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Owais is an Associate with Harper Grey practising in the areas of securities litigation and regulation. Owais has successfully represented clients in securities litigation and commercial litigation disputes including those involving shareholders, regulatory matters involving the Ontario Securities Commission, IIROC and the TSX, and securities class actions. He has also defended clients against allegations of white collar crime. Prior to joining Harper Grey, Owais practiced at a leading securi...

Daniel Allen is a partner in the Vancouver office of Gowling WLG. His practice focuses on public and private offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions and advising on securities regulatory requirements. In addition to transaction related work, Daniel provides ongoing advice on securities and business law matters to public and private corporations and individuals. He acts as counsel to numerous mining companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange. He provi...

Rod Anderson's practice focuses on securities related litigation. For many years, Rod has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, Benchmark Canada and Lexpert® as a leading securities litigation lawyer. He has also been recognized as a leading US/Canada Cross-Border litigation lawyer in securities by Lexpert® since 2013. Rod's client base includes brokers, brokerage firms, executives, professionals, directors and officers of private and public companies, shareholders and other business ...

Marcus Archer focuses on public and private debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations and purchases and sales of businesses and assets, acting for corporations, private equity, investment banks and creditors. He also assists clients with corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure and general corporate matters. Mr. Archer is a director or corporate secretary of a number of public and private corporations. Mr. Archer joined our...

Crispin is a member of the firm’s Business Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Energy and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups. His practice is focused on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. He has extensive experience in corporate finance and securities transactions, including public and private share and debt financings, initial public offerings, business combinations and stock exchange listings. Additionally, Crispin has acted as coun...

With 19 years of experience in corporate finance and securities law, Angela is sought out for her ability to efficiently manage complex, time-sensitive transactions and provide pragmatic advice to executives and boards on compliance, governance and risk management issues. As an experienced securities lawyer, Angela advises domestic and international companies across industries in connection with strategic M&A, stock exchange listings, compliance, joint ventures, financings, corporate gove...

Donald Belovich is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and Co-Head of the Cannabis Group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, public financings and complex corporate reorganizations. Donald also acts as counsel to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other public offerings and private placements. He regularly advises issuers, boards of directors and special committees on the structuring of M&A...

Steven Bennett is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. He is also a member of the Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups and the firm's Emissions Trading & Climate Change practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, private equity and venture capital transactions, and general corporate and commercial law. Steven has significant experience representing domestic and international clients in inter-jurisdict...

Jean Bertrand focuses on commercial and corporate litigation, including class actions and arbitration, and on administrative law, with emphasis on regulated activity such as competition, transportation, international trade and energy. He has appeared frequently before Quebec and federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as before regulatory boards such as the Commission des transports du Québec, the Régie de l’énergie, the Competition Tribunal, ...

Pierre Bienvenu is global co-head of our international arbitration practice. He was managing partner of Ogilvy Renault LLP (one of our predecessor firms in Canada) from 2005 to 2009 and chaired its executive committee from 2005 to 2011. He served on our global supervisory board from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Bienvenu is a disputes lawyer with more than 35 years' experience, practising in international commercial arbitration, corporate and commercial litigation, and constitutional law. He has acted as...

Joel Binder is a partner in the Corporate Finance, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He has a broad corporate/securities practice with significant experience in corporate finance, public and private mergers and acquisitions and private equity. Ranked by leading legal publications in a number of practice areas, he frequently represents public issuers, boards of directors and investment dealers in connection with public offerings, private placements, takeover bids, business comb...

Bernard Blouin practises business law. He was the Managing Partner of the Montréal office from 2015 to 2016 and Miller Thomson's Practice Group Chair, Business Law, from 2017 to 2019. With more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance, venture capital, and commercial law, Bernard’s practice focuses on public sector debt financing, securities, venture capital financing and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly represents debt issuers in their transactions on various marke...

William Braithwaite is senior counsel at the firm and was Chair of the firm from 2012 to 2018. He previously served on the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee, and is the former Head of the Corporate Group in the Toronto office. Bill practises primarily in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. In addition to acting on some of the most significant cross border merger transactions, he has acted as counsel to major Canadian corporations, boards of directors, and inst...

