Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Governance Practice

Melissa MacKewn has been widely and repeatedly recognized within the profession as one of Canada’s leading securities and corporate commercial litigation lawyers. Among other recognitions, Melissa has been twice voted by her peers as Best Lawyers Securities Lawyer of the Year and is part of a small and prestigious group of litigation lawyers in Canada selected by Best Lawyers, based on peer review, as “bet the company” litigation counsel. Melissa has one of the deepest and m...

Brian Pukier is a partner in the Corporate Group, whose practice is focused primarily on cross-border M&A, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions, complex corporate reorganizations and public policy. He is also called upon by his clients to advise them on corporate governance and crisis management issues. Brian is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading corporate and M&A lawyers. He has extensive experience in counselling senior management and the b...

Practice focuses on strategic alliances, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions of private corporations and investment funds. In the fields of technology and computer law, expertise includes drafting computer software development agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, computer and telecommunication system outsourcing agreements and electronic commerce agreements. Major files have included outsourcing computer and telecommunication systems, joint ventures, high density...

Marshall Pawar is a founding partner of MEP Business Counsel. He regularly advises clients on their day to day corporate and commercial matters as well extraordinary corporate transactions such as mergers & acquisitions and other complex strategic business transactions. His clients range from start-ups and growth-stage companies to mature multinational enterprises, including private and public corporations, not-for-profit organizations, private equity funds, investment banks and entrepren...

Mr. Snyder has been repeatedly selected by Best Lawyers as one of the best lawyers in Canada under the category of Corporate Law. He has extensive corporate finance and securities law experience. Representative clients range from national and multi-national companies to owner-managed businesses. Managing Partner and Chair of the Firm Admitted to the Bar, 1988, Ontario; 1991, Manitoba. Education University of Toronto (B.A. (Hons.), 1983). Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., 1986). Canadian Securit...

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...

Karine Bilodeau is a partner in the Corporate Group. Karine’s practice focuses on corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. She has experience representing issuers, investment banks, private equity sponsors and institutional investors in a large variety of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity offerings, investment grade and high-yield debt. In addition, Karine regularly acts for foreign and domestic cli...

Eric Johnson a corporate and commercial lawyer with experience in a variety of industries including banking & finance, real estate, and agriculture. Eric assists clients in financing matters, corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate. Eric is Miller Thomson’s Managing Partner in Saskatchewan (Regina and Saskatoon offices) and the National Leader of Miller Thomson’s Agribusiness and Food Production Industry Group. Eric is a previous recipient of the Lexpert R...

Robert Carelli is a partner and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee. Named as one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2020 by Canadian Lawyer , Robert has over 20 years of extensive experience focused primarily in the areas of securities, capital markets, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. He advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, boards of directors and private equit...

Steve Malas practises in the area of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and corporate governance. He has extensive experience in M&A transactions, acting for both buyers and sellers in public and private transactions and advising boards of directors and special committees in such transactions. He also acts in Canadian and Canada/US cross-border offerings and private placements on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Mr. Malas frequently advises on di...

Crispin is the Administrative Partner of the Calgary office and practices in the areas of business law, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and energy. He advises clients on corporate finance, public and private M&A, corporate reorganizations, and governance matters across a range of industries, including oil and gas, oilfield services, mining, power, and manufacturing. Crispin has significant experience with corporate finance and securities transactions, including...

As partner, Scott brings nearly 20 years of experience to the firm, with a general business practice focusing primarily on corporate and commercial law, banking law and commercial and residential real estate law. Scott advises both new and established businesses on matters of structuring, financing, reorganizations, acquisitions, divestitures and general ongoing business matters and issues. Scott also regularly advises financial institutions with respect to lending and security issues.