Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Law

David practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial and corporate finance and securities law. David has extensive experience focused on advising private and public company clients on transactional and corporate commercial matters, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, as well as corporate governance issues. He works with clients at all stages of development, from senior public companies to startups and entrepreneurs, and represents clients acro...

Melissa Tummon provides legal advice in the areas of corporate law, finance and real estate. Melissa’s primary focus is on secured and unsecured lending for both lenders and borrowers and share and asset based transactions for corporations. She has experience acting for corporations of various sizes, including startups. Melissa’s practice includes: Financing and Lending: Acting for banks, private lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured lending transactions, including real e...

Craig M. Clarke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Craig M., who practices law in London, Ontario, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Craig M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sarah’s practice is focused on securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism and corporate governance. Canadian and international corporations, underwriters and investors rely on Sarah for her practical, results-oriented approach to complex legal issues across a wide range of industries, including energy, oil and gas, mining, technology, life sciences and financial services. Sarah has extensive experience on domestic and cross-border corporate finance tr...

Jay Hoffman is a Partner and the Chair of Miller Thomson’s National Business Law Practice. His practice focuses on merger and acquisition and capital markets transactions, as well as providing advice to clients on corporate governance matters. He has over 25 years of experience advising clients on a broad range of corporate and securities law matters. Jay frequently acts for both domestic and international public and private corporations, independent board committees, financial advisors...

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...

John Durdan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Technology Law. John, who practices law in Kitchener, Ontario, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lindsay Clark is a seasoned corporate and commercial lawyer with a broad, business-facing background advising management teams and investors, with a focus on emerging technology companies. As a knowledge and practice innovation lawyer, she is currently focused on working with Fasken’s Emerging Technology group to capture and share legal knowledge resources, and build improved work processes using AI and other technology tools. Before moving exclusively into a knowledge and practice inno...

Morris Szwimer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Morris, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Morris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott is a Partner with Harrison Pensa’s Business Law Group. He helps guide clients in a broad range of industry sectors on how to accomplish their corporate and commercial objectives, including their M&A objectives. Scott’s credo is “how can I help get to ‘yes.’” Scott has taken the “legal” lead in over a hundred M&A transactions, but also has extensive experience with: Joint ventures and partnerships Reorganizations and succession plan...

Stacey Bothwell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Stacey, who practices law in London, Ontario, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stacey is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin Trumpour’s practice has an emphasis on share and asset acquisitions and divestitures, as well as the negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts. Prior to embarking on a legal career, Kevin enjoyed an 11-year career as an accountant. This experience, when combined with his legal background, allows Kevin to support clients who require timely input on both business and legal matters, and makes him a trusted advisor to a variety of clients in a number of different industries. Ke...

Ryan Done is a lawyer specializing in business law, with an emphasis on private M&A. Ryan's business law and corporate finance practice focuses on asset and share purchase transactions, financings, incorporations, shareholder and partnership agreements, corporate governance, and corporate reorganizations. He has significant experience acting for both public and private companies, including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, on many domestic and cross-border transactions i...

Lori advises both domestic and international clients on a broad range of tax matters. She has extensive experience in business structuring, corporate reorganizations, pre-sale and divestiture planning, business succession planning, executive and employee compensation, immigration/emigration, trusts, and estates. Corporate, institutional and individual clients turn to her for clear, actionable guidance on complex tax matters. Known for translating intricate tax rules into practical, tax-effici...

Ross Swanson is the co-leader of the business solutions group. He practices corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on acquisitions and divestitures, corporate finance, corporate reorganizations and corporate governance. He has advised clients on asset and share acquisitions and dispositions, amalgamations, private equity financing and general corporate and commercial transactions. Ross is also a Registered Trade-mark Agent with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and has experien...

Paul's practice focuses primarily on corporate and commercial law, particularly in the field of companies, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships and commercial contracts. He is renowned for his ability to formulate pragmatic and innovative solutions to the most complex legal problems in corporate law. Paul was a law professor for over 25 years and author of several authoritative legal texts on corporate law and a contributor in most of the major corporate law journals, including the Revue...