Best Lawyers in Canada for Securities Law

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...

Lucy Schilling practices in the Capital Markets & Securities group with particular focus on securities, corporate finance and corporate/commercial law. She works closely with clients to close their transactions in a timely, organized and cost-effective manner. Her practical and solution-oriented approach to solving problems allows her to contribute collaboratively and creatively on any given project. Lucy advises on general corporate and commercial matters, securities and stock exchange r...

Kathleen Ritchie is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office and is the past leader of the firm's Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Group (2010-2013). She practises securities and corporate law, and has almost 20 years of experience advising on public and private M&A and corporate finance transactions, as well as securities regulatory and corporate governance matters. Kathleen is known by her clients and colleagues for approaching her work with a great deal of intensity, inte...

Orestes Pasparakis is co-chair of our Canadian special situations team, which encompasses Canada’s leading shareholder activist practice, sophisticated securities litigation and complex reorganization transactions. Mr. Pasparakis has led and won some of Canada's most contentious and complex corporate disputes. Mr. Pasparakis focuses on high-stakes disputes that often proceed in “real time” or on an urgent basis. His approach is practical and results-oriented. Many of his cas...

Brad Moore's practice focuses on corporate, securities, transactional and financial services litigation. Brad represents investment dealers, registered representatives and other market participants in civil and regulatory proceedings, and he also regularly leads complex and sensitive internal investigations in both the public company and securities dealer contexts. In addition, Brad frequently acts on matters involving shareholder disputes, and in statutory plan of arrangement proceedings. Br...

Pascal de Guise is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Securities Law and Venture Capital Law. Pascal, who practices law in Montréal, Quebec, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Pascal is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Since January 1st, 2024, Marie-Josée Neveu has been the new Chair of the Partnership Board at Fasken. A member of the Board since 2021, Marie-Josée has been with the Firm for close to 30 years and a partner for 20. She has been recognized for her deep expertise in governance, and sits on a number of external boards such as Centraide of Greater Montreal and Tourisme Montréal. Marie-Josée Neveu specializes in corporate and securities law. Her practice is focused on p...

Luc Lissoir is a partner in the firm's Montréal office, practising in securities and corporate and commercial law with particular emphasis on public and private securities offerings, project financing, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate counselling. After having served as managing partner for Lafleur Brown from 1995 to 2000 and for Gowlings from 2000 to 2007 and following a change in governance, Luc was an active member of the six person Board of Trustees of...

Ron is the firm’s Securities Group leader. For over 25 years, his practise has focused on mergers & acquisitions (negotiated and unsolicited), equity and debt financings (public and private) and complex commercial transactions. Ron’s clients operate in a variety of industry sectors, including technology, life sciences and mining. They include public and private companies, limited partnerships, REITs, investment funds, portfolio managers and securities dealers. Ron has extensiv...

Justin Ferrara’s main practice is in securities law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Ferrara has represented a number of both publicly traded and privately held clients in a broad range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity financings, corporate reorganizations and corporate governance issues. Mr. Ferrara has also advised special committees regarding numerous types of strategic and related-party transactions.

Jon Levin has an unmatched reputation for providing top-level advice. An advocate of exemplary client service, Jon has acted as lead counsel in high profile financings, takeovers and restructuring transactions. In the corporate governance area, Jon has advised special committees and has provided strategic guidance on board procedures and the implementation of governance polices in response to new legislation and developments. Jon has served as a director of a number of public and private comp...

Described by his peers as ‘the gold standard in this space, a phenomenal litigator’, for more than thirty years Jonathan has won landmark decisions across a broad variety of subject matter including competition law, constitutional law, liability of public authorities, professional liability, criminal law, financial services, franchise law and contract disputes. He has tried over 90 cases to judgment and argued over 60 appeals in provincial appellate courts and the Supreme Court of...

Jennifer Kennedy's practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on public and private financings, including cross-border financings, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings and related-party transactions. Ms. Kennedy has acted for issuers, selling shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors, investment dealers and private equity investors in a variety of debt and equity capital market transactions, including project financings. Ms. Kenned...

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...

Patrick is a senior results-oriented securities and corporate-commercial litigator. Patrick regularly represents brokers, brokerage firms, executives, professionals, directors and officers of private and public companies, shareholders and other business people with legal matters involving the capital markets before all levels of court, securities and regulatory tribunals (the British Columbia Securities Commission, IIROC, FICOM, Insurance Council and the insurance Council as examples). Patric...

Laurance Yakimowski has extensive professional experience providing strategic counsel and advice to commercial and corporate clients in a diverse range of commercial law related matters, with a special emphasis on corporate, securities, commercial real estate, financing and secured transaction laws. He serves clients in a range of industries including agricultural products and services, automotive, financial services, food, industrial equipment, industrial products and services, manufacturing...