René Branchaud, partner and chairman of the board of directors of the firm, practises in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law. With more than thirty years’ experience, he advises companies on matters such as incorporation and organization, the drafting of shareholder agreements, private placements, public issues, going public, dispositions, and takeovers. His services are in demand with European entrepreneurs and investors, primarily in France, wi...

Stuart practises corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and securities and mergers and acquisitions. Stuart has acted for domestic and international companies in a wide variety of transactions including equity and debt financings, business combinations, acquisitions and stock exchange listings. He also advises clients on corporate and securities regulatory compliance issues and corporate governance matters. Stuart has extensive experience acting for clients involv...

Robert's expertise in corporate and securities litigation is widely recognized in both the securities industry and the legal community. He regularly represents public companies, investment dealers, officers, directors, shareholders, investment advisors and investors in the myriad disputes that can arise in the capital markets. His securities litigation practice includes class actions, proceedings before securities regulators, director and officer liability claims, shareholder and corporate go...

Nadia Campion's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation including shareholder oppression applications, D&O liability, estates matters, class actions and professional liability. Nadia also has an active land development and real estate litigation practice. Nadia has extensive trial experience and appears regularly before the Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal and various regulatory and administration tribunals. She also has expertise in Toronto Commercial List pro...

Brian is a strategic advisor for his clients. He focuses on facilitating opportunities and solving problems on their behalf by combining his legal experience, business background and negotiation skills with diligence and common sense. He has extensive experience in assisting both public and private clients, with a special emphasis on established/emerging entrepreneurs. Brian works closely with his clients in Western Canada and beyond in a variety of matters, including acquiring and selling bu...

Robert Carelli is a partner, Head of the Montréal office’s Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. 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, bo...

Keith Chatwin is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice involves a broad array of securities and general corporate transactions, ranging from public and private debt and equity financing to mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and recapitalizations, and shareholder activism and defense. Keith has acted in respect of a number of contested and uncontested take-over situations, as well as a number of corporate and intercorporate arrangem...

Eugene is a trusted advisor to a number of public and private companies. His practice focuses on the areas of securities, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. As head of McLeod Law's Securities & Capital Markets group, Eugene has extensive experience advising companies on initial public offerings, private placement financings, corporate governance matters, securities reporting, and general regulatory compliance issues, private equity funds, purchase and sale transactions, limi...

John Ciardullo is the Managing Partner of the Toronto office where he is responsible for overseeing management, strategic direction and client service. He is also a member of the Partnership Board, Executive Committee, Management Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. He is the former Head of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. John has expertise in a broad range of corporate transactions and has led some of Ca...

Mr. Clemens has practised as counsel in the field of civil litigation and administrative law since being called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1976. His practice has included appearances in all of the Superior Courts of British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada and before arbitration panels involving shareholders and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, real estate, employment, securities, banking, insurance and maritime litigation. Mr. Clemens is experienced in adm...

Tracey Cohen, QC is a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution Partner in the Vancouver office. Tracey has been recognized for expertise in Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation and International and Commercial Arbitration and has repeatedly been recognized as one of Canada’s top 25 female litigators. Tracey was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2015 and was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in March 2019. Tracey has been ...

Vanessa Coiteux is a partner in the Corporate Group. Her practice focuses on securities, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate financing. She frequently advises issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings in Canada and abroad, as well as TSX-listed securities issuers on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and continuous disclosure requirements matters. Vanessa specializes in cybersecurity and advises public and private companies on le...

Leland Corbett is a partner in the Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on the corporate-commercial area and he frequently acts in public and private financing and other capital markets transactions, including corporate and investment banking transactions, share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, securities transactions and other merger and acquisition activity. Leland has been senior counsel in many large and complex corpora...

Geoff Cowper, QC is a leading general litigator and a leader of the Firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Geoff has served as counsel in leading private and public cases in Canada and internationally. These have included leading decisions with national and international dimensions respecting commercial law, public law and human rights.

