

Aaron practices corporate and commercial law with a focus on real estate development, bank lending, and wills and estates. He advises companies, developers, financial institutions, and private clients on a range of corporate transactions, real estate matters, and estate planning needs. Aaron’s corporate and commercial practice includes advising on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate reorganizations, and other significant corporate transactions. He regularly d...

Jesse Ahuja is a partner at MEP Business Counsel. As a member of the firm since its founding, Jesse has focused exclusively on the formation, financing and mergers & acquisitions of private enterprises. While his clients span a broad range of industries (technology, manufacturing, logistics, professional services, hospitality, food & beverage, e-commerce, retail and financial services, among others), the underlying commonality is that all are privately held growth companies or their i...

Geneviève Vigneault is organized, flexible and a great listener. She is the trusted advisor to CEOs and executives of many Quebec companies and family businesses facing various challenges. She is always looking for creative and efficient solutions for our clients, and has a special interest in all commercial aspects of shareholder's relations and the intergenerational transfer of family businesses. Practicing business, commercial and corporate law at BCF for the past twenty years, Gene...

Terence Dobbin focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and public financings. He regularly advises acquirers and target companies in connection with negotiated transactions and unsolicited take-over bids. Mr. Dobbin has extensive experience with large, multijurisdictional transactions, including cross-border acquisitions and financings. He advises boards of directors and their committees on a variety of issues, often in business-critical situations. He is recognized in all d...

Heidi Reinhart’s practice covers all aspects of securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and providing corporate governance and securities regulatory advice. Ms. Reinhart is a member of our special situations team, which focuses on shareholder activist and defence mandates and complex M&A and reorganization transactions. Ms. Reinhart has represented both purchasers and vendors (public and private corporations) i...

Nancy Hopkins is a highly experienced business lawyer with emphasis in mergers and acquisitions, complex contracts and corporate governance. Her M&A experience includes transactions with public companies, private equity firms and strategic buyers. She has served on boards of public, Crown, membership and charitable corporations. Nancy has served as a director of a number of corporations, most recently chairing the board of Arthritis Society Canada and serving on the board of the Canada We...

Vincent Cérat Lagana is a partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. He is a driven and versatile litigator who takes great pride in protecting his clients’ interests in diverse matters across a variety of areas. Vincent practises primarily in commercial and business litigation and regularly advises and acts for clients in matters involving shareholder disputes, transactional litigation and corporate governance litigation. He represents either corporations and thei...

Bruce is a partner with Pitblado Law practicing corporate and commercial law. He has over 30 years’ experience in advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, property development, corporate governance, transaction structuring, corporate finance as well as shareholder and partnership agreements. Bruce also provides general legal advice to business owners and assists organizations with their contractual needs. Throughout his career, Bruce has been counsel on nume...

Michel Boislard has extensive experience in commercial law, primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, investment funds and securities. He also advises clients from the high technology and biotechnology sectors. Numerous public and private corporations trust Michel to represent them during complex domestic and international cross-border transactions. Michel familiarized himself with the challenges involved in cross-border transactions while working as resident pa...