Best Lawyers in Canada for Securities Law
Rebecca (she, her) is a Partner practising corporate and securities law, with a focus on venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. Rebecca acts for funds, founders, underwriters and companies at all stages of the business lifecycle—from early-stage financings through to exits, IPOs and transformative transactions. Rebecca works with: VC, PE and other funds looking to structure vehicles, deploy capital and exit investments efficiently; Ow...
Aamir Chherawala practises in our business law group with a focus on securities law. Aamir’s practice focuses on advising public issuers and dealers on domestic and cross-border corporate finance transactions, M&A transactions and other business combination transactions. In addition to his transactional experience, Aamir also works with public issuers on their day-to-day securities compliance and disclosure matters, including advising mining clients of their mineral project disclosu...
Matthew’s practice is focused on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, corporate formations and reorganizations, financings and other business transactions. With a breadth of practice covering on-going tax compliance, Matthew also advises owner-operated and family-owned enterprises on a variety of matters, including succession planning, divestitures and structuring. Clients value Matthew’s breadth of experience acting on other aspects of these transactions and his understan...
Alexandra Freedman is a member of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Montréal office. Her practice covers all aspects of business law and is mainly focused on mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, as well as securities law. Alexandra advises companies and institutional investors on the organization of their business activities, as well as complex purchase, sale, merger, financing, and restructuring operations, both nationally and internationally. She also represe...
Victoria Zed is an associate in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions group. She maintains a broad corporate and transactional practice with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance (both debt and equity) and capital markets. Victoria has significant experience in handling an array of transactions for clients across multiple industries. She routinely assists private and public companies with a variety of transactions including public and private mergers and ...
Gosia focuses on getting the best results for her clients and closing transactions in a timely and efficient manner. She maintains a broad securities and M&A practice. Gosia provides strategic advice to public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity offerings, capital markets, regulatory compliance, start-up matters and corporate governance. She has solid experience in closing complex commercial transactions, preparing relevant documents and managing stakeholder...
Sean Galloway is a Partner at Farris LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, providing practical and strategic counsel on acquisitions, divestitures, financings, shareholder agreements, corporate governance matters and day-to-day business operations. Sean works with companies at various stages of growth across industries including technology, infrastructure, manufacturing and natural resources. Sean’s practice includes...
Pierre-Olivier Valiquette's practice is transaction oriented, with a particular focus on securities law and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Valiquette acts on behalf of various Canadian and foreign public and private companies in connection with a wide range of commercial operations, mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings. He also regularly advises public companies on disclosure and other regulatory matters.
Anthony Sylvain advises financial institutions, insurers, brokers and other insurance intermediaries, asset managers, cooperatives and companies operating in regulated sectors. A partner in the Corporate/Commercial practice group at the Montréal office, his practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions of private companies, corporate reorganizations, equity financings, and the drafting and negotiation of shareholder agreements, limited partnership agreements and other complex ...
Deanna Ikari is an associate at Sangra Moller LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia. She advises clients on corporate and commercial matters , including corporate finance transactions , mergers and acquisitions , securities law, and securities compliance . Deanna works with businesses across a range of industries and assists clients with transactional matters and ongoing corporate governance requirements. Deanna joined Sangra Moller LLP as a summer student in 2017 and was called to the British C...
Zach Austin's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, corporate governance and corporate finance. Zach represents domestic and foreign companies in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, both public and private, across a wide range of industries. He has experience with contested situations, including hostile takeover bids, and advising special committees of boards of directors. Zach also frequently acts for clients on equity and debt financings, in...
Tajinder Rathor is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law. Tajinder practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Tajinder Rathor since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Tajinder Rathor is held by other lawyers.
Madina is an associate at Carbert Waite LLP. Madina graduated from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law in 2017. Prior to graduating from law school, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society (with a silver medallion for the highest distinction in scholarship in the program). Prior to joining Carbert Waite, Madina worked at an international firm practicing in corporate securities with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance matters....
Alexandra Persaud is an associate in our corporate, M&A and securities group, and is a member of our Canadian special situations team. Ms. Persaud's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on corporate finance (including both private placements and public financings), merger and acquisition transactions (including carve-out transactions) and securities matters. Ms. Persaud also regularly advises a number of Canadian public companies on continuo...
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