Alistair is considered to be one of Canada's leading litigation lawyers, practicing in the areas of corporate, securities and commercial litigation. His practice includes corporate and contractual disputes and remedies, takeovers and contested shareholder meetings, corporate governance, directors’ and officers’ liability, investigations and enforcement hearings, regulatory policy and compliance issues and professional negligence claims. He has extensive experience as counsel in On...

Alix d’Anglejan-Chatillon is a partner and Co-Head of the Financial Products & Services Group. She practices principally in the areas of investment management, the regulation of capital markets and derivatives. Her clients include North-American, European and Asian-based investment fund managers, including managers of mutual funds, pooled funds, hedge funds, credit funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds, and fund of fund structures, as well as commercial and inv...

Peter is a partner at Fillmore Riley LLP and is the Chair of the firm’s Securities Law Practice Group. In addition to securities law, Peter also practises in the areas of commercial and corporate law in various industries, including agriculture, mining, oil and gas, technology, telecommunications, real estate and financial services. He has extensive experience advising public and private companies and other entities including startups in all areas of their businesses, including: equity ...

Rocco (Rockey) Delfino is a senior partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including advising foreign clients on establishing businesses in Canada. He has been involved in acquisitions and dispositions within Canada, the United States and Europe, and he has also advised on lending and secured transactions, restructurings, and corporate finance. He is involved in advising public and private corporations, and w...

Perry Dellelce is a founder and managing partner of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, one of Canada’s leading corporate finance and transactional law firms. Perry practises in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Perry has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as one of Canada’s leading practitioners in the areas of Technology Transactions and Global Mining. Prior to completing his law degree at the University of Ottawa, Perry holds...

Carol is the National Leader of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP's Derivatives Group, Co-National Leader of the Firm's Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Group and a member of the Investment Management Group. Carol practices in the area of securities law, specializing in derivatives, investment funds and cryptocurrencies and blockchain. She works extensively for managers of investment funds, particularly in the area of new product development. Carol has an extensive derivatives practice, including nego...

Mike Devereux is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups and a member of the Associates Committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, private equity transactions, strategic transactions such as joint ventures, partnerships and significant investments, and corporate finance transactions. Mike has advised issuers, boards of directors, spe...

Vik advises clients as a member of the Securities/Corporate Finance/Mergers & Acquisitions Team. He recognizes that businesses have diverse needs and require practical, manageable, and intelligent legal solutions in order to succeed. Vik provides these legal solutions by leveraging his professional experience and robust relationships, helping his clients accomplish their goals on-time and on-budget. Vik believes that efficiency and creativity are key to success. He strives to maintain an ...

Eric Doherty has expertise in securities and capital markets matters and advises clients in a variety of sectors. He also has extensive experience in the formation and financing of investment funds, structured products, and private equity funds. His robust practice also focuses on counselling companies and underwriters within the following industries: mining, energy, and natural resources; technology; and real estate. Throughout his career, Eric has been involved in public and private offerin...

Jonathan is a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais’ Calgary office where his practice focuses on securities, investment funds and corporate law including fund formation, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. Jon’s clients include public and private companies, investment fund managers, securities dealers and advisers, real estate funds and developers, trust companies, and blockchain and cryptocurrency companies. Jon also advises clients on the formation, manageme...

James (Jim) Douglas is a senior counsel in the BLG Toronto office, the national leader of the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice Group, and co-Chair of the firm's Investigations and White Collar Defence Practice Group. Jim is an experienced commercial litigation lawyer whose practice focuses on securities litigation and regulation, including shareholder disputes, shareholders’ class actions, M&A litigation, broker liability suits, regulatory proceedings, criminal prosecutio...

Wayne Egan is the Managing Partner at WeirFoulds LLP. He also practises in the area of securities and corporate law, focusing on advising clients involved in raising money, considering and implementing going public transactions and meeting legal obligations existing in the public markets. Wayne is experienced in advising private and public corporations on various financing and regulatory matters, including initial public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations...

Bob Engbloom advises clients on M&A, transactional, governance and general business matters. Bob has acted as lead counsel on a wide variety of significant transactions and has extensive experience in providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and related-party transactions. His practice includes advising boards of directors and special committees on both governance matters and substantive transactions. Bob also has considerable experience on a broad range of corporate ...

Matthew Epp is a Partner in BLG’s Calgary office. Matthew has practised in the areas of civil litigation and white collar crime for more than 25 years. He maintains a national practice with an emphasis on complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, class actions and white collar crime. Matthew acts as lead counsel for large corporations at all levels of court and in front of industry tribunals, including the Law Society of Alberta, the Mutual Fund Dealers Association, Investme...

Brian Fast practises corporate-commercial law with a focus on securities and corporate finance. He has advised clients on initial public offerings, short form and shelf prospectus financings, mergers and acquisitions, reverse takeovers, corporate restructurings and reorganizations, and qualifying transactions, as well as capital alterations and the preparation of documentation for related transactions on all major Canadian and U.S. stock exchanges. He also frequently advises clients on corpor...

Ron Ferguson is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. He has a diversified corporate practice focusing on cross-border private and public M&A, private equity investments (including PIPE’s), corporate finance, corporate restructuring and banking. In addition to his practice, Ron is a member of the Management Committee in the Toronto office.

Bryan Finlay QC is recognized as one of the top litigation lawyers in Canada. Bryan's counsel practice is broad and has engaged the most complex commercial, constitutional, tort and public law issues. These have included issues of corporate espionage, spoliation, fraud, shareholder rights, directors and officers' responsibilities, financial reporting obligations, responsibilities and obligations of government and its various agencies, securities regulation, fiduciary obligations, defamation, ...

Mr. Fitzgerald is a leading practitioner in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and securities law with significant experience in a wide range of both public and private transactions, including public offerings, private placements, negotiated transactions, hostile take-over bids, shareholder activism and complex corporate reorganizations. Mr. Fitzgerald has extensive experience with large, multijurisdictional transactions and provides advice to boards of directors and their committees, ofte...

Linda Fuerst's litigation practice covers a broad range of commercial and professional liability matters, with a particular focus on securities litigation, class proceedings and regulatory issues. She has litigated civil, criminal and regulatory matters and has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, and represented clients in connection with investigations and proceedings by t...

Rory Godinho is the Managing Partner of Miller Thomson’s Vancouver office and a leader of the capital markets and securities group. He has an extensive client base which includes private and publicly traded companies in the natural resource, technology/biotechnology, telecommunications and industrial sectors and also acts for several independent investment dealers. Rory has extensive experience advising such clients on a broad range of matters such as initial public offerings, public an...

Ivan Grbesic is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. He regularly provides advice to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, other types of offerings and private placements, and to boards of directors, special committees and advisers on matters such as stru...

Raman Grewal is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. She practises principally in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, having expertise on a wide range of matters including domestic and international securities offerings, corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance. She has counselled Canadian and international issuers and underwriters on a wide range of capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters, inc...

Mr. Gropper has been a senior partner of the Vancouver law firm Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP since 1998. Before that, he was a partner with the Vancouver office of the law firm McCarthy Tètrault LLP, including Managing Partner from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Gropper is rated by LEXPERT as one of Vancouver’s leading lawyers in mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, mid-market advisory services, income funds and corporate commercial (one of only three lawyers so recognize...

David Gunasekera, associate council , regularly acts for both issuers and securities dealers in equity financing transactions including private placements and prospectus offerings. He also assists reporting issuers in a variety of transactional work and in complying with all stock exchange, continuous disclosure and corporate governance requirements. Mr. Gunasekera also acts for early-stage private companies in a number of different industries. Mr. Gunasekera has experience in take-over bids,...

Practice includes general corporate including advising Boards of Directors and corporations on governance, strategic and compliance issues; Mergers and aquisitions, joint ventures and related transactions, including cross-border and international transactions; and securities transactions, including compliance with regulatory and stock excange matters and compensation matters.